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I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.

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Richard Pryor
Age: 65 †
Born: 1940
Born: December 1
Died: 2005
Died: December 10
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Comedian
Film Actor
Film Director
Journalist
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Television Actor
Television Producer
Peoria
Illinois
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
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