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.

Pryor, legal name Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr., died on December 10, 2005 after his third heart attack in Los Angeles. He was 65.

Comedy legend Richard Pryor had seven children. Here’s everything to know about kids Renee, Richard Jr., Elizabeth Anne, Rain, Steven, Mason and Kelsey.

Eddie Murphy detailed the $100,000 bet he made with Richard Pryor. (Getty Images) "He bet me $100,000 that I wouldn't put out a music album where there's no jokes or nothing," Murphy said.

Wexler knew how to craft a beautiful image, and the lighting in "Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip" is exquisite - a fact that is more evident than ever before on the new 4K disc.

Pam Grier and Richard Pryor counting money in a scene from 1977’s “Greased Lightning.” Getty Images “When I left, I indicated to him that I would never talk to him again,” she said.

Richard Pryor and guests as Pryor Recieves a Hollywood Star on Walk of Fame at Hollywood Boulevard in Calif., ca. 1993. Ron Galella—Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images ...

Pam Grier said Richard Pryor struggled to overcome his addiction. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) "I told him, ‘No, I’m not coming.

Richard Pryor passed away in 2005. (Getty Images / Getty Images) "He warned me. … He said to me, 'I've decided what to do. I have to do this, otherwise I don't know how I'm going to get out.

Richard Pryor’s Essential Albums Released as Box Set The LPs, reissued by Rhino, span 1974 to 1983 and include some of the late comic's most iconic routines.

Pulling out a vinyl copy of How Could It Be, Murphy's debut musical album from 1985, Kimmel read aloud one of the dedications: "To Richard Pryor, my idol, with whom I have a $100,000 bet.