Before what Jennifer, 79, calls Richard's "self-immolation," she remembers he set his bed on fire while doing freebase cocaine (the purest form of the drug, created by heating it to produce vapors ...

In the documentary 'I Am Richard Pryor,' Pryor's widow Jennifer Lee Pryor speaks about his love life, drug use and the time he set himself on fire.

Like gills on a fish, being on that stage was what mattered to Richard," Jennifer Pryor said, who remarried Richard in 2001. She remained by his side until his death on Dec. 10, 2005, in Los Angeles.

In this exclusive clip, George Lopez — who considered Pryor an idol and a mentor — recalls driving the route that Pryor ran down while on fire, and discovering, to his horror, that Pryor ran ...

One of the most harrowing events of Pryor’s life happened in 1980 when, after spending days freebasing cocaine, he covered his torso in rum and set himself on fire.

He was 65. Pryor died shortly before 8 a.m. after being taken to a hospital from his home in the San Fernando Valley, said his business manager, Karen Finch.

The problem was Pryor became a star after those roles, and when the fire slowed him down, he retreated into toothless, ill-suited, well-paying roles, starring in a series of terrible but popular ...