Dick Gregory

...helped introduce: Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, Pete Seeger, John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Wynton Marsalis, Dick Gregory, Mort Sahl, Woody Allen, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Nina Simone, Chuck Mangione and Shlomo...

In this article: Art D'Lugoff, Chuck Mangione, Chuck Berry, John Coltrane, John Belushi, Nina Simone, Jacques Brel, and Miles Davis

A waiter named Dustin Hoffman was fired there for being so engrossed in the performances that he neglected his customers. Dozens of albums were recorded there, by such musicians as Pete Seeger and Nina Simone and by such comics as Dick Gregory.

In this article: Art D'Lugoff, Allen Ginsberg, Manhattan, Village Gate, John Belushi, Nina Simone, and Woody Allen

...Beaumont mayor David Moore. "He has used humor to bring people to startling revelations," Moore said while introducing Gregory. Gregory, 77, has been an activist since high school and has used his sense of humor to bring social issues...

In this article: Beaumont, Central High School, U.S. Army, Chicago, and New York

...tie gala is Saturday at the Hilton Chicago with singer/guitarist George Benson headlining. . . . Comic/civil rights activist Dick Gregory will speak at the Chicago Humanities Festival Sunday at the Thorne Auditorium/Northwestern...

In this article: Michael Kors, Bulls, Harry Caray, Kimo Williams, Chicago, Ron Perlman, and Frankie Beverly

...Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, former Cosby Show costars Phylicia Rashad and Malcolm-Jamal Warner and fellow comedian and longtime pal Dick Gregory. The erstwhile Huxtable's 45-year career was retold via show highlights, memories and, of...

In this article: Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Cosby, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Richard Pryor, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Phylicia Rashad, Cos, and Cosby Show

...questions; read transcript The people gathered to honor Cosby are an eclectic bunch, to say the least, ranging from fellow comics such as Dick Gregory, Sinbad, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld, to TV compatriots including Phylicia Rashad, Carl...

In this article: Bill Cosby, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, USA Today, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Jerry Seinfeld, Carl Reiner, Rita Moreno, Chris Rock, and PBS

...Youngstown, Ohio, with proposals that included allowing workers to buy the mills. The effort failed, but his advocacy earned him the Thomas Merton Award, which previously had been given to activists Dorothy Day, Joan Baez, and Dick Gregory.

In this article: World War II, Los Angeles, Martin Luther King Jr., and Youngstown, Ohio

...but his advocacy earned him the prestigious Thomas Merton Award, which had previously been given to activists Dorothy Day, Joan Baez and Dick Gregory. After retiring in 1984, Burt remained active in the ecumenical movement as president of...

In this article: Martin Luther King Jr., World War II, Los Angeles, Marquette, Mich., and St. Paul's Episcopal Church

...to clips of Cosby's best comedy moments, including his stand-up routine of Noah chatting with God about building an ark. Comedian Dick Gregory told Cosby: "A billion years from now, you will be respected for what you were able to do.

In this article: Bill Cosby, Mark Twain Prize, Jerry Seinfeld, The Cosby Show, God, Michelle Obama, Richard Pryor, Malcolm Jamal Warner, and Whoopi Goldberg

"When the stock market crashed last September, they was going to repossess my Rolls-Royce," Gregory said. "I said, 'Bill, what do I do?'" Cosby's response, according to Gregory: "Don't park in front of the house!" Critics often point...

In this article: Bill Cosby, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, The Cosby Show, Washington, and Phylicia Rashad