Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) je alawada ori itage, osere, alagbewo awujo, olukowe ati MC ara Amerika.[15]

Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor, February 1986
Orúkọ àbísọRichard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
Ìbí(1940-12-01)Oṣù Kejìlá 1, 1940
Peoria, Illinois, United States
AláìsíDecember 10, 2005(2005-12-10) (ọmọ ọdún 65)
Encino, California, United States
MediumStand-up, film, television
Years active1958–1999
GenresSatire, observational comedy, black comedy, Improvisational comedy, character comedy
Subject(s)Racism, race relations, United States politics, African-American culture, human sexuality, self-deprecation, everyday life, recreational drug use
Ipa lọ́dọ̀Lenny Bruce,[1] Jack Benny, Jonathan Winters, Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, Redd Foxx, Paul Mooney
Ipa lóríGeorge Carlin,[2] Martin Lawrence,[3] George Lopez,[4] Denis Leary, Eddie Izzard, Dave Chappelle,[5] Chris Rock,[6] Eddie Murphy,[6] Whoopi Goldberg,[7] Bill Hicks,[8] Robin Williams,[7] Lewis Black[9] Colin Quinn,[10] Bernie Mac,[6] Joe Rogan, Louis C.K.,[11] Patton Oswalt[12] Artie Lange,[13] and Jim Norton[14]
SpousePatricia Price (1960–1961)
Shelley R. Bonus (1968–1969)
Deborah McGuire
(1977–1978)
Jennifer Lee (1979–1982)
Flynn Belaine (1986–1987)
Flynn Belaine (1990–1991)
Jennifer Lee (2001–2005)
Notable works and rolesThat Nigger's Crazy
Bicentennial Nigger
Himself in Richard Pryor: Live in Concert and Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Zeke Brown in Blue Collar

Grover T. Muldoon in Silver Streak

Harry Monroe in Stir Crazy
Gus Gorman in Superman III
IbiìtakùnRichardPryor.com
Àdàkọ:Infobox comedian awards


  1. Staff writer (2004-05-21). "Pryor: I Owe It All to Lenny Bruce". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 
  2. "George Carlin". Inside the Actors Studio. Season 1. Episode 4. 2004-10-31. Bravo. 
  3. Allis, Tim (1993-04-12). "Court Jester". People. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 
  4. Lopez, George; Keteyian, Armen (2004). Why You Crying?: My Long, Hard Look at Life, Love, and Laughter. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0743259947. 
  5. "Dave Chappelle". Inside the Actors Studio. Season 12. Episode 10. 2006-02-12. Bravo. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Reid, Shaheem (December 12, 2005). "Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Eddie Murphy Call Pryor The Real King Of Comedy — 'Without Richard, There Would Be No Me,' Bernie Mac Says" Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine.. MTV. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$@!!, 2003, Comedy Central
  8. "Fade to Black - Interviews - Bill Hicks". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2011-05-21. 
  9. Gillette, Amelie (2006-06-07). "Lewis Black". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 
  10. "Colin Quinn". Popentertainment.com. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 
  11. "Interview with Louis C.K.". One Night Stand. HBO. 2005. Retrieved 2007-12-06. 
  12. "aspecialthing.com :: View topic - THE AST INTERVIEW: PATTON OSWALT". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2010-09-24. 
  13. Kirschling, Gregory (2008-11-07). "Artie Lange: 'F--- It, I'll Write a Book'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
  14. "Interview with Jim Norton". One Night Stand. HBO. 2005. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 
  15. Richard Pryor-the Mafia Night Club YouTube