Soxy Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Link Pathbreaking Comedian Richard Pryor Dies By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - Richard Pryor, the caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off, has died, his ex-wife said Saturday. He was 65. Pryor died of a heart attack at his home in the San Fernando Valley sometime late Friday or early Saturday, Flyn Pryor said. He had been ill for years with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system. The comedian was regarded early in his career as one of the most foul-mouthed comics in the business, but he gained a wide following for his expletive-filled but universal and frequently personal insights into modern life and race relations. His audacious style influenced an array of stand-up artists, including Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Damon Wayans, as well as Robin Williams, David Letterman and others. A series of hit comedies in the '70s and '80s, as well as filmed versions of his concert performances, helped make him Pryor 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. His films included "Stir Crazy," "Silver Streak," "Which Way Is Up?" and "Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 tough way to go. 1 of, if not the best comedian(s)... r.i.p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Richard Pryor changed the whole landscape as far as standup goes. R.I.P. Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercy! Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 “We bad. Uh huh, that's right, we bad." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSouthSider59 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 QUOTE(Soxy @ Dec 10, 2005 -> 02:39 PM) Pathbreaking Comedian Richard Pryor Dies Pryor died of a heart attack at his home in the San Fernando Valley sometime late Friday or early Saturday Bummer, he lived not far from me......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerCaseRepublican Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 RIP to an IL native and one of the greatest standups to grace the stage: As he said: There's nothing worse than being an aging young person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 RIP to one of the greatest comedians and actors of our time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierzynski 12 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) That's sad to hear. Edited December 11, 2005 by Pierzynski 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 He was really good in Harlem Nights. Thats one of my all time favorite movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juddling Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) ...and let's not forget that performance in Superman III..what a flick!!!!! Edited December 11, 2005 by juddling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSFAN35 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 QUOTE(juddling @ Dec 11, 2005 -> 12:24 AM) ...and let's not forget that performance in Superman III..what a flick!!!!! classy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 I need to watch Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Bartman's my idol Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Link Pathbreaking Comedian Richard Pryor Dies By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - Richard Pryor, the caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off, has died, his ex-wife said Saturday. He was 65. Pryor died of a heart attack at his home in the San Fernando Valley sometime late Friday or early Saturday, Flyn Pryor said. He had been ill for years with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system. The comedian was regarded early in his career as one of the most foul-mouthed comics in the business, but he gained a wide following for his expletive-filled but universal and frequently personal insights into modern life and race relations. His audacious style influenced an array of stand-up artists, including Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Damon Wayans, as well as Robin Williams, David Letterman and others. A series of hit comedies in the '70s and '80s, as well as filmed versions of his concert performances, helped make him Pryor 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. His films included "Stir Crazy," "Silver Streak," "Which Way Is Up?" and "Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 1. If any of you have not seen the Richard Pryor Live DVDs, you need to do so, they are awesome. 2. I don't know why Arsenio was mentioned in the article; the next funny thing he says will be the first funny thing he's said. RIP Richard Prior...G-d Bless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 His contributions to comedy and fire safety were immense. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 QUOTE(Texsox @ Dec 11, 2005 -> 09:29 AM) His contributions to comedy and fire safety were immense. RIP I wasn't gonna say it but you did. When I read about that incident I laughed my ass off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 The joke was what am I? Richard Pryor jogging I'm going to hell, but at least I'll finally get to meet some of y'all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSFAN35 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Dec 11, 2005 -> 11:27 AM) I wasn't gonna say it but you did. When I read about that incident I laughed my ass off. I don't understand why this is funny: a man has a nervous breakdown and tries to burn himself to death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 QUOTE(WSFAN35 @ Dec 11, 2005 -> 08:42 PM) I don't understand why this is funny: a man has a nervous breakdown and tries to burn himself to death He was free basing cocaine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mplssoxfan Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(Texsox @ Dec 11, 2005 -> 12:43 PM) The joke was what am I? Richard Pryor jogging I'm going to hell, but at least I'll finally get to meet some of y'all Remember when he told that one on himself in Sunset Strip? Everyone in the theater I was in gasped. I was using that recycled joke all day yesterday behind the bar. I followed it up with: "I wonder if he'll be cremated?" RP would have appreiciated the sentiment, I think. It took me about 15 years to realize that he had a screenwriting credit for Blazing Saddles. That's how Mel Brooks had the guts to write all those jokes -- he let RP do it. Edited December 12, 2005 by Mplssoxfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Now we got country and western on the bus R and B, we got disco in eight tracks and cassettes in stereo We've got rural scenes & magazines We've got truckers on the CB We've got Richard Pryor on the video We got time to think of the ones we love While the miles roll away But the only time that seems too short Is the time that we get to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I was watching TV late Saturday night and I saw the news. They interviewed Jimmy Walker. Jimmy and RP were friends for years. Jimmy made sure people knew that Pryor was a jerk to people and could be a pretty mean guy. I think that spoke more about their friendship, and Pryor, that almost any "tribute" you will see. You just know that Pryor would want people to talk truthfully about him and to not sugarcoat who and what he was. I loved Pryor, even as a kid. Is there anybody who grew up seeing that man before he took ill that doesn't like Pryor. Everything about him was great, aside from the drugs. RIP Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I've has the opportunity to hang around professional and serious amateur comedians and as a group they are the most pathetic people to hang with. Mean, paranoid, back stabbing, gossiping, unfunny unless on stage are just a few of the attributes that come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerCaseRepublican Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I'm surprised nobody used his old slogan of "I'm not dead yet, motherf***er!" in some sort of joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSFAN35 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 QUOTE(Texsox @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 07:38 AM) He was free basing cocaine. that was a rumor, you're terribly mistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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