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Richard Pryor: Icon (2014)

His lasting impact on American comedy & culture

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 56M

Director : Jodi Flynn

Synopsis

Richard Pryor's impact on the craft of comedy and today's top comics is legendary and unrivaled. This program surveys the profound and enduring influence of one of the greatest American comics of all time.

Actors

Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Self (archive footage)
George Lopez
George Lopez
Himself
Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan
Himself
George Wallace
George Wallace
Himself
Louie Anderson
Louie Anderson
Himself

Crews

Jodi Flynn
Jodi Flynn
Director

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