Richard Pryor is dead...
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: j2k4
...at age 65.
This hurts.
Bad.
Posted by: JPaul
RIP to a great comedian and a troubled man.
Posted by: Formula1
Just saw this on Fox news. Really sad :( . He was a funny man, he'll be missed.
Posted by: ~Rev Jim Jones
Yakety Yak, Don't Smoke Crack.
Posted by: DanB
RIP to a very funny and great man :01:
Yakety Yak, Don't Smoke Crack.
I'll smoke one in his memory :ph34r:
Posted by: maebach
RIP, saw this on global tv and they made a short clip about him. he was funny.
Posted by: Busyman
:O :pinch: :mellow: :frusty: :(
He's my favorite comedian of all time.
Posted by: Skizo
WOW...That sucks.
He is without a doubt, irreplaceable.
Btw, how old is Gene Wilder these days? He's gotta be up there by now. I was thinking maybe he was in poor health as well since I haven't seen him in like ten years. :ermm:
Posted by: 3RA1N1AC
Btw, how old is Gene Wilder these days? He's gotta be up there by now. I was thinking maybe he was in poor health as well since I haven't seen him in like ten years. :ermm:
he seems to be doing okay. saw him on tv earlier this year peddling his autobiography. apparently he's ready to do some shit-talkin' now, too. about gilda and about richard pryor. neither could be bothered to respond at the time of publishing, due to one being dead and the other deathly ill. :P
you can prolly find plenty of positive reviews of his book on the net, so here's a negative review: http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2005-03-17-diller-wilder_x.htm just 'cause. the dissenting opinion's often the more interesting one.
not that i don't enjoy gene's work. willy wonka, the producers, young frankenstein, etc. gene's great. it's just... man... celebs and their "issues."
Posted by: Chewie
RIP Richard Pryor.
Did you realise he was one of the main writers for Blazing Saddles? My favourite comedy film.
Posted by: Gripper
What a shame,he was fantastic,See no evil,Hear no evil is one of my all time favourite comedy film.
They'll be laughing in the afterlife tonight :lol:
Posted by: Busyman
What a shame,he was fantastic,See no evil,Hear no evil is one of my all time favourite comedy film.
They'll be laughing in the afterlife tonight :lol:
I thought that movie was aight. His earlier stuff was the best...funny enough he was on drugs at the time.
These were my favorites....
Harlem Nights (1989)
Moving (1988)
Critical Condition (1987)
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
Brewster's Millions (1985)
Superman III (1983)
The Toy (1982)
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
Bustin' Loose (1981)
Stir Crazy (1980)
Wholly Moses! (1980)
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
California Suite (1978)
The Wiz (1978)
Blue Collar (1978)
The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
Greased Lightning (1977)
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
Silver Streak (1976)
Car Wash (1976)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
The Mack (1973)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
I remember him being Comedy Central's #1 comedian of all time.
Posted by: GepperRankins
he looked like my dad. probably more so now cause he'll be pale
Posted by: Biggles
RIP
I never really got a lot of his stand up stuff because I couldn't understand his accent but clearly he was a star and a well loved one at that.
Posted by: peat moss
What I liked best about him , he was before his time .Starting out as a poor black man ,uneducated in raciest America shoving it to the man . Many came after , Eddie Murphy comes to mind and one of my fav's but not as raw as Pryor was . He'll be missed tho .