Richard Pryor
Pioneering Comedian Richard Pryor Dies: 
I remember not being allowed to watch his act when I was a little boy, but I still managed to see The Toy (although I didn't get the "Master Bates" joke until much later), and he was awesome in Superman III.
Mr. Pryor (imdb bio) also lived with multiple sclerosis for much of his life. MS is an autoimmune disease in which the myelin that coats neurons in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) is destroyed, causing problems with the conduction of electrical signals. Symptoms run the gamut from loss of muscle function to clinical depression. There's no cure yet, only treatments that can slow the advancement of the disease. Here's a good place to send donations and get more information.
LOS ANGELES - Richard Pryor, the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood's biggest stars, died of a heart attack Saturday. He was 65.Much too soon.
I remember not being allowed to watch his act when I was a little boy, but I still managed to see The Toy (although I didn't get the "Master Bates" joke until much later), and he was awesome in Superman III.
Mr. Pryor (imdb bio) also lived with multiple sclerosis for much of his life. MS is an autoimmune disease in which the myelin that coats neurons in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) is destroyed, causing problems with the conduction of electrical signals. Symptoms run the gamut from loss of muscle function to clinical depression. There's no cure yet, only treatments that can slow the advancement of the disease. Here's a good place to send donations and get more information.
posted by Ali at 12/10/2005 10:05:00 PM
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