Richard Pryor

February 28, 2009 at 9:52am PST

Tags: Bill Condon, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Dreamgirls, Eddie Murphy, Is It Something I Said?, Richard Pryor

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Eddie Murphy has signed on to play his idol, the late, great Richard Pryor, in a new biopic.

The film, Is It Something I Said?, which is being helmed by Oscar-winning Dreamgirls director/producer Bill Condon, who just did an outstanding job producing the 2009 Academy Award telecast, will chronicle Pryor’s career highs and lows, including his highly public battles with alcohol and drug addiction, his seven marriages to five different women and his struggle with multiple sclerosis.

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