Calvin Pryor posts
NPR It was this week in 1980 that Richard Pryor was severely burned by a "free-base" mixture that exploded. He was then hospitalized more than two months.
We remember the comedian, who died in 2005, in this gem from our archives.
Richard Pryor, A Comedy Pioneer Who Was 'Always Whittling On Dynamite'
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Scott Saul's new book, Becoming Richard Pryor, describes how Pryor went from being raised by a grandmother, who was a bootlegger and madam, to being a transformative figure in entertainment.
105 months ago
Sports Illustrated Calvin Pryor ➡️ Cleveland Browns
Demario Davis ➡️ New York Jets
106 months ago
TheRoot.com Arguably one of the greatest to ever do. #RIP
Former Boxing Champ Aaron Pryor Dead at 60
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Former junior welterweight boxing champion and one-half of one of the most electrifying fights of all time, Aaron Pryor, has died after a long fight with heart disease. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Pryor was surrounded by his family when he Read more ... died Sunday. Pryor told friends when he was just a...
113 months ago
AP Sports VIDEO: Jets' Pryor 'shocked' by Dolphins QB's 'classless' comment http://apne.ws/1QVEc4B
Jets' Pryor 'shocked' by Dolphins QB's 'classless' comment
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Calvin Pryor thinks Ryan Tannehill should have passed on criticizing him.
124 months ago
Deadspin It was a really bad throw.
Calvin Pryor Blames Rishard Matthews's Injury On Ryan Tannehill's Bad Throw
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On the Dolphins’ third play from scrimmage in their 38-20 loss to the Jets, Ryan Tannehill threw a short pass behind Rishard Matthews. When Matthews turned for the ball—it went past him—Jets safety Calvin Pryor slammed into Matthews’s torso. Read more ... He would leave the game with what were described as rib and chest injuries. Pryor would pump his fist, and that pissed Tannehill off.
124 months ago
Sports Illustrated Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill criticized New York Jets safety Calvin Pryor for celebrating after a hit that injured Miami receiver Rishard Matthews.
124 months ago
Sports Illustrated The New York Jets could be down two key players this weekend.
125 months ago
TheRoot.com Murphy has always credited Pryor as being one of the reasons he wanted to be a comedian, so what better way to pay homage.
Eddie Murphy to Play Richard Pryor's Father in Biopic
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Two of the world’s funniest men have joined forces for Lee Daniels’ Richard Pryor biopic. Last year, it was announced that Mike Epps beat out Nick Cannon and Marlon Wayans for the role of Pryor in the much-anticipated biopic. Joining Epps in the Read more ... movie is another man known for his...
133 months ago
Salon Richard Pryor is the father of modern comedy...
Richard Pryor created Chris Rock and Louis C.K.
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With his rawness and honesty Richard Pryor changed the rules and erased the foul lines for everyone who came after
134 months ago
Salon "Pryor represented a different strategy, which, to my mind, is more accepting and perhaps more profound and more workable as politics. That is to say, everybody is imperfect."
“Richard Pryor’s stance was to always admit his imperfections. Bill Cosby took another route”
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Pryor may have grown up emulating Cosby's rhythms, but personally, politically and stylistically, they diverged
134 months ago