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Famous as :
ComedianBirth Name :
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor IIIBirth Date :
December 01, 1940Birth Place :
Peoria, IllinoisSpouse :
Patricia Price (1960-?), Shelly Bonus (1967-1969), Deborah McGuire (Sept 22, 1977-1979), Jennifer Lee (Aug 1981-Oct 1982), Flynn Belaine (Oct 1986-1987), Flynn Belaine (Apr 01, 1990-?), Jennifer Lee (since June 2001)Claim to fame :
As stand-up comic on The Tonight Show (1966)
Blender's 2006 Readers' Poll
January 16, 2007 12:01:43
While the other celebrities are celebrating their Golden Globes winning, the likes of My Chemical Romance, Justin Timberlake and Gnarls Barkley are all toasting their picking up the leading awards in US men's magazine Blender's 2006 Readers' Poll.
My Chemical Romance's "The Black Parade" earns the title of the year's Best Album, whereas Justin Timberlake gets the Song Of The Year prize, thanks to his single "My Love". Gnarls Barkley, additionally, wins double, which is the New Artist Of The Year award and the Greatest Song Of 2006 for their hit song "Crazy".
Bowl Painted by Pryor Nets More Than $7,000
March 22, 2006 09:03:33
The ceramic bowl painted by actor-comedian Richard Pryor, which was put in an online auction, has raised $7,099.
The precious stuff was sold to GoldenPalace.com, an Internet-based casino company known for buying items online for charity and publicity, including a grilled cheese sandwich displaying a purported image of the Virgin Mary and Pope Benedict XVI's old Volkswagen.
A Ceramic Bowl Painted by Pryor Is Being Auctioned
March 17, 2006 01:03:07
Richard Pryor has the ceramic bowl, which he painted by himself, auctioned on the Internet for an animal welfare organization. The late actor-comedian painted a self-portrait inside the bowl with the words, "Little Black Man in Big White World."
Pryor sent the bowl to the Geauga Humane Society weeks before his death on Dec. 10. The humane society later on offered to return the bowl to his wife, Jennifer, but she refused and instead suggested the group to use it to raise as much money as possible and endorsed the sale on the eBay auction Web site.
Stars Set to Receive Special Grammys
January 23, 2006 12:01:50David Bowie has been slated to receive a special Grammy next month. The rocker along with Cream, country icon Merle Haggard and late comic innovator Richard Pryor are among the many names mentioned to be handed the Recording Academy's 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Also set to be honored for their career-long artistic contributions are blues legend Robert Johnson, opera star Jessye Norman and folk group The Weavers. In companion with them there are also Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, engineer Al Schmitt and producer Owen Bradley, all of whom are set to receive the Trustees Award, presented for nonperforming contributions.
Stars Set to Receive the 48th Grammy Honors
January 11, 2006 09:01:07Veteran rock act David Bowie, blues pioneer Robert Johnson and late comedian Richard Pryor are among artists set to receive lifetime achievement honors at the 48th annual Grammy Awards which will be held next month.
Also tapped to receive the same honor among others are rockers Cream, country singer-songwriter Merle Haggard, opera vocalist Jessye Norman and '50s folk quartet The Weavers.
American Great Star Richard Pryor Dead
December 12, 2005 04:12:36He used to make us laugh with his comedic skills, which is obvious to everyone that it also brings him to be one of the funniest, and most foul-mouthed, men in the world. Unfortunately, the Hollywood biggest star now makes us cry. Richard Pryor died of a heart attack at age 65 Saturday December 10th, leaving many of his fans in a deep mourning.
Previously being taken to a hospital from his home in the San Fernando Valley, the comedian died after he's been ill for years with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system, Karen Finch his business manager explained. Marked his leaving, music producer Quincy Jones said "He was the Charlie Parker of comedy, a master of telling the truth that influenced every comedian that came after him. The legacy that he leaves will forever be with us."
