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Apr 12, 2022 · This lovingly sarcastic chyron appears as stand-up legend Richard Pryor, played by Indianapolis native Mike Epps, walks off the screen after inviting a Lakers player to a raunchy post-game...
- Claire Rafford
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- Business Reporter
Jun 21, 2021 · Published Jun 21, 2021. Years after his planned Richard Pryor biopic fell through, Mike Epps will play the famous comedian after all in the upcoming L.A. Lakers series on HBO. Mike Epps...
- Jeremy Dick
Jun 21, 2021 · June 21, 2021 9:30am. (Top L-R) Mike Epps, Max E. Williams, Carina Conti, Mariama Diallo, (Bottom L-R) Richard Pryor, Paula Abdul, Jack Nicholson and Iman HBO; Everett. EXCLUSIVE: Adam...
- Denise Petski
Jun 21, 2022 · June 21, 2022. Mike Epps On Playing Richard Pryor In HBO’s ‘Winning Time’: ‘I Don’t Care If I Did Good or Not’. Mike Epps has been campaigning to play legendary and influential comedian...
In 2014, Epps landed the coveted role of Richard Pryor in a planned Pryor biopic to be directed by Lee Daniels; however, the project has remained in development hell. Epps did portray Pryor in the 2016 Nina Simone biopic Nina and in an episode of the HBO drama series Winning Time about the L.A. Lakers .
Jul 12, 2021 · Epps plays Richard Pryor, the prolific and boundary-breaking comedian who lived the Hollywood dream, sometimes in excess. Conti portrays Paula Abdul. Before she was a decade-defining pop star, Paula Abdul was just a high school student from the San Fernando Valley, moonlighting as the innovative choreographer for the Laker Girls.
