Comedian
Richard Pryor
Turned his own life, including addiction and a childhood in his grandmother's brothel, into stand-up that everybody since has worked in the shadow of.
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential comedians of all time. Pryor won a Primetime Emmy Award and five Grammy Awards. He received the first Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998. He won the Writers Guild of America Award in 1974.
- Born
- 1940-12-01, Peoria, Illinois, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2005-12-10, Los Angeles, California, USAA Saturday, aged 65
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1940-12-01, Peoria, Illinois, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 9°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 11°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 19°37′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 6°25′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 7°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 7°07′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 9°12′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 23°30′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 27°28′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 4°11′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2005-12-10, Los Angeles, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 18°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 19°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 28°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 28°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 8°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 9°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 10°59′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 7°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 15°22′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 24°06′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Richard Pryor was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.