PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A statue of Richard Pryor has been unveiled in his hometown of Peoria after a yearslong effort to honor the late comedian and actor.
The (Peoria) Journal Star (https://bit.ly/1EKU9mm ) reports more than 300 people were at the unveiling Sunday for the 9-foot-tall bronze statue of Pryor. The statue is in the Warehouse District and has downtown Peoria as a backdrop.
Efforts to build the statue went on for nine years, with the $130,000 needed raised through donations and a November benefit organized by comic George Lopez.
Richard Pryor Jr., who was at the unveiling, said it was surreal to see a statue erected for his father, who died in 2005.
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Information from: Journal Star, https://pjstar.com
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