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SUNDeSat, May 10, 10:00 PMLost HighwayBuy
FLIXeMon, May 12, 3:30 AMRichard Pryor Live on the Sunset StripBuy
BETWed, May 14, 4:00 PMMalcolm & EddieBuy
CINEMAXSat, May 17, 8:00 AMSilver StreakBuy
SUNDeThu, May 22, 1:30 AMLost HighwayBuy

Richard Pryor Biography

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  • Birth Name: Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III
  • Birth Place: Peoria, IL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/01/1940, Sagittarius
  • Date of Death: 12/10/2005
  • Profession: Comedian; actor; writer
Richard Pryor Fast Facts:
  • Raised by his grandmother who ran a brothel.
  • Launched entertainment career as a singer and piano player.
  • Wrote for TV series such as The Flip Wilson Show and Sanford and Son.
  • Contributed to the screenplay for the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy classic Blazing Saddles.
  • Worked with fellow comedic actor Gene Wilder on four buddy films: 1976's Silver Streak, 1980's Stir Crazy, 1989's See No Evil, Hear No Evil and 1991's Another You.
  • Suffered a heart attack in 1978. Two years later, he accidentally set himself on fire while freebasing. The incident left over 50 percent of his body with third degree burns.
  • In 1986 he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
  • Honored in 1996 by the NAACP with a Lifetime Achievement Image Award and a Hall of Fame Award.
  • Was the first person to receive the Mark Twain Humor Prize for American Humor in 1998.
  • Was honored by PETA for saving Botswana baby elephants.
    Richard Pryor Relationships:
  • Elizabeth Ann Pryor - Daughter
  • Flynn BeLaine - Ex-wife
  • Franklin Matthew Mason Pryor - Son
  • Gertrude Thomas Pryor - Mother
  • Jennifer Lee - Wife
  • Kelsey Pryor - Daughter
  • LeRoy Pryor, Jr. - Father
  • Marie Carter - Grandmother
  • Patricia Price - Ex-wife
  • Rain Pryor - Daughter
  • Renee Pryor - Daughter
  • Richard Pryor, Jr. - Son
  • Shelly Bonus - Ex-wife
  • Stephen Michael Pryor - Son
  • Ann Pryor - Daughter
  • Deborah McGuire - Ex-wife

  • Richard Pryor Awards:
  • 1996 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1983 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1974 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
  • 1975 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
  • 1976 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
  • 1981 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
  • 1982 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
  • 1974 Emmy: Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music - Winner
  • 1973 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety - Nominee

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