Pryor spent six weeks in recovery at the Grossman Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital. Burns covered more than half of his body. He ran down Parthenia Street from his Northridge, California, home, on fire, until stopped by police.
He was freebasing cocaine while drinking 151-proof rum. On June 9, 1980, during the making of the movie Bustin' Loose, Pryor set himself on fire. By the early 1990s, he needed to use a wheelchair because of his multiple sclerosis. In 1990, Pryor had a second and more severe heart attack. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1986. Pryor had a mild heart attack in November 1977. Pryor was born in Peoria, Illinois into an African-American family. Ī biographical movie based on the life of Pryor is being produced by Lee Daniels and Oprah Winfrey. He was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006, a year after his death. Pryor died of a heart attack in Encino, Los Angeles, California. Pryor is listed at Number 1 on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians. The first ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was given to him in 1998.
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay for his work on Blazing Saddles. In 1974, he also won two American Academy of Humor awards and the Writers Guild of America Award. Pryor performed in movies, on television and as a stand-up comedian. Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor (DecemDecember 10, 2005) was an American comedian, actor and writer.
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