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Pioneering Comedian Richard Pryor DiesMy wife and I still quote Richard Pryor when he talked about seeing a dense gazelle being taken down by a cheetah while on a safari in Africa:
LOS ANGELES - Richard Pryor startled audiences with his foul-mouthed routines, but his universal and frequently personal insights propelled him into one of Hollywood's biggest stars.
The pioneering comedian, whose audacious style influenced generations of standup artists, died Saturday of a heart attack at age 65, said his business manager, Karen Finch. He had been ill for years with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system.
"By expressing his heart, anger and joy, Richard Pryor took comedy to its highest form," Steve Martin said.
A series of hit comedies and concert films in the '70s and '80s helped make Pryor one of Hollywood's highest paid stars, and he was one of the first black performers with enough leverage to cut his own 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."
Cheetah!Rest in Peace Richard - like most gifted people who brought humor and laughter to millions and enjoyed doing it, you will be missed.What'd you say?!
Cheetah!
Say What?
CHEE-TAH!!!
He'll be missed! Probably as much as Sam Kinison!
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Cait said:
I have always thought the routine Pryor did after his return from Africa was by far the funniest
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I have always thought the routine Pryor did after his return from Africa was by far the funniest he ever did. It had more dignity or something. I loved the part about the lion: "yeah, come on over here, and bring the camera with you."
|| Posted by Cait, December 12, 2005 01:24 PM ||It always conjured up for me a mental vision of a big ol' scruffy lion hauling up a satisfied belch from the depths of his over-stuffed belly, and then, somehow, despite the lack of opposable thumbs, picking his teeth with a toothpick, and all the while wearing a very satisfied look.
|| Posted by Cait, December 12, 2005 01:26 PM ||He'll be missed! Probably as much as Sam Kinison!
|| Posted by Tetzman, December 13, 2005 03:49 PM ||