Comedian Richard Pryor Dies at Age 65

[Bustem' Down]

I thought he cleaned up after doing the "torch" and the heart attack was related to the MS he suffered from.

True, but look at Ozzy, he cleaned up, but doing that stuff has an effect on you. I have no doubt the the MS was the main cause, but I bet his heart wasn't in the best shape to begin with.

 

[Ken King]

True, but look at Ozzy, he cleaned up, but doing that stuff has an effect on you. I have no doubt the the MS was the main cause, but I bet his heart wasn't in the best shape to begin with.

No doubt, and like you I doubt it had anything to do with him being in a Superman movie.

 

[Bustem' Down]

No doubt, and like you I doubt it had anything to do with him being in a Superman movie.

Exactly, more like from being in "Hear No Evil, See No Evil".










Actually that movie was great.

 

[Ken King]

Exactly, more like from being in "Hear No Evil, See No Evil".










Actually that movie was great.

Or maybe "The Toy".

 

[Bustem' Down]

Or maybe "The Toy".

"Brewsters Millions"

 

[Vixen]

"The Toy" was one of the funniest movies of all time.

It has been an awful long time ago that I read about his cocaine addiction. Soon after he became clean, he started having problems with his MS. It was thought that his cocaine addiction heightened the MS problems. I only remember this because I was disappointed that yet again a highly talented person could ruin their life with drugs (which is the same way I feel about alcohol).

65 is considered a long life to a former cocaine addict. IMO

 

[canuk woman]

I think it had little to do with Superman and more to do with hard drugs little girl.

I think I'm aware of that.

 

[camily]

"The Toy" was one of the funniest movies of all time.

It has been an awful long time ago that I read about his cocaine addiction. Soon after he became clean, he started having problems with his MS. It was thought that his cocaine addiction heightened the MS problems. I only remember this because I was disappointed that yet again a highly talented person could ruin their life with drugs (which is the same way I feel about alcohol).

65 is considered a long life to a former cocaine addict. IMO

Did you know the little boy from the toy grew up into a porn star? Let me find a link.

 

[Bustem' Down]

Did you know the little boy from the toy grew up into a porn star? Let me find a link.

You would know that wouldn't you.

 

[Larry Gude]

Well...

I'm not sure I'm understanding this Larry, Pryor was right there with them in that "segregated nation", just a younger man when it ended. It wasn't until the 70s that he got his big break. A lot of his early material focused on the way life was for him when he was growing up.

...maybe you don't understand because I'm wrong?

Maybe you don't understand because my point is correct but the way I presented it was confusing.

Maybe I'm right in you are in the mood to quibble?

In the early 70's Flaming Richard was, after all, only 30 whereas Foxx and others were much older then. Pryor is just a year or two older than my folks. His formulative years were the 50's and 60's, not the 30's and 40's.

What do you think?

 

[Larry Gude]

All time great movie...

...Harlem Nights.

 

[Bustem' Down]

...Harlem Nights.

I have to say I haven't seen that one....and I don't know why.

 

[Larry Gude]

You're life is...

I have to say I haven't seen that one....and I don't know why.

...a drifting sea of incompleteness then.

Put it on the list, you know, the list we all forget when we head to the video store.

I give it 8/10

 

[camily]

You would know that wouldn't you.

Yes, yes I would. I forgot I want link searching'. Let me look now, for real this time...

 

[camily]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0777432/
There ya' go.

 

[canuk woman]

I think it had little to do with Superman and more to do with hard drugs little girl.

I also saw him in "The Wiz" and "The Muppet Movie".