By the mid-'60s, he was appearing in Las Vegas clubs and on the television shows of Ed Sullivan, Merv Griffin and Johnny Carson. His first film role came with a small part in 1967's "The Busy Body." ...

Wexler knew how to craft a beautiful image, and the lighting in "Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip" is exquisite - a fact that is more evident than ever before on the new 4K disc.

Richard Pryor’s Essential Albums Released as Box Set The LPs, reissued by Rhino, span 1974 to 1983 and include some of the late comic's most iconic routines.

The new release of 'Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip' properly showcases the comic's genius and the beauty of Haskell Wexler's cinematography.

Richard Pryor’s legendary run is chronicled in the new box set I Hope I’m Funny: The Warner Albums (1974-1983), out now via Rhino. Scott Saul, an English professor at the University of ...

Scott Saul, who authored the 2014 book “Becoming Richard Pryor,” wrote the liner notes of the box set. Winning five Grammys and an Emmy during his lifetime as a comedian and actor, Pryor’s ...

Richard D. Pryor “Pops” was born on July 9, 1944 in Limestone County, AL. He departed this life on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL.