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Richard Pryor is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 1 december 1940 at Peoria (USA)
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and actor. He is currently listed at Number 1 on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians.
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 has called Pryor "the seminal comedian of the last 50 years". This legacy can be attributed, in part, to the unusual degree of intimacy Pryor brought to bear on his comedy. As Bill Cosby reportedly once said, "Richard Pryor drew the line between comedy and tragedy as thin as one could possibly paint it."
Pryor's body of work includes the concert movies and recordings: Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin' (1971), That Nigger's Crazy (1974), ...Is It Something I Said? (1975), Bicentennial Nigger (1976), Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979), Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982), and Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983). He also starred in numerous films as an actor, such as Superman III (1983), but was usually in comedies such as Silver Streak (1976), and occasionally in dramatic roles, such as Paul Schrader's film Blue Collar (1978). He collaborated on many projects with actor Gene Wilder. Another frequent collaborator was actor/comedian/writer Paul Mooney.
Pryor won an Emmy Award (1973) and five Grammy Awards (1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, and 1982). In 1974, he also won two American Academy of Humor awards and the Writers Guild of America Award. The first ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was presented to him in 1998.
Devenu adulte, ses premiers sketchs sont politiquement corrects, on le compare élogieusement à Bill Cosby. Pryor, qui avait pourtant du succès, trouve cela frustrant. Il s'éloigne de la comédie pendant deux ans.
Son heure de gloire, Richard Pryor la connaît entre le milieu des années 1970 et le milieu des années 1980, travaillant notamment avec Mel Brooks et Gene Wilder. Dans les années 1980, devenu l'un des acteurs les mieux payés des États-Unis, il joue dans Toubib malgré lui, Pas nous, pas nous (See No Evil, Hear No Evil) ou Les Nuits de Harlem. De très graves problèmes de santé (dus à la sclérose en plaques dont il souffre à partir de 1986, et à sa dépendance à la drogue) freinent son accession au titre de plus grand comique afro-américain. Il est supplanté par Eddie Murphy, dont il avait été l'inspiration à ses débuts. Dans les années 1990, rattrapé par la maladie, il s'éloigne des écrans. Il tient encore quelques petits rôles au cinéma, notamment dans Lost Highway de David Lynch où il apparait cloué sur son fauteuil roulant.
Décès
Le 9 décembre 2005 à l’âge de 65 ans, il succombe à une attaque cardiaque à son domicile de la Vallée de San Fernando en Californie. Selon Flyn Pryor, son ex-épouse, la sclérose en plaques dont il souffrait aurait pu expliquer son recours à la drogue.
En 2004, la chaîne Comedy Central classa Richard Pryor comme meilleur humoriste américain de tous les temps.
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(1980)
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Richard Pryor
Birth name Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
Nationality USA
Birth 1 december 1940 at Peoria (USA)
Death 10 december 2005 (at 65 years)
Awards Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Nationality USA
Birth 1 december 1940 at Peoria (USA)
Death 10 december 2005 (at 65 years)
Awards Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and actor. He is currently listed at Number 1 on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians.
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 has called Pryor "the seminal comedian of the last 50 years". This legacy can be attributed, in part, to the unusual degree of intimacy Pryor brought to bear on his comedy. As Bill Cosby reportedly once said, "Richard Pryor drew the line between comedy and tragedy as thin as one could possibly paint it."
Pryor's body of work includes the concert movies and recordings: Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin' (1971), That Nigger's Crazy (1974), ...Is It Something I Said? (1975), Bicentennial Nigger (1976), Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979), Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982), and Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983). He also starred in numerous films as an actor, such as Superman III (1983), but was usually in comedies such as Silver Streak (1976), and occasionally in dramatic roles, such as Paul Schrader's film Blue Collar (1978). He collaborated on many projects with actor Gene Wilder. Another frequent collaborator was actor/comedian/writer Paul Mooney.
Pryor won an Emmy Award (1973) and five Grammy Awards (1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, and 1982). In 1974, he also won two American Academy of Humor awards and the Writers Guild of America Award. The first ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was presented to him in 1998.
Biography
Sa carrière de comique commence dès l'école secondaire par un marché passé avec l'un de ses professeurs : si Pryor accepte d'arrêter de plaisanter pendant le cours, l'enseignant le laisse faire son spectacle devant ses camarades une fois par semaine.Devenu adulte, ses premiers sketchs sont politiquement corrects, on le compare élogieusement à Bill Cosby. Pryor, qui avait pourtant du succès, trouve cela frustrant. Il s'éloigne de la comédie pendant deux ans.
Son heure de gloire, Richard Pryor la connaît entre le milieu des années 1970 et le milieu des années 1980, travaillant notamment avec Mel Brooks et Gene Wilder. Dans les années 1980, devenu l'un des acteurs les mieux payés des États-Unis, il joue dans Toubib malgré lui, Pas nous, pas nous (See No Evil, Hear No Evil) ou Les Nuits de Harlem. De très graves problèmes de santé (dus à la sclérose en plaques dont il souffre à partir de 1986, et à sa dépendance à la drogue) freinent son accession au titre de plus grand comique afro-américain. Il est supplanté par Eddie Murphy, dont il avait été l'inspiration à ses débuts. Dans les années 1990, rattrapé par la maladie, il s'éloigne des écrans. Il tient encore quelques petits rôles au cinéma, notamment dans Lost Highway de David Lynch où il apparait cloué sur son fauteuil roulant.
Décès
Le 9 décembre 2005 à l’âge de 65 ans, il succombe à une attaque cardiaque à son domicile de la Vallée de San Fernando en Californie. Selon Flyn Pryor, son ex-épouse, la sclérose en plaques dont il souffrait aurait pu expliquer son recours à la drogue.
En 2004, la chaîne Comedy Central classa Richard Pryor comme meilleur humoriste américain de tous les temps.
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Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1969)
Directed by Penelope Spheeris
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Richard Pryor, Franklyn Ajaye
Roles Writer
Rating61%
Producer
, 1h37Directed by Richard Pryor
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Debbie Allen, Michael Ironside, Richard Pryor, Art Evans, Carmen McRae, Barbara Williams
Roles Producer
Rating62%
Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular stand-up comedian who has severely burned himself while freebasing cocaine. The film came out after Pryor had set himself on fire in an attempted suicide.
Directed by Joe Layton
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Richard Pryor
Roles Producer
Rating75%
Bustin' Loose (1981)
, 1h34Directed by Michael Schultz, Oz Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Cicely Tyson, Richard Pryor, George Coe, Earl Billings, Bill Quinn, Peggy McCay
Roles Producer
Rating59%
Joe Braxton (Pryor) is a convict who violates his parole after a failed attempt to lift a bunch of televisions from a store in Philadelphia. After a dramatic attempt at reverse psychology with the judge, he is given a second chance at parole, and his parole-officer, Donald (Robert Christian), has him do something for him.