I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So I went to work, taking any jobs I could get.

Pryor won an Emmy Award (1973) and five Grammy Awards (1974 1975 1976 1981 and 1982). "
His body of work includes the concert movies and recordings Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin' (1971) That Nigger's Crazy (1974).