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| Known for his frequent use of colorful language,vulgarities, as well as racial epithets (such as "]"), Pryor shattered many barriers for a black stand-up comedians. Well into in his career, after a trip to ], Pryor swore he would never use the "n" word in his comedy routine. | Known for his frequent use of colorful language,vulgarities, as well as racial epithets (such as "]"), Pryor shattered many barriers for a black stand-up comedians. Well into in his career, after a trip to ] and witnessing the injustices of ], Pryor swore he would never use the "n" word in his comedy routine again. | ||
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Richard Franklin Lenox Thomas Pryor (b. December 1, 1940) is an American actor and comedian born in Peoria, Illinois.
Known for his frequent use of colorful language,vulgarities, as well as racial epithets (such as "nigger"), Pryor shattered many barriers for a black stand-up comedians. Well into in his career, after a trip to Africa and witnessing the injustices of apartheid, Pryor swore he would never use the "n" word in his comedy routine again.
He has appeared in several popular films including The Toy, Superman III, Brewster's Millions, Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, and Movin.
In the 1980s Pryor set himself on fire, apparently a suicide attempt. At the time his manager tried to protect him by claiming that he had accidentally set himself on fire while free-basing cocaine. In 1986 Pryor announced that he suffers from multiple sclerosis. He is currently confined to a wheelchair. In 1999 Pryor won the inaugural Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.