Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — There are a lot of landmark anniversaries this year. “Jaws” turns 50. As does Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” “Saturday ...

Paul Mooney, the comedian, actor and writer for Richard Pryor, died on Wednesday morning, his representative Cassandra Williams confirmed to Variety. He was 79. He died at his home in Oakland, Calif., ...

LOS ANGELES -- Richard Pryor, the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood's biggest stars, died of a heart attack ...

On the eve of the Academy Awards and on the heels of the utterly disappointing announcement that Marlon Wayans will play Richard Pryor in an upcoming biopic, I am here to make the case that Richard ...

The audience was left staring at an empty stage. He didn’t tone things down after he became famous. In his 1977 NBC television series “The Richard Pryor Show,” he threatened to cancel his contract ...