19th May 1979: American comedian and actor Richard Pryor and Jennifer Lee, wearing cowboy hats and bolo ties, smile while at the annual SHARE party, held at the Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood ...

Richard Pryor and his then-future wife, Jennifer Lee, on May 19, 1979, at the annual SHARE party, held at the Hollywood Palladium, Calif. — Getty “I fell in love with him the first day I met ...

Jennifer Lee Pryor opens up about living with Richard, the Marlon Brando affair controversy, working with Harvey Weinstein on the biopic, and a lot more.

Inny Clemons’ latest work is channeling Richard Pryor and bringing the iconic comedian to life in in the Apple TV+ historical drama series, The Big Cigar. His resume as a producer includes Next ...

In this October 2009 photo, (from left) Sherri Shepherd, Joy Behar and Barbara Walters attend the launch party for the sitcom “Sherri,” at the Empire Hotel in New York City.

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 ...

Eddie Murphy detailed the $100,000 bet he made with Richard Pryor. (Getty Images) "He bet me $100,000 that I wouldn't put out a music album where there's no jokes or nothing," Murphy said.

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.

And with the cherry on top, Murphy included in the album’s notes a not-so-subtle diss to Pryor. “To Richard Pryor, my idol, with whom I have a $100,000 bet. No, motherfucker, I didn’t forget ...