The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.
Cast
Ron de Masio
Self - Manager
Greg Tate
Self - Musician
Tiffany Haddish
Self - Actress and Comedian
Scott Saul
Self - Author
Rocco Urbisci
Self - Writer and Director
Jennifer Lee Pryor
Self - Wife
Mike Epps
Self - Actor and Comedian
Henry Jaglom
Self - Actor and Director
Jimmie Walker
Self - Actor and Comedian
Howie Mandel
Self - Actor and Comedian
Ishmael Reed
Self - Poet and Novelist
Lily Tomlin
Self - Actress and Comedian
Sandra Bernhard
Self - Actress and Comedian
Thom Mount
Self - Former UP President
Michael Schultz
Self - Filmmaker
Richard Pryor
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Moms Mabley
Self - Comedian (archive footage)
Bill Cosby
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Merv Griffin
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
John Davidson
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
George Carlin
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Don Cornelius
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Dinah Shore
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Charlton Heston
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Gerald Ford
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Paul Mooney
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Todd Boyd
Self - Writer and Historian
Crew
Ian Craig Walker
Story Developer, Researcher
Bianca Cervantes
Archival Footage Coordinator
Sandro Desaulniers
Photo Retouching
Howard Nirenberg
Photo Retouching
Jesse James Miller
Director, Writer
Graham Kew
Editor
James Chase
Online Editor, Colorist
Shaun Lawless
Director of Photography
Tanner Zurkoski
Production Coordinator
Kevin Kay
Executive Producer
Jon Slusser
Executive Producer
Kent Wingerak
Executive Producer
Frank Anderson
Executive Producer
David Reeder
Executive Producer
Paul Gertz
Executive Producer
Peter Scarth
Executive Producer
Jennifer Lee Pryor
Executive Producer
Jhod Cardinal
Executive Producer
Greg Zeschuk
Executive Producer
Robert Pirooz
Executive Producer
Derik Murray
Executive Producer, Producer, Art Direction
Jaimee Kosanke
Executive Producer
Steve Kotlowitz
Executive Producer
Gemma Strongman
Associate Producer
Carmen Kerr
Line Producer
Joe Tuck
Line Producer
Scot Proudfoot
Camera Operator
Jadene Stojak Babcock
Post Production Supervisor
Aaron Tchir
Sound Designer
Chris McIntosh
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Schaun Tozer
Original Music Composer
Brayden McCluskey
Dialogue Editor
Eric Maran
Consulting Producer
Philip Lanyon
Additional Photography
Ian Kerr
Additional Photography
Bob Christie
Production Manager
Matthew van Deventer
Researcher
Jesse Barnett
Researcher
Krystal Sahabi
Researcher
John Barbisan
Supervising Producer
Ross Whelan
Graphic Designer
Lily Tomlin
Thanks
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