Comedian Richard Pryor Dead at 65
NBC ID: AR9ANVJJJM | Production Unit: Today Show | Media Type: Aired Show | Media ID: NY-WTDY-20051211-0001 | Air Date(s): 12/11/2005 | Event Date(s): 12/10/2005Beschreibung
Event Date(s): 12/10/2005 | Event Location(s): Los Angeles, California; | Description: Famed comedian Richard Pryor died Saturday after suffering a heart attack. CLIP: (Columbia Pictures) Letterbox clip of comic Richard Pryor from "Live on Sunset Strip". On stage Pryor says "They call it an epidemic now. That means white folks are doing it. Maybe next time you see black people in trouble, you'll help." INT MS: In an interview NBC Universal Sports& Olympics Chairman Dick Ebersol says "More than anybody of our generation of comics he was fearless, he had a conscience, and he was still funny." CLIP: Clip from the "Tonight Show" featuring host Johnny Carson introducing Pryor. STILL: Photo of Pryor with super "The Richard Pryor Show". CLIP: Letterbox clips from "Stir Crazy" featuring Pryor and Gene Wilder. INT MS: In an interview comedian Arsenio Hall says "If you haven't stolen something from Richard Pryor and you do stand up, you're doing it wrong." CLIP: Letterbox clip of Pryor from "Live On Sunset Strip". INT BRIEF CUTS: Shots of Pryor performing on stage. MS: Pryor, on stage, says "You know what? That looks like fire!" CLIP: Clip from movie "Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling" featuring Pryor. INT MS: Pryor stands on stage. INT MS: Pryor poses with a statue as cameras flash. CLIP: Clip of Pryor from show "Live on Sunset Strip". EXT DAY MS: Zoom in to sign "Richard Pryor Rest In Peace, Make God Laugh" outside the Laugh Factory. VO: NBC News' James Hattori signs off from Los Angeles, California.