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Biography:
African-American comedian Richard Pryor grew up bombarded by mixed messages. Pryor's grandmother owned a string of brothels, his mother prostituted herself, and his father was a pimp. Still, they raised Richard to be honest, polite, and religious. Living in one of the worst slums in Peoria, IL, Pryor found that he could best defend hims... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
1994 Craps
1983 Here and Now
1982 Supernigger
1982 Live on the Sunset Strip
1981 Reverend du Rite
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Filmography:
2008 Black and White Trypps Number Four
2003 Bitter Jester
1997 Lost Highway
1997 Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
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