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RICHARD PRYOR BIOPIC FINALLY COMING!

We were promised a Richard Pryor biopic, but we are getting much more.

The director of the biopic, Kenya Barris, told Variety about the shift in strategy.

Barris said, “It’s a 10-part limited biographical series that takes a look from cradle to grave. From his earliest upbringing — he grew up in a ho house, or a house of ill repute — and became, at one point, the biggest star in the world.”

He added, “It is my baby. I love it. He is my comedy god. A super flawed guy, but who everything, to this day, the comedy that we remember — even including [Dave] Chappelle — is derivative of what he started.”

There’s no official release date for the Pryor story.

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