Richard Pryor Dead

Richard Pryor.com ^ | 12/10/05 | unknown

[Salo]

Iconic comic genius, Richard Pryor is dead today at 8:35 after a 19 year battle with multiple sclerosis.

Born Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor, on December 1, 1940 the multi-talented star was pronounced dead of a cardiac arrest at 8:00 am at a hospital near his home.

He is survived by his wife Jennifer Lee Pryor and his six children; Richard Junior, Elizabeth Storder, Rain Kindlin, Kelsey, Steven and Franklin Mason, and his three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be private with a memorial service by invitation

[Howlin]

Oh, very true. I should have been plainer.

And the line I remember from that movie? "Carry me back to OOOOLLLLDDDD Virginie!"

[Richard Kimball]

One line the studios cut out of the movie "Blazing Saddles": When Madeline Kahn was about to have sex with the sheriff, the lights went off, and she said "I want to know if it's twue what they say about black men. It's twue! It's twue!" The next line was supposed to be the sheriff saying "Quite sucking on my elbow!"

Brooks had originally wanted Pryor to play the sheriff, but the studio nixed it, as Pryor was very controversial at the time.

[rintense]

My favorite scene is in Silver Streak when he tries to teach Gene Wilder to act black...

"Why all you whities got such a tight a$$?"

[rintense]

"Excuse me while I whip this out!"

[RightWhale]

Interesting. Eugene McCarthy [Dem] 89.

[fieldmarshaldj]

One of the greatest comedians of the 20th Century, bar none. Always a pleasure to see him work his magic. Rest in peace, Mr. Pryor.

[GOPyouth]

Richard Pryor Live in Concert (1979) was filmed in a theater in Long Beach, California

"N!ggas don't go to Long Beach, Jack."

[airborne]

[lawdude]

I knew his medical history and am sorry he is gone. BUT his history (notariety) with drugs far surpasses his history (notariety) with MS.

He was a funny, funny comedian but the drugs got to him. I don't know if they played a part in his later medical problems but I suspect they didn't help.

May he RIP.

[LIConFem]

Neither. He had been clean for many years; battling MS.

[Sensei Ern]

This is sad.

[tuffydoodle]

"Excuse me while I whip this out!"

There's so many classic lines in that movie I don't even know where to start.

RIP, Richard.

[Lib-Lickers 2]

Mr. Meoff?,, yeah first name Jack

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

We must be about the same age

51 and a new Grandma last week. This Grandma thing is great-I'm expected to brag, LOL!

[Howlin]

Oh, I'm just a little older, but look what you have to look forward to: I have FIVE of 'em FIVE AND UNDER!

And, yes, now you can be a REAL fool like the rest of us and do neat things like go to The Incredibles Disney on Ice (which we did today....LOL)!

[Palladin]

Too bad. Those days of drinking and drugging eventually take their toll on a body.

So far, I've heard three different causes of death on the MSM.

They won't really know until the toxicology reports come in, will they?

[pollyannaish]

Sad. May he rest in peace. He learned many things the hardest way possible. Prayers for his family.

[who knows what evil?]

That's because they sucked.

LOL...that's an understatement!

[Kokojmudd]

Sorry he had to suffer also. Who knows how his career would have developed had he been healthy.

[Salo]

Fake news source.