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- NAME: Rain Pryor
- OCCUPATION: Activist, Actress, Comedian, Singer
- BIRTH DATE: July 16, 1968 (Age: 44)
- EDUCATION: Beverly Hills High School
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Los Angeles, California
- ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer
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The daughter of comedian Richard Pryor, Rain Pryor is a multifaceted actress, singer, comedian and artistic director.
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Rain Pryor - Growing Up Richard Pryor's Daughter
Actress-Director Rain Pryor talks about growing up as comedian Richard Pryor's daughter and the importance of family in his life.
Rain Pryor - "Fried Chicken and Latkes"
Actress-Director Rain Pryor talks about her autobiographical solo show "Fried Chicken and Latkes" about growing up with a Jewish mother and a black father, comedian Richard Pryor.
Richard Pryor - Relationship to Fame
Actress-Director Rain Pryor talks candidly about her father, comedian Richard Pryor, and his take on being a celebrity.
Richard Pryor - Comedy Pioneer
Actress-Director Rain Pryor talks about how her father Richard Pryor was a comedy pioneer with his raw stand-up performances and honest critiques of race.
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In 2009, Rain starred in her own cabaret show, Pryor Experience, and a few years later returned to television with an appearance in the 2012 HBO film on Sarah Palin, Game Change,
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starring Julianne Moore. The same year Pryor also took over as artistic director for the Strand Theater Company in Baltimore and received glowing praise from The New York Times over the staging of Fried Chicken and Latkes at the Actors Temple Theater.
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See Rain Pryor, the daughter of the comedian Richard Pryor, in her solo Off-Broadway show Fried Chicken & Latkes at the Actors Temple Theatre.
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View groupFrom the early comedy of Nipsey Russell, Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby to the contemporary routines of Steve Harvey, Mo'Nique, Chris Rock, Wanda Sykes and Dave Chappelle, black comedians have often used their wit to become the voice and face of the African-American experience. These legendary comedians have also set a very high bar—not only for African Americans, but for all comics trying to make it in show business. Learn more about these famous jokesters, from their early days to their comic beginnings, to their side-splitting performances and more.
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View groupAfrican-Americans have a long history of activism in America, from fighting for the right to vote to pushing for integrated public spaces. Activists like Stokely Carmichael organized freedom rides, James Meredith fought to integrate blacks and whites at the University of Mississippi, and Rosa Parks instigated the Montgomery Bus Boycott. These protests were often legal and nonviolent, and made a powerful impact on civil rights in the United States. With the help of activists like these—and many others—the country slowly worked to acknowledge the basic rights and contributions of African-Americans. Activists outisde of the U.S. include Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela, who have fought against apartheid in South Africa. Learn more about the many black activists who fought against the odds in order to achieve equality.
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