Richard Pryor
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He is commonly regarded as one of the most important stand-up comedians of his time: Jerry Seinfeld called Pryor "The Picasso of our profession".
Richard Pryor played Gus Gorman, an out of work computer programmer in Superman III (1983). He was forced to work for Ross Webster to destroy Superman. Gus ends up friends with Superman in the end.
A frequent criticism of Superman III was the inclusion of comedian Richard Pryor. Pryor, who initially came to fame in the 1970s as a profane observational comedian, had a string of hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s such as Stir Crazy and The Toy (directed by Richard Donner). After an appearance by Pryor on The Tonight Show, telling Johnny Carson how much he enjoyed seeing Superman II, the Salkinds were eager to cast him in a prominent role in the third film.
