Post by Odysseus on Mar 8, 2024 21:18:18 GMT
Richard Pryor was married seven times to five different women and when people ask Jennifer Lee Pryor “which wife” she is, she always replies, “The best one.” And like the man she married twice, three decades apart, she is not afraid to speak her mind.
On Tuesday, the new documentary I Am Richard Pryor had its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival before it airs on Paramount Network this Friday night at 10 p.m. The film, directed by Jesse James Miller, chronicles the life and career of Richard Pryor, the man widely considered the greatest stand-up comedian of all time.
But it’s hard to watch it without wondering if his massive success came despite his constant efforts at self-sabotage with drugs, abuse and controversy.
Jennifer Lee doesn’t quite see it that way. ...
On Tuesday, the new documentary I Am Richard Pryor had its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival before it airs on Paramount Network this Friday night at 10 p.m. The film, directed by Jesse James Miller, chronicles the life and career of Richard Pryor, the man widely considered the greatest stand-up comedian of all time.
But it’s hard to watch it without wondering if his massive success came despite his constant efforts at self-sabotage with drugs, abuse and controversy.
Jennifer Lee doesn’t quite see it that way. ...