More Than Words
Rain Pryor talks about spending time with her father, the legendary comedian Richard Pryor, as a child and what he was like off stage. Plus she shares her thoughts on Michael Richards and the n-word.
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Opening Lines -- An Excerpt From the Book
It was one of those rare Los Angeles days when the ocean fog lifts early and the smog never appears. The baby blue sky sparkles, calm and cloudless, and you can see the sharp outlines of the houses clinging to the Hollywood Hills.
The year was 1973 -- I was four years old -- and my mother and I were in her battered Volvo, winding our way toward those hillside houses. I had no idea where we were going, and my mother wasn't talking.
"Are you going to tell me now?" I said.
"Stop bugging me," she said.
"I just want to know where we're going," I said.
My mother took a deep breath, gave me a dirty look, and exploded: "We're going to meet your father, okay?! Happy now? We're going to meet your mother---- father."
Five Facts
Here are five things that you should know about Rain Pryor.
1. In 2005 Rain won the NAACP award for Best Female Performer Equity, though she was also nominated for the Best Original Playwright Equity, Best Direction and Best Sound Design awards.
2. Rain's 'Fried Chicken and Latkes' one-woman stage show is an undisputed hit with critics and audiences alike.
3. Rain is an MS Lifelines Ambassador sponsored by Serono Biotechnologies.
4. Rain is Richard Pryor's third (maybe fourth) child.
5. Rain Pryor stays in touch with her fans through her website www.rainpryor.com