Richard Pryor’s Road to Comedy Was Filled With Turmoil

December 10, 2005 was a sad day for the comedy world as it lost a true comic genius. Richard Pryor, who lived to 65, was (and still is) considered to be the greatest stand-up comedian of all time. Jerry Seinfeld even called him “the Picasso of our profession.” Chris Rock dubbed him comedy’s Rosa Parks. Like many comedy greats, the mark Pryor’s mark was not just in humor. His comedy was really just part of his story.

Richard Pryor / Alan Alda, Lily Tomlin, and Richard Pryor / Richard Pryor / Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder.

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Pryor’s world offstage was full of twists and turns. His story is one that simply can’t be made up, regardless of how off-the-wall it sounds. This is the hilarious and heartbreaking life of the one and only Richard Pryor.

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