Richard Pryor grew up in Peoria, IL in his grandmother’s brothel where his mother was a prostitute.

Pryor was married 7 times to 5 different woman. He had 7 children with 6 different women.

He also has three middle names Franklin Lennox Thomas.

He did a two year stint in the Army, but spent most of that time in Army prison for being part of a group that beat up and stabbed another soldier.