This is a great loss to comedy, regardless of how long it has been since he performed. This is a great loss indeed.
Comedian Richard Pryor dead at 65
"Groundbreaking US comedian Richard Pryor has died at the age of 65 after a long illness.
"He died of a heart attack at his home in California's San Fernando Valley, according to his ex-wife, Flyn Pryor.
"He had been ill for years with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system.
"A series of hit comedies in the 1970s and 1980s - including Stir Crazy and Silver Streak - helped make him one of Hollywood's highest-paid stars."
