Richard Pryor 1940-2005 (Just the News!)

"By expressing his heart, anger and joy, Richard Pryor took comedy to its highest form,"

Steven Martin

"He will be missed, but will forever live in thousands and thousands of hearts and continue to impact and inspire people with his truth and his pain, which he turned into comedy brilliantly,"

Jennifer Lee Pryor

"Pryor started it all, He made the blueprint for the progressive thinking of black comedians, unlocking that irreverent style."

Keenen Ivory Wayans

See also: RichardPryor.com.

Listen: Fresh Air interview from 1995.