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*Some believe the late-great Richard Pryor is rolling over in the grave because his son, Mason Pryor, is all types of #epicfail in the comedy arena. Pryor’s youngest son appeared on “Showtime at the Apollo,” and TMZ reports that host Steve Harvey gave the 31-year-old comedian the appropriate hype before he hit the stage — but it […]

[…] Deadline. The film follows the 2010 release of her memoir, “Foxy: My Life in Three Acts,” which chronicles her private life that included love affairs with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,  Richard Pryor, and Freddie Prinze. The script for “Pam,” the working title of the biopic, is about to be shopped, one that Jay Pharoah reportedly read and attached himself to play […]

[…] funeral service held at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park on September 3, 2009 in Glendale, California. *Marlon Brando’s son says his father did not have sex with Richard Pryor as Quincy Jones suggested in his recent interview, even though Pryor’s widow said Jones is telling the truth. Marlon’s oldest living son, Miko Brando, tells TMZ: […]

[…] of Twitter Tuesday after comparing President Obama’s style of speaking (in this case, before a largely African American crowd in Raleigh, North Carolina) to that of late comic Richard Pryor — a characterization labeled by many as racist. Anchoring MSNBC’s broadcast of Obama’s first campaign appearance with Hillary Clinton, Williams made comment after the speech was completed. […]

*David Banks, the entertainment veteran most know as Richard Pryor’s comedy writer, passed away on Saturday, February 21 of heart failure at a San Fernando Valley, California hospital. He was 82. In addition to writing comedy, the multi-talented Banks was a music producer, writer and actor. During his career he also consulted comedians such as Eddie […]

[…] wants, Lee Daniels gets. Now he can add Eddie Murphy to his growing list of A-listers because the funnyman/actor is now set to appear in Daniels’ upcoming Richard Pryor biopic production Murphy joins Mike Epps, who will play Pryor, Oprah Winfrey, who’s set to star as Pryor’s grandmother, and Kate Hudson, who plays Pryor’s wife, […]

* Richard Pryor is best known for his trailblazing comedy which served as an inspiration to generations. Almost 15 years after his death, ABC News presents a two-hour television event on his life and legacy. The special includes excerpts from Barbara Walters’ interviews with Pryor, some of them never seen before, during which he talks about […]

*Although Rain Pryor is proud to be the daughter of legendary comedian/actor  Richard Pryor, she endured many ups and downs as a result of that personal connection. Nowadays, Rain is emerging out of her father’s shadow with her one-woman show, “Fried Chicken & Latkes.” The show, which has garnered raves, is playing at Harlem’s National […]

[…] Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. *Actor Gene Wilder, the title character in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and a co-star of Richard Pryor in four movies, died Monday at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 83. His nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said he died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, according […]

[…] JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE on March 19, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. *Mike Epps and Oprah Winfrey are suddenly without a director for their Richard Pryor biopic. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Lee Daniels has exited the project, blaming his “busy schedule.” His current slate includes EP work on Fox’s “Empire, and […]

Comedian Rain Pryor attends 2015 GLSEN Respect Awards on June 1, 2015 in New York City. *Award-winning comedian/author Rain Pryor, daughter of comedy legend Richard Pryor, has a new autobiographical solo show, “Fried Chicken and Latkes,” about growing up as a biracial, half-Jewish child in Beverly Hills. The solo show includes endearing material about her […]

Richard Pryor *The Apollo Theater in Harlem will induct famed comedians Richard Pryor, Moms Mabley and Redd Foxx into its walk of fame. The ceremony, to take place on Oct. 1, will mark the first time that non-musical artists will be inducted. All three had longstanding relationships with the venue. The historic theater also […]

[…] and its under-appreciated legacy of driving social change across the 20th and 21st centuries. From Redd Foxx, Moms Mabley and Dick Gregory during the civil rights movement, Richard Pryor in the 70s, Eddie Murphy and Whoopi Goldberg in the 80s, to the power of In Living Color and Def Comedy Jam in the 90s, Chris […]

[…] bid on the items in Foxx’s estate online, visit www.natedsanders.com. In other Redd Foxx-related news, Tracy Morgan is reportedly in final negotiations to portray him in the upcoming Richard Pryor biopic, “Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?” Noting Foxx’s status as a comedy legend, Morgan commented in a statement that was released with news of […]

[…] Brett Ratner and David Raymond at a Private Residence on August 10, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. *Lee Daniels is back in the director’s chair for the long-in-the-works  Richard Pryor biopic, featuring Mike Epps in the starring role. The filmmaker had the director’s job originally, but eventually backed out due to his insane work schedule, which includes serving […]