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JO JO DANCER, YOUR LIFE IS CALLING stars Richard Pryor as a well-known comedian at the peak of his popularity and the bottom rung of his self-esteem. Jo Jo has it all, Hollywood stardom, movie roles,platinum records. But the price he pays for fame and fortune is too great. He buckles under the pressures of success and suffers a life-threatening accident. Forced to examine his life, the film follows Jo Jo's compelling past through four decades from his upbringing in a brothel, to classic comedyperformances in cellar nightclubs, to ultimate stardom as a rowdy, irreverent comic. This film marks Pryor's directing debut with his personal vision of one man's odyssey of triumph and tragedy.
Original Release
05/02/1986
US Release
05/02/1986
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Debbie Allen | Michelle |
| Art Evans | Arturo |
| Fay Hauser | Grace |
| Barbara Williams | Dawn |
| Carmen McRae | Grandmother |
| Paula Kelly | Satin Doll |
| Diahnne Abbott | Mother |
| Scoey Mitchell | Father |
| Billy Eckstine | Johnny Barnett |
| Tanya Boyd | Alicia |
Directors
Writers
Richard Pryor, Rocco Urbisci, Paul Mooney
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Debbie Allen | Michelle |
| Art Evans | Arturo |
| Fay Hauser | Grace |
| Barbara Williams | Dawn |
| Carmen McRae | Grandmother |
| Paula Kelly | Satin Doll |
| Diahnne Abbott | Mother |
| Scoey Mitchell | Father |
| Billy Eckstine | Johnny Barnett |
| Tanya Boyd | Alicia |
| Wings Hauser | Cliff |
| E'Lon Cox | Little Jo Jo |
| Michael Ironside | Detective Lawrence |
| J.J. Barry | Sal |
| Mike Genovese | Gino |
| Marlene Warfield | Sonja |
| Virginia Capers | Emma Ray |
| Dennis Farina | Freddy |
| Frederick Coffin | Dr. Weissman |
| Richard Grossman | Dr. Carlyle |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Richard Pryor | Producer |
| Thom Mount | Producer |
| John G. Wilson | Producer |
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