Richard Pryor Net Worth is
$20 Million

Mini Biography

Highly influential, and constantly controversial, African-American actor/comedian who was simply equally popular for his colorful language during his live comedy shows, for his overly busy life, multiple marriages and battles with drug addiction. He continues to be recognized by many contemporary comic artist’s as an integral influence on the professions, and Pryor’s observational laughter on African-American lifestyle in america through the 1970s was razor sharpened brilliance. He was created Richard Franklin Lennox Pryor III on Dec 1, 1940, in Peoria, Illinois, the kid of Gertrude L. (Thomas) and LeRoy “Buck Carter” Pryor. His mom, a prostitute, empty him when he was a decade of age, and he grew up in his grandmother’s brothel. However, Pryor was molested at age six with a teenage neighbor, and afterwards with a community preacher. To flee this troubled lifestyle, the youthful Pryor was a devoted movie enthusiast and a normal visitor to regional concert halls in Peoria. After many jobs, including vehicle driver and meats packer, the youthful Pryor do a stint in america Military between 1958 & 1960 where he performed in beginner theater displays. After he still left the assistance in 1960, Pryor began singing in little night clubs, but inadvertently discovered that laughter was his actual forte. Pryor spent amount of time in both NY & NEVADA, honing his comic art. Nevertheless, his unconventional method of humor sometimes produced bookings hard to come across and this ultimately saw Pryor going to LA. He 1st broke into movies with minor functions in The Busy Body (1967) and Crazy in the Roads (1968). Nevertheless, his performance like a medication addicted piano participant in Female Sings the Blues (1972), actually got the interest of enthusiasts and film critics as well. He made his first appearance with Gene Wilder in the popular actions/comedy Silver precious metal Streak (1976), played 3 different characters where Method Is Up? (1977) and portrayed real-life stock-car drivers “Wendell Scott” in Greased Lightning (1977). Proving he was a lot more than only a comedian, Pryor wowed viewers like a disenchanted car worker who’s seduced into betraying his close friends and easy profit the Paul Schrader operating class episode Blue Collar (1978), also starring Yaphet Kotto and Harvey Keitel. Usually a solid advocate of African-American skill, Pryor next required a key part in The Wiz (1978), starring an all African-American solid, including Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, retelling the storyplot from the Wizard of Oz (1939). His following four screen jobs were mainly cameos in California Suite (1978); The Muppet Film (1979); Wholly Moses! (1980) and In God We Tru$t (1980). Nevertheless, Pryor teamed up with Gene Wilder once again for the jail comedy Mix Crazy (1980), which do strong box workplace business. His next few movies were a mixed handbag of materials, often inhibiting Pryor’s skill, with equally mixed comes back at the container office. Pryor after that have scored second billing to Christopher Reeve in the best spending budget Superman III (1983), and starred alongside fellow funny guy John Chocolate in Brewster’s Hundreds of thousands (1985) before exposing his inner personal in the autobiographical Jo Jo Dancer, YOUR DAILY LIFE Is Phoning (1986). Once again, Pryor was relatively hampered by poor materials in his pursuing film ventures. Nevertheless, he did arrive again in Observe No Evil, Listen to No Bad (1989) with Gene Wilder, however the last product had not been as sharpened as their prior pairings. Pryor after that partnered on-screen with two various other extremely popular African-American comic’s. The renowned Redd Foxx and 1980s comic newcomer Eddie Murphy starred with Pryor in the gangster film Harlem Evenings (1989) that was also directed by Eddie Murphy. Having contracted multiple sclerosis in 1986, Pryor’s staying film appearances had been primarily cameos aside from his 4th and last outing with Gene Wilder in the lukewarm Another You (1991), and his last appearance within a film creation was a little part in the David Lynch street flick Shed Highway (1997). Fans of the outrageous comic genius should see his live special offers Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin’ (1971); the dynamic Richard Pryor: Reside in Concert (1979); Richard Pryor: Go on the Sunset Remove (1982) and Richard Pryor… Right here and today (1983). Furthermore, The Richard Pryor Display (1977) is definitely a must-have for just about any Richard Pryor followers’ Dvd movie collection. Unknown to numerous, Pryor was quite a while advocate against animal cruelty, and he campaigned against junk food stores and circus displays to address concerns of animal welfare. He was wedded a complete of seven moments, and fathered eight kids. After longer battles with ill health, Richard Pryor passed on in December 10th, 2005.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Pryor
Net Worth	$40 million
Date Of Birth	December 1, 1940
Died	December 10, 2005, Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height	1.78 m
Profession	Screenwriter, Stand-up comedian, Television producer, Master of Ceremonies, Film producer, Film director, Satirist, Soldier, Actor, Social Critic
Nationality	American
Spouse	Jennifer Lee, Flynn Belaine, Deborah McGuire, Shelley R. Bonus, Patricia Price
Children	Rain Pryor, Kelsey Pryor, Richard Pryor Jr., Stephen Michael Pryor, Elizabeth Pryor, Franklin Pryor, Renee Pryor
Parents	Gertrude L. Thomas, LeRoy Pryor
Awards	Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Hall of Fame, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Comedy, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Writing In Comedy-Variety, Variety Or Music
Nominations	Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement - Comedy, Variety or Music, WGA Award for Best Variety Series or Special: Musical or Comedy - Television, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In Children's Programming, WGA Award for Best Written Variety Script - Television
Movies	See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Stir Crazy, Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, Silver Streak, Brewster's Millions, Blazing Saddles, Superman III, Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, The Toy, Which Way Is Up?, Harlem Nights, Another You, Bustin' Loose, The Wiz, Greased Lightning, Lady Sings the Blues, Lost Highway, Blue Collar, Critical Condition, Live & Smokin', Moving, Some Kind of Hero, Richard Pryor: Here and Now, The Mack, Wild in the Streets, Uptown Saturday Night, California Suite, The Busy Body, The Muppet Movie, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, Car Wash, Wholly Moses!, Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, In God We Tru$t, Carter’s Army, Adiós Amigo, Mad Dog Time, Dynamite Chicken, Some Call It Loving, The Phynx, The Three Muscatels, You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat, Lily, Hit!, Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales, The Richard Pryor Special?
TV Shows	Pryor's Place, The Richard Pryor Show, The Young Lawyers