His daughter, Rain Pryor, writes about how one moment transformed his comedy—and comedy itself—forever
Rain Pryor is an entertainer, director, writer, public speaker, activist, Osun priestess, wife, and mother. She is developing an Afro-Futuristic science fiction drama series, to be filmed in Baltimore Md., and Nigeria in 2023.he biggest misconception about my father, Richard Pryor, is that he knew he was “big time.” Today, celebrities know where they stand. We have social media, which only emerged as my father’s health was declining.
Born in Peoria, Ill., in 1940, my father spent his early years doing stand-up at clubs and writing for TV shows. He found success appearing on shows likeThen, one night in 1967, during a regular gig at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, he walked off stage mid-set, after he realized he was performing for mostly white tourists. His own words, to me, were that “most of the audience is white folks and I feel inauthentic.
His life changed when he made a conscious decision to stick it to the man. He refused to stay shackled by white men in Hollywood—a decision that allowed him to become one of the richest Black men and to run his own production studio at Columbia.My father decided to strip away what “they” wanted him to be, and became the Richard Pryor we know today. This was significant for him and freeing.
I have a profound sense of pride and admiration for his contribution as a Black man in America, who was able to rise above the odds and become a director, producer, and writer, with a studio office in the ’70s and ’80s. That he was a man able to face his demons and share his vulnerability at a time when Black men were still struggling to be seen as predominant in a white supremacist society.
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