Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#0Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Posted: 12/10/05 at 8:23pm
Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Updated On: 12/10/05 at 08:23 PM
#1re: Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Posted: 12/10/05 at 8:28pm
Marquise --- I JUST heard that myself. I'm very sad about it. I can't say I'm surprised, because he's been ill for quite a long time. But what a brilliant comic/actor!
He will not be forgotten. He was a true pioneer, in many ways.
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#2re: Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Posted: 12/10/05 at 11:09pmHe was an incredible inspiration to my cousin Lynne, who died of complications from Multiple Sclerosis.
#3re: Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Posted: 12/11/05 at 2:24am
only 65.....way too young. I loved Richard Pryor, be it s
Stand Up or a movie that he was doing. His influence on other comedians was immense, and he will be missed.
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#4re: Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Posted: 12/11/05 at 9:06amThe fact that he could use the negatives in his life at the service of something positive...well...that's a gift....
#5re: Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Posted: 12/11/05 at 10:52amthis guy was incredible. get the concert films. he was a genius. we used to have to hide his albums from my mother and that in itself is a ringing endorsement of his relevance.
#6re: Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Posted: 12/11/05 at 5:25pmI'm bumping this because it needs far more attention. This man was a god. Without him you wouldn't have Eddie, Chris or Dave. Period. I spent the better part of the evening very upset over this and we all went out to the bar and did shots for Richard. Rest in peace man. I know you're knockin em dead in heaven where you'll look over all of us. Miss you man!
#7re: Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Posted: 12/11/05 at 5:29pmSuch as huge loss, but I feel like a jerk because I already thought he was dead.
#8re: Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Posted: 12/11/05 at 5:33pmIt's very sad. He's seriously hilarious. I recently watching a documentary that he appeared in and 30 years later, we were cracking up. His material is timeless. Forget all those new guys on HBO, he's truly the King of Comedy.
Wanting life but never knowing how
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#9re: Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Posted: 12/11/05 at 5:33pmSilver Streak happens to be one of my favorite films and his supporting role in Lady Sings the Blues is memorable as well as The Toy and Stir Crazy.
#10re: Richard Pryor Dead at 65
Posted: 12/11/05 at 6:03pm
For Carl Magnum, who thinks the rest of us don't care:
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=878657&boardname=off&dt=121005073344
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