Richard Pryor

(1940-2005)

American, Comic

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Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time. Pryor won a Primetime Emmy Award and five Grammy Awards. He received the first Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998. He won the Writers Guild of America Award in 1974. He was listed at number one on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him first on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.

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Born	Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. 1 December 1940 Peoria, Illinois, USA
Died	10 December 2005 (aged 65) Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Patricia Price - · m. 1961; div. 1962 info edit

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Shelley R. Bonus 0000- American, Astronomer · m. 1968; div. 1970 info edit

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Deborah McGuire 1940-2005 American, Model · m. 1977; div. 1978 info edit

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Jennifer Lee Pryor 1940- American, Actress · m. 2001; div. 1982 info edit

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Flynn Belaine - · m. 1990; div. 1991 info edit

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Richard Pryor Jr. info 1st child with Patricia Price Male b. 1961 Age: 64 1961-

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Elizabeth Ann info 2nd child with Maxine Silverman Female b. Apr 1967 Age: 58 1967- Celebrity Baby

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Rain Pryor info 3rd child with Shelley R. Bonus Female b. 16 Jul 1969 Age: 55 1969- American actor and comedian

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Steven info 4th child with Flynn Belaine Male b. 17 Jun 1984 Age: 41 1984- Celebrity Baby

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Franklin info 5th child with Geraldine Mason Male b. 1987 Age: 38 1987- Celebrity Baby

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Kelsey info 6th child with Flynn Belaine Female b. Oct 1987 Age: 37 1987- Celebrity Baby

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Ludacris · 1977- · American rapper and actor edit info

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Marlon Brando 1924-2004 American actor info edit view couple »

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Deana Haight 1939-2013 American, Singer info edit view couple »

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Edy Williams 1941- American television and film actress info edit view couple »

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Pam Grier 1949- American, Actress info edit view couple »

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Margot Kidder 1948-2018 Canadian, Actress info edit view couple »

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Richard Pryor Jr. info

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b. 1961

Age: 64
Elizabeth Ann info

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with Maxine Silverman

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b. Apr 1967

Age: 58
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with Shelley R. Bonus

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b. 16 Jul 1969

Age: 55
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with Flynn Belaine

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b. 17 Jun 1984

Age: 41
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with Geraldine Mason

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b. 1987

Age: 38
Kelsey info

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with Flynn Belaine

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b. Oct 1987

Age: 37

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