Richard Pryor has died
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ToPdOg
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(CNN) -- Groundbreaking Comedian Richard Pryor died Saturday of a heart attack, his wife told CNN. He was 65.
Pryor, who had been ill with multiple sclerosis, died at Encino Hospital near Los Angeles, at 7:58 a.m. PT. Jennifer Lee Pryor tried to revive him before paramedics arrived and took him to the hospital, she said.
"He enjoyed life right up until the end," she said. "At the end there was a smile on his face."
Pryor, who was born in Peoria, Illinois, on December 1, 1940, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1986.
"He was able to turn pain into comedy," his wife said. "He let the world see it, and that was his inspiration too.
"People said, 'If he can do it, I can do it.' "
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Pryor, who had been ill with multiple sclerosis, died at Encino Hospital near Los Angeles, at 7:58 a.m. PT. Jennifer Lee Pryor tried to revive him before paramedics arrived and took him to the hospital, she said.
"He enjoyed life right up until the end," she said. "At the end there was a smile on his face."
Pryor, who was born in Peoria, Illinois, on December 1, 1940, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1986.
"He was able to turn pain into comedy," his wife said. "He let the world see it, and that was his inspiration too.
"People said, 'If he can do it, I can do it.' "
Link to CNN article
Link to MSNBC article
cat daddy said:
Cat Daddy,
Well it would sort of be like " Come Christmas tha bit*h got a goose or turkey commin" and "you can see him at the zoo ... the polar bear with tiny little feet" vs...... The wino directing traffic on Sunday morning; " Look at that ni**a junior ... use to could book numbers without pencil or paper ... now he don't know who he is" and "Who gone clean up the blood ... you ugly bi*ch.
*** For those who have no idea of what we are talking about, you would have to go back and hear these two bits by Richard Pryor.
That Ni**er was Crazy, but he was also the G.O.A.T
silentrage
Delta Girl
RIP Pryor. 
Donald K. Willi
New Member
Long live the comedic genius of Richard Pryor.R.I.P.:bowdown: :angel2:
Dr. Phreeze
It is I...Yes it is...
RIP Richard Pryor
JaguarNationAJL
Aquarius Man
He will be missed
enswaclopedia
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If you want to see some funny s*** get the 3 DVD collection of "The Richard Pryor Show" that was on NBC in 1977. I got mine from Circuit City but I have seen it at Wal-Mart for about $35.00.
RIP Richard. This has been a rough year; Johnny Cochran, Luther, Rosa Parks, now Richard.
RIP Richard. This has been a rough year; Johnny Cochran, Luther, Rosa Parks, now Richard.
LadyLuck13
Chocolate Rain
RIP Richard Pryor.. A true pioneer of comedy.
