Richard Pryor King of Comedy Quiz

A Richard Pryor Trivia Quiz

How well do you know the world's greatest Comedian?

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Title: Richard Pryor King of Comedy Quiz
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  • Richard Pryor was to play the sheriff's role in "Blazing Saddles", but the studio objected. Warner executives expressed concern about Pryor's reliability because of his heavy drug use at the time and the belief that he was crazy.Pryor was eventually hired as one of the film's screenwriters.
  • in the movie critical condition starring richard pryor whats the name of the little known actor at the time who says where you going with my ambulance when richard pryor steals it to try and escape the island but ends up sinking the ambulance
  • Richard Pryor was born Richard Franklin Lennox Pryor III in Peoria, Illinois on December 1st 1940, the son of a prostitute.
  • Richard was sexually molested by a Catholic Priest during Catheticism at age 9.
  • Richard played a drug-addicted musician in the 1974 movie Lady Sings The Blues, earning high praise for his dramatic flair. What instrument did his character play?
  • Where was Richard performing when he had his breakdown on stage and walked off. A moment many consider to be the birth of the real Richard Pryor?
  • Richard's first appearance on the Las Vegas stage was as the opening act for?
  • Richard worked at all but one of the following jobs before becoming famous, which job did Richard NOT work as.
  • Richard's abandonment of the racial slur Ni**er in his act attracted death threats, hate mail, and attacks on his home from deranged former fans.
  • What famous actor did Richard teamed up with against Burger King to get them to meet or exceed the animal welfare standards set by McDonalds?
  • Richard was originally considered to play the part of Billy Ray Valentine in Trading Places, but was looked over for Eddie Murphy in 1983.
  • In 1983 Richard signed a 5 year deal with Columbia Pictures in the amount of?
  • Richard was inspired to start a career in comedy by watching the comedy act of?
  • How many concert stand-up films did Richard film?
  • What kind of busines did Richard's Grandmother run?
  • How many Grammy Awards in the category of Best Comedy Recording throughout the 1970s and the 1980s has Richard won.
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