Richard Pryor: Dead
 

That's a damn shame...sad to see people so talented go in such a way.

I would rather have had him just OD, than to wither away like that.

R.I.P Richard :(

Damn. :(

RIP Richard, and thanks for the laughs.

I had a tape that he made when I was younger, and listened to it so many times that I wore it out.

shitty... love watching his movies and stand up acts. RIP

That sucks, he was going thru a hard battle with MS... God bless him for all the laughs he has given me over the years.

One of my favorite movies: Brewsters Millions

http://www.kingroom.com/movies/2005/...ions-dvd-1.jpg

DH

R.I.P - Richard Pryor one of my all time favs

Too bad...I always enjoy'd his work over the years.

I'd light a candle, but we know how skittish Richard was around open flames :winkwink:

Damn he was looking bad last time I saw a picture of him and that was a few years ago.

sad way to go - RIP Richard Pryor - u made me laugh a million times

sad. he was one of the greatest

He always cracked me up.

After a 19 year battle, he was pobably ready to go.

RIP

...damn...just saw the link

Wow that ultra sucks. He was a cool mofo. Peace out Richard.....hopefully you feel the pain no more

Thats to bad that guy was funny as hell. Whats the source?

Damn, that really sucks....

damn RIP man

He has lead a pretty eventful life..RIP Richard

both men in this poster died too young

http://www.kingroom.com/movies/2005/...ions-dvd-1.jpg

Comic genius. Rest In Peace.

here is longer story:

ABC News
Pathbreaking Comedian Richard Pryor Dies
Pathbreaking Comedian Richard Pryor Dies at 65
The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Richard Pryor, the caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off, has died. He was 65.

He died sometime late Friday or early Saturday of a heart attack at his home in the San Fernando Valley, according to his ex-wife Flyn Pryor.

Pryor, whose audacious style influenced an array of stand-up artists, had been ill for years with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system.

Regarded early in his career as one of the most foul-mouthed comics in the business, Pryor gained a wide following for his expletive-filled but universal and frequently personal insights into modern life and race relations.

Among those most influenced by his comedy were fellow black artists such as Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Damon Wayans, as well as Robin Williams, David Letterman and others. Pryor's pioneering success made their roads to stardom all the smoother.

A series of hit comedies in the '70s and '80s, as well as filmed versions of his concert performances, helped make him one of the highest paid stars in Hollywood. He was one of the first black performers to have enough leverage to cut his own Hollywood deals. In 1983, he signed a $40 million, five-year contract with Columbia Pictures.

Among his films: "Stir Crazy," "Silver Streak," "The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings," "Which Way Is Up?" and "Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip."

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Copyright ? 2005 ABC News Internet Ventures

Heard one of his routines just the other day on Sirius Raw Dog.
Loved him best when he was with Gene Wilder. RIP Rich!

A Great comic, he will be missed. So many laughs and good movies.

I loved - live on the sunset strip :)

We all have to go sometime, and I am pretty sure he had a good time while he was here.

He definitely blazed a few trails.

RIP Funny man
Thanks for the years of laughs

he was a very funny guy and his comedy will live on, even though he has passed on...

Its amazing how both of those guys are gone now. Everyone keeps vanishing as i get older. Its such a shame. You gotta remember the great memories and laughs they have given us. RIP

richard was the man.

RIP

well that sucks

Wow, that sucks! He has been in pretty bad shape for the past couple years though. This could be a blessing now that he is no longer suffering.

He paved the way for what we know as comedy today. He will be missed but his legacy will live on forever.

whatta loss for us, and a gift for heaven.
he'll be missed :(

I was pissed off. I was so mad. I called Richard Pryor's house up.

I said, "Yo, Richard, Bill Cosby just called me up

"and told me I was too dirty." Richard said:

"The next time motherfcker call, tell him I said, 'Suck my d@ck.'

"I don't give a fuck.


"Whatever the fuck make the people laugh, say that shit."

He said, "Do people laugh when you say what you say?"

I said, "Yes." "Do you get paid?" I said, "Yes."

He said, "Well, tell Bill I said:

'Have a Coke and a smile and shut the f@ck up.'

"The Jell-O pudding-eating motherf@cker."

RIP Big loss

:smokin

he's on right now: Defcon radio: http://66.38.57.120:8000

RIP he was a funny man

What a damn shame. In my opinion Richard Pryor was the greatest comedian ever..

Nothing but respect. He was a funny, funny man.

What a shame. He and I were born and raised in the same city Peoria Illinois. Some of my parents friends new him. He was my uncles track partner at Manual High school. When I was a kid we'd go check out the house on High Street where he filmed Jo Jo dancer. He was hilarious. Hell, when I graduated high school I worked at Ruppmans with Richards son. RIP Richard!

I just watched Stir Crazy and Brewster's Millions a few days ago. They don't make hilarious movies like that anymore.

Rest in Peace you Funny Motherfucker.