Adam Sandler & Chris Rock Talk Richard Pryor Biopic

Published July 5, 2010

Adam Sandler & Chris Rock Talk Richard Pryor Biopic
Richard Pryor died in 2005 at the age of 65, leaving behind a legacy of legendary comedy — and equally legendary debauchery. He was the guy a generation of stand-up comedians modeled themselves after, and he was the guy whose long-standing drug abuse — including a frightening incident in which he lit himself on fire while freebasing cocaine — stood as a warning to rising comics about the …
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