Nick Cannon Confirms Richard Pryor Biopic Role [VIDEO]: Nick Grows Hair, Beard, And Chain Smokes Cigarettes To Channel Comedian

Nick Cannon  may have been cast to play Richard Pryor  and hinted to "TMZ Live" that he is embodying the comedian by growing out his hair and beard while chain smoking cigarettes.

"I told Lee the one thing I'm not going to do is freebase," Cannon joked.

The 33-year-old actor has met up with director Lee Daniels and said that he didn't want to confirm or deny the casting because the film was not yet in production and he didn't want to jinx it.

TMZ's creator and managing editor, Harvey Levin tried to find a loophole and asked the Wild-'N-Out star to confirm the news through body language.

"If I'm wrong that you're going to play Richard Pyror, take your hat off," Harvey said.

Cannon hesitated to take his hat off and began smiling, confirming (unofficially) that he'd landed the leading role in the reported biopic.

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