Richard Pryor

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Personal Info

Known for

Acting

From

Peoria, Illinois, USA

Born

12/1/1940

Age

84

Credit(s)

79

Biography

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, film director, social critic, satirist, writer, and MC. 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 trench ...Show More