The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.
Self - Actress and Comedian
Self - Writer and Director
Self - Wife
Self - Actor and Comedian
Self - Actor and Director
Self - Actor and Comedian
Self - Actor and Comedian
Self - Actress and Comedian
Self - Actress and Comedian
Self - Former UP President
Self - Filmmaker
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Self - Comedian (archive footage)
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
From the start it makes itself clear that it's going to be serious and dramatic...and it's Richard Pryor, a comedic legend. He had a troubled life, everyone that's a fan knows it. But, I guess I was thinking that they were going to cover the good parts of his life, I thought they were going to cover more of the comedy. It was depressing and, well, you see a name like Richard Pryor and you expect to laugh and instead it makes you cry. That's not how I want to remember him, and honestly, I don't think that's how he would want to be remembered.
March 12, 2019
Self - Actress and Comedian
Self - Writer and Director
Self - Wife
Self - Actor and Comedian
Self - Actor and Director
Self - Actor and Comedian
Self - Actor and Comedian
Self - Actress and Comedian
Self - Actress and Comedian
Self - Former UP President
Self - Filmmaker
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Self - Comedian (archive footage)
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
From the start it makes itself clear that it's going to be serious and dramatic...and it's Richard Pryor, a comedic legend. He had a troubled life, everyone that's a fan knows it. But, I guess I was thinking that they were going to cover the good parts of his life, I thought they were going to cover more of the comedy. It was depressing and, well, you see a name like Richard Pryor and you expect to laugh and instead it makes you cry. That's not how I want to remember him, and honestly, I don't think that's how he would want to be remembered.