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Richard Pryor

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Richard Pryor Fast Facts:

Raised by his grandmother who ran a brothel.
Launched entertainment career as a singer and piano player.
Wrote for TV series such as The Flip Wilson Show and Sanford and Son.
Contributed to the screenplay for the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy classic Blazing Saddles.
Worked with fellow comedic actor Gene Wilder on four buddy films: 1976's Silver Streak, 1980's Stir Crazy, 1989's See No Evil, Hear No Evil and 1991's Another You.
Suffered a heart attack in 1978. Two years later, he accidentally set himself on fire while freebasing. The incident left over 50 percent of his body with third degree burns.
In 1986 he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Honored in 1996 by the NAACP with a Lifetime Achievement Image Award and a Hall of Fame Award.
Was the first person to receive the Mark Twain Humor Prize for American Humor in 1998.
Was honored by PETA for saving Botswana baby elephants.

Richard Pryor Relationships:
Ann Pryor - Daughter
Deborah McGuire - Ex-wife
Elizabeth Ann Pryor - Daughter
Flynn BeLaine - Ex-wife
Franklin Matthew Mason Pryor - Son
Gertrude Thomas Pryor - Mother
Jennifer Lee - Wife
Kelsey Pryor - Daughter
LeRoy Pryor, Jr. - Father
Marie Carter - Grandmother
Patricia Price - Ex-wife
Rain Pryor - Daughter
Renee Pryor - Daughter
Richard Pryor, Jr. - Son
Shelly Bonus - Ex-wife
Stephen Michael Pryor - Son
Richard Pryor Awards:
1983 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor for a Drama Series - Nominee
1973 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety - Nominee
1974 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
1975 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
1976 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
1981 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
1982 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
1974 Emmy: Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music - Winner