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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.
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...
26 de abr. de 2024 · Richard Pryor (born December 1, 1940, Peoria, Illinois, U.S.—died December 10, 2005, Los Angeles, California) was an American comedian and actor, who was one of the leading comics of the 1970s and ’80s. His comedy routines drew on a variety of downtrodden urban characters, rendered with brutal emotional honesty. Stir Crazy.
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.
11 de ago. de 2021 · Sasha Lilley. Richard Pryor, who died in 2005, may be the greatest comedian the United States has ever produced. He transformed the medium, making it intensely personal and political, turning his caustic wit on racism, injustice, and himself.
3 de ene. de 2014 · Jan. 3, 2014. The brothers David Henry and Joe Henry (the former a screenwriter and the latter a songwriter and singer) open this unorthodox paean to the legendary comedian Richard Pryor with a...
16 de ene. de 2020 · Pryor had admired the honesty of how Malcolm X addressed what it felt like to be black in America. Now, he wanted to do the same. By 1974, Pryor’s vulnerable, candid and explicit approach to comedy had become a signature brand of activism. When Pryor spoke, America laughed.
