Richard Pryor
| Born | December 1, 1940 |
| Hometown | Peoria, Illinois, United States |
| Net worth | $40 million |
| Height | 5'10" (1.78m) |
| Spouse | Flynn Belaine, Flynn Belaine, Jennifer Lee, Deborah McGuire, Shelley R. Bonus, Patricia Price |
| Partner | Pam Grier |
| Children | Rain Pryor |
| Parents | LeRoy Pryor, Gertrude L. Thomas |
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Comedian Mike Epps goes on wild rant about Peoria native's star-studded funeral
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The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesThe widow of late comedy legend Richard Pryor, Jennifer Lee Pryor, is clapping back at Mike Epps’ claim that his refusal to sleep with her cost him the role in Pryor’s biopic. Epps made the claims this week on an episode of the All The Smoke podcast when he said, “I was gonna play Richard Pryor man, and then his wife—I didn’t screw his wife, his ex-wife and she got mad.”Lee Pryor unequivocally denied those allegations by phone with The Daily Beast on Friday. “That’s j
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