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17 de dic. de 2020 · In Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences, the legendary comedian recounted his unbelievable story—from growing up in his mother’s brothels to setting himself on fire in a drug-fueled mania.
18 de may. de 2024 · He struggled with substance abuse throughout his life. Richard Pryor battled with drug and alcohol addiction for much of his life. His struggles with substance abuse were often reflected in his performances, bringing authenticity and vulnerability to his comedy.
25 de ago. de 2020 · Pryor would later admit in his autobiography that he was already abusing cocaine during this period and described himself as having a “walking nervous breakdown,” as he struggled to perform...
11 de dic. de 2014 · Pryor took the most difficult troubling aspects of his life and turned it into comedy. He talked about being black in ways that had never been done before in mainstream entertainment. And he...
8 de jun. de 2013 · In this 1982 performance, comedian Richard Pryor makes fun of his well-known difficulties with cocaine. The Kobal Collection. Richard Pryor occupies his own special category in comedy....
book review. comedy. The troubles of Richard Pryor’s life are well known — from his childhood in a brothel to his self-immolation via crack pipe — but arranged in a biography their impact...
1 de sept. de 2011 · Despite this, Richard Pryor did have several opportunities to play big parts extended to him. Let’s take a look at some of the parts Richard Pryor turned down, wanted but couldn’t have, and ...
