Richard Pryor

Work : None | New Career 31 August 1954 (First stand-up comedy performance) | Work : None | Great Achievement 9 May 1965 in Manhattan (1st appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show") | Work : None | New Job 1968 (Screen debut) | Work : None | Prize 1974 (Emmy award for Best Writing) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1974 (Famed movie "Blazing Saddles") | Crime : None | Trial dates 15 April 1974 in Los Angeles (Pled guilty to tax evasion, served ten days in jail) | Crime : None | Arrest 5 August 1974 in Richmond (Using obscene language during performance, charges dropped) | Health : None | Acute illness 9 November 1977 in Peoria (Heart attack) | Health : None | Accident (Non-fatal) 9 June 1980 in Northridge (Set himself on fire, 50% burned) | Health : None | Acute illness 5 May 1982 in Baton Rouge (Bronchial pneumonia) | Health : None | Medical diagnosis 1986 (M.S.) | Health : None | Medical procedure 1991 (Quadruple heart by-pass surgery) | Work : None | Gain social status 25 November 1991 (Recipient of testimonial dinner) | Health : None | Change in Appearance 1993 (Retricted to canes, wheelchair and P.T.) | Traits : Body | Race (Black) | Traits : Body | Weight (Weight loss due to disease) | Traits : Mind | Education limited (School dropout age 14) | Diagnoses : Major Diseases | Heart disease/attack (Fatal) | Diagnoses : Major Diseases | Multiple Sclerosis (Debilitating) | Diagnoses : Body Part Problems | Heart (Quadruple by-pass) | Diagnoses : Body Part Problems | Accident/Injury (Set himself on fire, 50% burned) | Diagnoses : Psychological | Abuse Alcohol | Diagnoses : Psychological | Abuse Drugs (Excessive) | Family : Relationship | Number of Marriages (Five) | Family : Parenting | Kids 1-3 (One) | Lifestyle : Financial | Rags to riches | Vocation : Entertainment | Actor/ Actress (Over 20 films) | Vocation : Entertainment | Comedy (Stand-up, TV and film) | Vocation : Entertainment | Voice-Over | Vocation : None | Director | Vocation : None | Entertain Producer | Vocation : Military | Military service (Two years in Germany) | Vocation : Writers | Playwright/ script | Notable : Awards | Emmy (One) | Notable : Awards | Grammy (Two) | Notable : Awards | Hall of Fame (Comedy)