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Dec 11, 2005 · Dec. 11, 2005. LOS ANGELES — Richard Pryor, the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood's biggest stars, died of a...
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and social critic. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed vulgarities and profanity, as well as racial epithets.
Apr 26, 2024 · Richard Pryor was an American comedian and actor who became one of the leading comics of the 1970s and ’80s. His comedy routines drew on a variety of downtrodden Black characters, rendered with emotional honesty.
