Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryorwas an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and actor. 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: Jerry Seinfeld called Pryor "The Picasso of our profession" and Bob Newhart heralded Pryor as...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 December 1940
CityPeoria, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.
Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy life at times, and I've had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest.
Rosa Parks showed us all that one little person can make a whole bunch of noise without so much as a whisper. She showed the world that the color of your skin shouldn't determine what part of the bus you sit in... as you ride through life.
When I was in Africa, this voice came to me and said, Richard, what do you see? I said, I see all types of people. The voice said, But do you see any niggers? I said, No. It said, Do you know why? 'Cause there aren't any.
I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.
I wanna grow up and be a critic.
Most people that you talk to, they's intelligent. Like I said, "Most people."
To be diagnosed was the hardest thing because I didn't know what they were talking about... And the doctor said, Don't worry, in three months you'll know. So I went about my business and then, one day, it jumped me. I couldn't get up... Your muscles trick you; they did me.
In March I had a minor heart attack while I was vacationing in Australia. it scared me, but it was nothing compared to what someone had in store for me down the road.
That's insanity. We must be good all the time.
Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.
The MS really started going downhill in 1990.
He's just always positive. He's always smiling and he's always trying.
My grandmother used to discipline me, I mean, beat my ass, and I deserved them, too.