Pathbreaking Comedian Richard Pryor Dies
 

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May he Rest in Peace!!!

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.

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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."

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How sad. I'm thinking of all the laughter and happiness he shared with so many during his lifetime. He was truly a legend. RIP Richard Pryor.

:( I was just coming to post this. Sitting with my mom and grandmother and came across it on Yahoo News. :(

Rest in peace!

:( Rest in Peace Richard

RIP to a very precise, intelligent comic
 

RIP. Man, I loved Richard Pryor. We still have his albums outside in our rec room. If I wasn't on my way out, I'd put one on the turntable and listen.:(

I think tonight Mom and me will watch The Toy. :) :(

I think Mr. 1228 and I will watch Stir Crazy when I get home later on tonight. We were both saddened by his passing

I'm just glad that he's nothing suffering anymore. May he RIP. There will be NO other like Richard Pryor.

He was and always will be the greatest. His comedic style inspired many........ R.I.P.
Much Love and Respect.

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Finally, he is at peace.

RIP Richard Pryor :(

I loved Richard Pryor. He wil definitely be missed.

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R.I.P. Richard Pryor :(

Every AA radio station in MD/DC area was playing excerpts from his shows and the radio stations had to bleep every other word. He was so funny. He will be missed. RIP Richard he was the orignial King of Comedy.