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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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Early into his career as a comedian, on February 27, 1966, Richard Pryor does a stand-up routine on The Ed Sullivan Show. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive via Getty Images)
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Pryor is apparently in a room with two dummies as he gives a cheeky look to a character off-screen while performing on an episode of The Wild Wild West on September 16, 1966. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
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A charasmatic Pryor puts a smile on Diana Ross's face in one of his earlier films, Lady Sings the Blues, released in 1972. (Photo by Paramount Pictures/Getty Images)
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Based on his expression, one would think that a pistol was pointed at Gene Wilder instead of Pryor in this scene shot from 1976's Silver Streak, as a calm Pryor pries the pistol from his palm. (Photo by 20th Century Fox/Getty Images)
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An on- and off-screen couple for a brief time in the '70s, Pryor and Pam Grier attend a formal event in Los Angeles after starring in the 1977 film Greased Lightning. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Pryor puts a new spin on the character Oz in the popular 1978 film The Wiz, starring Ted Ross, left, Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell and Michael Jackson. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
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Pryor shines as an eccentric storyteller on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on July 21, 1978. (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)
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The only thing more startling than Pryor's bright red suit during his Live on Sunset Strip special is his racy materlal, performed in Los Angeles, California in 1982. (Photo by Fotos International/Getty Images)
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An enthusiastic crowd looks on as Pryor recieves a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 20, 1993. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
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Pryor and fourth wife Jennifer Lee attend the 2nd Annual Comedy Hall of Fame Awards in Beverly Hills, California on August 28, 1994. (Photo by Jim Smeal/WireImage)
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Richard Pryor is joined by wife Jennifer Lee, left, and daughter Rain Pryor as he accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000, during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Dave Luchansky/Getty Images)
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Comedians of the '90s Paul Mooney, left, Damon Wayans and Chris Tucker surround comedy legend Richard Pryor while promoting his CD Richard Pryor...And It's Deep Too! on October 25, 2000. (Photo by David Keeler/Liaison)
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Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis later in life, Richard Pryor died of a heart attack on December 10, 2005. His legacy as a pioneering comedian continues to inspire rising comedians today. (Above: Pyror poses for a photo circa 1960 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)