That said, the perfection of what he does in "Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip" was not easily achieved, and Pryor had a lot of help. The movie is less a documentary record of a performance ...

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.

The new release of 'Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip' properly showcases the comic's genius and the beauty of Haskell Wexler's cinematography.

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.

Dec. 12, 2005 — -- Richard Pryor was a loving father who, despite his shortcomings, was "magical" to be around, one of his seven children said today. "When he was a dad, he was a magnificent ...