Richard Pryor Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

28^th April 2011

Fact: Rapper/actor Ludacris is distant cousins with late comedian Richard Pryor.

3^rd March 2009

Quote: "When I was eight, I fancied myself a combination of ELVIS, Chuck Norris and Richard Pryor. I'm not kidding." Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson on his entertaining visions for himself as a child.

15^th February 2006

Quote: <p>"You know those evolution charts of man? He was the dude walking upright." Funnyman Dave Chappelle on his late hero Richard Pryor. </p>

13^th December 2005

Fact: <p>"You can be sure that God's having a good laugh tonight." Whoopi Goldberg pays tribute to late comedian Richard Pryor. </p>

12^th December 2005

Quote: <p>"He was a sweet, nice man, unlike the character he played when he performed." Bill Cosby on late comedian Richard Pryor. </p>