nelms Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 CNN Breaking News reporting that Richard Pryor has died of cardiac arrest. He was 65. In my opinion, the greatest stand up comedian ever. The rest followed in his footsteps. If you've never heard or seen his stand up routines, pick up his greatest hits stand up album. Still timeless today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrmag Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 DAMN. Yes, probably the greatest stand up comedian ever. RIP. Coincidentally, for those of you that are not familiar with his EARLY work (prior to the fire incident), I highly suggest you look some of it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Dave Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Damn... RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckydevil Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Damn, very sad news. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Wow. Truely one of the great, innovative standup comedians of all time. Strike that. Comedians in general of all time. RIP Richard. You will be missed but thanks for the time and the laughs you gave us. Thoughts and prayers to he and his family and friends at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelms Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 DAMN. Yes, probably the greatest stand up comedian ever. RIP.Coincidentally, for those of you that are not familiar with his EARLY work (prior to the fire incident), I highly suggest you look some of it up. I remember listening to his albums in the 70's over and over again. Mudbone, the Crazy Preacher. "This water cold ... yeah, and it's deep too". That joke has been told over and over again, but Pryor originally came up with that. Classic, classic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofbutz Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Rip Rich...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 He was one funny MF,spent many a hour laughing at his stuff. Don't seem like it has been 65 yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drex Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 RIP Richard Pryor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo da Magnificent Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 RIP. You were missed well before you left. God Bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius J. Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 He was definately before my generation, but with someone as great as he was, generations don't matter much. Dude was funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINS@THEGOALLINE Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 A true genius. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCollins Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 That's sad, he was the Ali of stand up comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Sassy Molassy Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Wow, when I saw the title of this thread, my Heart sank. I will miss the guy. RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskeypeet Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 What was the "fire incident?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 What was the "fire incident?" Try google and Richard Pryor + fire. Many articles about how close he came to dying that day in June. Blondie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC4 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 RIP Rich and Mudbone too :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Sad stuff indeed. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslowalrob Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 RIP Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCollins Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 http://www.forbes.com/business/energy/feeds/ap/2005/12/10/ap2382964.html Richard Pryor, the caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off, died Saturday. He was 65. Pryor died shortly before 8 a.m. of a heart attack after being taken to a hospital from his home in the San Fernando Valley, said his business manager, Karen Finch. He had been ill for years with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system. "We loved him and will miss you," his ex-wife, Flynn Pryor, said from her Florida home. Pryor 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." Throughout his career, Pryor focused on racial inequality, once joking as the host of the 1977 Academy Awards that Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier were the only black members of the Academy. Pryor once marveled "that I live in racist America and I'm uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I can make a living from it. You can't do much better than that." In 1980, he nearly lost his life when he suffered severe burns over 50 percent of his body while freebasing cocaine at his home. An admitted "junkie" at the time, Pryor spent six weeks recovering from the burns and much longer from drug and alcohol dependence. He battled multiple sclerosis throughout the '90s. In his last movie, the 1991 bomb "Another You," Pryor's poor health was clearly evident. Pryor made a comeback attempt the following year, returning to standup comedy in clubs and on television while looking thin and frail, and with noticeable speech and movement difficulties. In 1995, he played an embittered multiple sclerosis patient in an episode of the television series "Chicago Hope." The role earned him an Emmy nomination as best guest actor in a drama series. "To be diagnosed was the hardest thing because I didn't know what they were talking about," he said. "And the doctor said `Don't worry, in three months you'll know.' "So I went about my business and then, one day, it jumped me. I couldn't get up. ... Your muscles trick you; they did me." While Pryor's material sounds modest when compared with some of today's raunchier comedians, it was startling material when first introduced. He never apologized for it. In his 1977 NBC television series "The Richard Pryor Show," he threatened to cancel his contract with the network after NBC's censors objected to a skit in which Pryor appeared naked save for a flesh-colored loincloth to suggest he was emasculated. In his later years Pryor mellowed considerably, and his film roles looked more like easy paychecks than artistic endeavors. His robust work gave way to torpid efforts like "Harlem Nights," "Brewster's Millions" and "Hear No Evil, See No Evil." Pryor was married six times. He and Flynn Pryor had a son, Steven. Previous children included another son, Richard, and daughters Elizabeth, Rain and Renee. Daughter Rain became an actress. In an interview in 2005, she told the Philadelphia Inquirer that her father always "put his life right out there for you to look at. I took that approach because I saw how well audiences respond to it. I try to make you laugh at life." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney B Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Try google and Richard Pryor + fire.Many articles about how close he came to dying that day in June. Blondie "When you run down the street ON FIRE, people get out of your way!" :laugh: RIP :notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Pryor was the originator...Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Chris Tucker, Dave Chapelle (although not Dave so much), all those guys owe Richard a thank you. He started that brand of comedy...hilarious! The last memory of him I have was at some awards show (the Oscars, maybe?) and he got a lifetime achievement award. They handed it to him, and asked him how he felt or something and he said "This award is heavy as ****!" Hilarious...here is this dude in a wheel chair who can't talk very well, and he's still crackin' jokes. Very special man. RIP Rich, ya funny mother****er! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallen5862 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 RIP Richard Pryor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 "When you run down the street ON FIRE, people get out of your way!" :laugh: RIP :notworthy "... and i thought, blue." I've always said the three things in life i love more than anything (with the exception of friends and family) are music, beer, and football. But stand-up would be a VERY close fourth. Richard did it like no other, he will be sorely missed. RIP Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 R.I.P Richard...You were the BEST!!! You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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