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.
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IMDB: Has admitted the fire that nearly killed him while free-basing cocaine in the early 1980's was in fact a suicide attempt. His management created the "accident" lie for the press in hopes of protecting him.
Originally posted by Richard Pryor
Comedy rules! Don't let anybody tell you otherwise, and there are no rules in stand-up comedy, which I really like. You can do anything you want and you can say anything that comes to mind - just so long as it's funny. If you ain't funny then get the fuck off the stage, it's that simple.
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Dec-10-2005 23:54
pkcRAISTLIN
arbiter's chief minion
Registered: Jul 2002
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how sad. he was one of the funniest cvnts around. he created people like murphy. RIP.
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Dec-11-2005 02:32
charlee
Clubsguide Editor
Registered: Jun 2005
Location: Prahran
Got so many great laughs out of this guy as a kid! What was that movie, The Toy? He will be sadly missed
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Dec-11-2005 02:34
Philby
Statement: Die, meatbag!
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Melbourne, Australia
woah
mr miyagi, big kev, eddie guerrero, now richard pryor, all these people i like are dying...
i saw this on the news yesterday
he brought me many laughs, inspiring the likes of eddie murphy to talk about poo and make me laugh even more. weird how comedians just die like that, there is always something wrong with em
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Dec-12-2005 07:44
Chookie
AU.TA BITCH
Registered: Jan 2003
Location: Halfway between the gutter and the stars
Tis a shame but he will be remembered for a long time.
I was def a fan , he was one funny guy!
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how sad. he was one of the funniest cvnts around. he created people like murphy. RIP.
