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.

Though the odds of his surviving were pegged at around 50%, Pryor not only survived, he also ended up incorporating the story into his act, and achieved some of his greatest successes afterward.

There are a lot of landmark anniversaries this year. “Jaws” turns 50. As does Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” “Saturday Night Live” will formally mark a half-century next month. The New ...

Wayans, who is also a stand-up comedian, has experience playing troubled characters. In the 2000 film Requiem for a Dream, Wayans gave a riveting performance as a man strung out on heroin.

Stephen Lang on standing up to a muumuu-wearing Steven Seagal and working with Michael Mann The actor also discusses loving the motion capture in Avatar, getting Biblical in House Of David, and ...