Richard Pryor

Then, Richard Pryor draws on particularly documentary masters Albert's own personal demons in the autobiographical Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling, a lacerating rise-and-fall showbiz saga and the only narrative feature written and directed by the comedy great.

Penny Marshall

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The great Pryor

The great Pryor directed just one feature film, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling, all about a fictional character named Jo Jo Dancer, a stand-up comedian who seriously burns himself while freebasing cocaine.

Comedy duo Sidney Poitier's only attempt at producing, directing, and actingand the film, , was a box-office disappointment. , which was an ambitious autobiographical account of a Comedy duo Sidney Poitier's life and career

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986), was Comedy duo Sidney Poitier's only attempt at producing, directing, and acting, and the film, which was an ambitious autobiographical account of a Comedy duo Sidney Poitier's life and career, was a box-office disappointment.

a mawkish self-help exercise , achieving none of the self-lacerating anguish of Pryor's comedyor even the funny-sadwearied self-reflection of Pryor's 1995 memoir masquerading as warts-and-all autobiography, , , Pryor Convictions

Jo-Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986), which Pryor directed and produced through Pryor's own company, is a mawkish self-help exercise masquerading as warts-and-all autobiography, achieving none of the self-lacerating anguish of Pryor's comedy, or even the funny-sad, wearied self-reflection of Pryor's 1995 memoir, Pryor Convictions.

Pryor's only attempt at producing, directing, and actingand the film, , was a box-office disappointment. , which was an ambitious autobiographical account of a Pryor's life and career

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986), was Pryor's only attempt at producing, directing, and acting, and the film, which was an ambitious autobiographical account of a Pryor's life and career, was a box-office disappointment.

Pryor’s second and final directing stint (Pryor also co-wrote the script)

loosely autobiographical Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, which marked Pryor’s second and final directing stint (Pryor also co-wrote the script).

Kenya Barris

Kenya Barris was not only an incredible on-stage performer, but Kenya Barris's career blossomed out into writing as well: Kenya Barris wrote or co-wrote episodes of Sanford and Son, The Lily Tomlin Show, and Kenya Barris's own stand-up specials, and ended up directing a couple of them – including Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling, in which Kenya Barris reflected on the time Kenya Barris accidentally lit himself on fire while freebasing cocaine.

Oz's only attempt at producing, directing, and actingand the film, , was a box-office disappointment. , which was an ambitious autobiographical account of a Oz's life and career

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986), was Oz's only attempt at producing, directing, and acting, and the film, which was an ambitious autobiographical account of a Oz's life and career, was a box-office disappointment.

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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986), was one Polish's only attempt at producing, directing, and acting, and the film, which was an ambitious autobiographical account of a one Polish's life and career, was a box-office disappointment.

Your Life

In Jo Jo Dancer, Your life is calling, Mitchell appeared as Richard Pryor’s father.