Biography
Richard Pryor was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was born in Peoria, Illinois, on 1 December 1940 and died in Los Angeles on 10 December 2005.
Pryor appeared in numerous films, including Blazing Saddles (1974), Silver Streak (1976), The Wiz (1978), Stir Crazy (1980), Superman III (1983), Brewster's Millions (1985), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Harlem Nights (1989). He played Arnie in Lost Highway (1997). He also wrote for film and television and released several concert films and recordings.
Pryor received an Emmy Award in 1973 and five Grammy Awards between 1974 and 1982. He was awarded the first Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998.
