Richard Pryor Death
Richard passed away on December 10, 2005 at the age of 65 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA. Richard's cause of death was heart attack.
When did Richard Pryor die?
December 10, 2005How did Richard Pryor die? What was the cause of death?
Heart attackHow old was Richard Pryor when died?
65Where did Richard Pryor die? What was the location of death?
Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA
Richard Pryor Birthday and Date of Death
Richard Pryor was born on December 1, 1940 and died on December 10, 2005. Richard was 65 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: December 1, 1940
Date of Death: December 10, 2005
Age at Death: 65
Is Richard Pryor's father, Buck Carter, dead or alive?
Buck Carter's information is not available now.
Is Richard Pryor's mother, Gertude, dead or alive?
Gertude's information is not available now.
Richard Pryor - Biography
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III was an American comedian, actor, film director, social critic, satirist, writer, and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities and profanity, as well as racial epithets.
He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time: Jerry Seinfeld called Pryor "The Picasso of our profession" and Bob Newhart heralded Pryor as "the seminal comedian of the last 50 years". Dave Chappelle said of Pryor, "You know those, like, evolution charts of man? He was the dude walking upright. Richard was the highest evolution of comedy." This legacy can be attributed, in part, to the unusual degree of intimacy Pryor brought to bear on his comedy.
As Bill Cosby reportedly once said, "Richard Pryor drew the line between comedy and tragedy as thin as one could possibly paint it."Pryor's body of work includes the concert movies and recordings: Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin', That Nigger's Crazy (1974), ...Is It Something I Said? (1975), Bicentennial Nigger (1976), Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979), Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982), and Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983). As an actor, he starred mainly in comedies such as Silver Streak (1976), but occasionally in dramas, such as Paul Schrader's Blue Collar (1978), or action films, such as Superman III (1983). He collaborated on many projects with actor Gene Wilder. Another frequent collaborator was actor/comedian/writer Paul Mooney.
Pryor won an Emmy Award (1973) and five Grammy Awards (1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, and 1982). In 1974, he also won two American Academy of Humor awards and the Writers Guild of America Award. The first-ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was presented to him in 1998. He was listed at Number 1 on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians. In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him first on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.
