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Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Birthday: 1 December 1940, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Birth Name: Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III
Height: 178 cm

Highly influential, and always controversial, African-American actor/comedian who was equally well known for his colorful language during his live comedy shows, as for his fast paced life, multiple ma ...Show More

Richard Pryor
The great comics all have a hole in their chest where their heart should be. Somebody yanked their h Show more The great comics all have a hole in their chest where their heart should be. Somebody yanked their heart out when they were just kids, and they've been spending their whole lives trying to fill that hole. Or kill the pain. I know that I did. Hide
[observation, 1967] I never thought about not making it. But the 'it' had nothing to do with show bu Show more [observation, 1967] I never thought about not making it. But the 'it' had nothing to do with show business. The 'it' I'm trying to make is me. Hide
It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused. It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.
I live in racist America and I'm uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I c Show more I live in racist America and I'm uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I can make a living from it. You can't do much better than that. Hide
[on experiencing racism] I was just on the Today (1952) show and they were telling me how wonderful Show more [on experiencing racism] I was just on the Today (1952) show and they were telling me how wonderful I was and I walk out into the reality of America and I can't get a cab. Hide
Black people got to look at themselves honestly, the same as white people did. And the stuff I talke Show more Black people got to look at themselves honestly, the same as white people did. And the stuff I talked about helped them do that. They loved it. Probably some sort of relief to both races that they could finally be honest about their shit. Hide
I met the President. We in trouble. I met the President. We in trouble.
[During his tour of Kenya in 1979, Pryor sat in a in a hotel lobby] The only people you saw were bla Show more [During his tour of Kenya in 1979, Pryor sat in a in a hotel lobby] The only people you saw were black. At the hotel, on television, in stores, on the street, in the newspapers, at restaurants, running the government, on advertisements. Everywhere...You know what? There are no niggers here. ... The people here, they still have their self-respect, their pride. [Describing legacy of trip that made him regret "ever having uttered the word 'nigger' on a stage or off it."] Hide
[on the free-basing incident which set him on fire] When you are running down the street.... and you Show more [on the free-basing incident which set him on fire] When you are running down the street.... and you are on fire, people will get out of your way. Hide
[on his job as a boxing gym sparring partner]: I always had to fight the guys who looked like they j Show more [on his job as a boxing gym sparring partner]: I always had to fight the guys who looked like they just killed their parents. Hide
[At the 1977 Academy Awards] I'm here to explain why black people will never be nominated for anythi Show more [At the 1977 Academy Awards] I'm here to explain why black people will never be nominated for anything. This show is going out to seventy-five million people - none of them black. We don't even know how to vote. There's 3,349 people in the voting thing and only two black people - Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte. We're quitting. You'll have to listen to Lawrence Welk. Hide
Comedy rules! Don't let anybody tell you otherwise, and there are no rules in stand-up comedy, which Show more Comedy rules! Don't let anybody tell you otherwise, and there are no rules in stand-up comedy, which I really like. You can do anything you want and you can say anything that comes to mind, just so long as it's funny. If you ain't funny then get the fuck off the stage, it's that simple. Hide
I had some great things and I had some bad things. The best and the worst. In other words, I had a l Show more I had some great things and I had some bad things. The best and the worst. In other words, I had a life. Hide
You can have a film and have 200 white people working on it, and nobody finds anything wrong with th Show more You can have a film and have 200 white people working on it, and nobody finds anything wrong with that. But if you insist on having a black crew, all of a sudden there's something wrong. Hide
Everyone carries around his own monsters. Everyone carries around his own monsters.
Richard Pryor's FILMOGRAPHY
All as Actor (103) as Creator (1)
Richard Pryor Richard Pryor'S roles
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz

Harry Monroe
Harry Monroe

Balloon Vendor
Balloon Vendor

Monty Brewster
Monty Brewster

Black Scottie, Father Karras, Himself - Host, Junior Griffin, Mr. Wilson, Various
Black Scottie, Father Karras, Himself - Host, Junior Griffin, Mr. Wilson, Various

Joe Braxton
Joe Braxton

Grover Muldoon
Grover Muldoon

Arnie
Arnie

Gus Gorman
Gus Gorman

Daddy Rich
Daddy Rich

Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray

Leroy Jones
Leroy Jones

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