The Wiz
1978
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Jun 15, 1980 · Pryor, 39, fled screaming from his San Fernando Valley home the night of June 9, a human torch with flames searing away fully half of his body's skin. His entire upper torso back, chest, arms,...
Jan 17, 2020 · Mar 22, 2022. He was on coke and freebase when he got severely burned. His widow, Jennifer Pryor, who was not married to him at the time, said she was at the house before the fire and feared he ...
Mar 17, 2023 · 84 subscribers. Subscribed. 14K views 1 year ago. On June 9, 1980, Richard Pryor set himself on fire during a freebasing session at his home in San Fernando Valley, California. The incident...
Pryor incorporated a description of the incident into his comedy show Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982). He joked that the event was caused by dunking a cookie into a glass of low-fat and pasteurized milk, causing an explosion.
Original Airdate: 09/05/1980#johnnycarson #richardpryor #thetonightshow
Jul 6, 1980 · His near-fatal accident June 9, when he suffered third degree burns over 50 percent of his body, was yet another chapter in Pryor's stormy personal and public life as a star of movies,...
Jun 11, 1980 · SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., June 10 (AP) Richard Pryor, the prize-winning comedian and writer, was in critical condition today after a flammable drug mixture apparently exploded in his face, badly...
