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10-12-05, 22:12
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.
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.