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Richard Pryor
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Biography
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, film director, social critic, satirist, writer, and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time: receiving praise from notable comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Newhart, and Bill Cosby. His body of work includes the concert movies and recordings starting in the 70s and spanning three decades. He also starred in numerous films as an actor, in both comedic and dramatic roles. He collaborated on many projects with actor Gene Wilder and actor/comedian/writer Paul Mooney. Pryor won an Emmy Award (1973), and five Grammy Awards (1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, and 1982). In 1974, he also won two American Academy of Humor awards and the Writers Guild of America Award. The first ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was presented to him in 1998. Pryor is listed at Number 1 on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians.
Notable films
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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Lost Highway
Appears in a KinoChain journey
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
As Wallace 'Wally' Karue
Blazing Saddles
Screenplay
Brewster's Millions
As Montgomery Brewster
Silver Streak
As Grover Muldoon
California Suite
As Dr. Chauncey Gump
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
As Self
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
As Self
Chains
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Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
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Lost Highway
1997 · Arnie
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989 · Wallace 'Wally' Karue
Brewster's Millions
1985 · Montgomery Brewster
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983 · Self
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
1982 · Self
California Suite
1978 · Dr. Chauncey Gump
Silver Streak
1976 · Grover Muldoon