Tuesday, September 3, 2019
richard pryor v. sinbad :: essays research papers
A Comparison of: Richard Pryor and Sinbad à à à à à Question; Is it what you accomplish that makes one great, or how you accomplish it. Richard Pryor and David Adkins or ââ¬Å"Sinbadâ⬠are two of the most notorious comedians in American culture, but the lives they lived were on extreme ends of the spectrum. They both started out in or were kind of pushed into comedy when their real hopes and dreams fell short. Both of them served their country in the army for two years, and then jumped on the comedy circuit, traveling the country to play small gigs. Their struggle to become famous was similar in that they both worked extremely hard to get where they wanted to be. Their upbringing was altogether different though. à à à à à Sinbad grew up as the son of a minister in Benton Harbor, MI and went to a respectable high school where he excelled in basketball. He attained a scholarship to the University of Denver in hopes that it would open up some doors for him but he was cut off when he suffered a career ending knee injury. In 1983, he embarked on his self-subsidized ââ¬Å"Poverty Tourâ⬠of comedy clubs across the U.S. His career started to take off, when he made several appearances on the talent show ââ¬Å"Star Searchâ⬠. He then landed a few small parts on T.V. showââ¬â¢s eventually catching the eye of Bill Cosby who put him on his new show ââ¬Å"A Different Worldâ⬠in which he played a kind dorm director at an all black college. This led him into a few starring and co-starring roles in major motion pictures and made the name Sinbad, a household name across the country. à à à à à If I were to describe Sinbadââ¬â¢s style of comedy, I would have to say it to be much different than that of Richard Pryor. Sinbadââ¬â¢s humor is more family oriented. His homegrown humor is comparable to Bill Cosby, and his good hearted party nature is similar to Sammy Davis Jr. He is one who, like Pryor, has used his fame to help bring people together in a positive environment, such as his ââ¬Å"Share the Dreamâ⬠tour of historically black colleges and ââ¬Å"The Sinbad Soul Festivalâ⬠which performs all over the world. à à à à à Richard Pryorââ¬â¢s life on the other hand has been more dramatic than a Greek tragedy. His accomplishments in life are in total opposition with all of the tribulations that he faced to achieve them, beginning with his childhood.
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