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Do you have fond childhood memories?
I grew up off and on with my dad. I was with my dad for vacations and summers and got to go on the road and tour with him, too. It was an unbelievable experience but I didn’t know that until I was older. Touring with my dad and introducing him on stage felt like the norm. Now I cherish those memories.
How old were you when your Dad landed in the hospital from his freebasing incident?
It was a week after my high school graduation. I knew it was a suicide attempt. He had so many demons.
Did you struggle with addiction, too?
Yeah, I went through all that. I crashed and burned. When I was old enough, I moved to L.A. and went club-wild. Drank anything, smoked anything, took anything. There was one time when I worked on one of my dad’s films and I was so high that my dad flew me from the set to a rehab. I nearly had a heart attack, in the hospital…I flatlined. I went through another tough period when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. I tried to kill myself with an overdose on pills.
[I just wanted] to fit in. I’ve learned that life really comes down to acceptance. A lot of my turmoil came from trying to have acceptance for my dad. A lot of my drug abuse was my own naïve way of trying to be closer to him. He was a partier so I thought if I were like him, we could be close.
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[Sources: Feast of Fun; Soul Train; Examiner]
Flip the page to watch video of Richard Pryor Jr.’s thoughts on who’s playing his Dad in an upcoming Richard Pryor film…
You cant “lead” someone into being gay..you’re either attracted to the opposite sex or not. It is one thing to experiment as Richard Sr. did but it is totally another thing to live your life as a gay man as his son is. There are many gay men and women who were raised in straight households and were never exposed to homosexuality.
You cant “lead” someone into being gay..you’re either attracted to the opposite sex or not. It is one thing to experiment as Richard Sr. did but it is totally another thing to live your life as a gay man as his son is. There are many gay men and women who were raised in straight households and were never exposed to homosexuality.
This Guy look nothing like your Dad! Yes in the 10th pict’ is telling.
My Family.
This Guy look nothing like your Dad! Yes in the 10th pict’ is telling.
My Family.
Nick Cannon can’t play dead. There is no way in hell he could play Richard Pryor. He needs to stick to those silly movies his been in.
Nick Cannon can’t play dead. There is no way in hell he could play Richard Pryor. He needs to stick to those silly movies his been in.
I’m sorry but that is the most absurd thing I have heard. How does one teach gay? Sounds like more anti – intellectualism being propagated in the community.
I’m sorry but that is the most absurd thing I have heard. How does one teach gay? Sounds like more anti – intellectualism being propagated in the community.