Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor (1940 - 2005)
==Film Deaths:==
*Lady Sings the Blues (1972) [Piano Man]: Beaten to death by thugs, while Diana Ross looks on helplessly.
*The Mack (1973) [Slim]: Killed by Don Gordon and William Watson.
*Some Call It Loving (Dream Castle; Sleeping Beauty) (1973) [Jeff]: Dies (off-screen) under unspecified circumstances, presumably due to his prolonged drug and alcohol abuse. His body is shown afterwards lying in his coffin as Zalman King attends his funeral.
==TV Deaths:==
*Saturday Night Live (Dec. 13, 1975) [Major]: Poisoned when he swallows a suicide pill, misunderstanding Dan Aykroyd's instructions to "take this pill" (when Dan only meant for Richard to carry it with him).
==Notable Connections:==
*Ex-husband of Shelley R. Bonus
*Ex-husband of Deborah McGuire
*Ex-husband of Flynn Belaine (divorced, remarried, divorced again)
*Husband of Jennifer Lee (divorced, remarried)
*Father of Rain Pryor
*Distant cousin of Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges 
==Gallery==
Richardpryor.jpg|Richard Pryor (in Diana Ross' arms) in Lady Sings the Blues
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