Richard Pryor is an American comedian, actor, and writer with a net worth of $40 million when he died in 2005. After accounting for inflation equates to around $50 million in today’s money.
Richard amassed his riches from album sales, tour ticket sales, and earnings from a successful film and television career.
How many times did Richard Pryor marry?
The renowned Comedian married seven times during his lifetime.
He was married to Patricia Price from 1960 to 1961. He then married Shelley Bonus from 1967 to 1969. He again married Deborah McGuire, an aspiring model and actress, on September 22, 1977. They dated on and off for four years before getting married. They separated in January 1978, and the divorce was finalized in August 1978.
Richard Pryor employed Jennifer Lee, an actress and interior decorator, to decorate his home. They married in August 1981 but divorced in October 1982 because of his drug addiction. They wedded on June 29, 2001, and were married until Pryor died in 2005. Also, Flynn Belaine, an aspiring actress, and he married in October 1986
How many children does Richard Pryor own?
Pryor has seven children from six different women. They are:
- Renee Pryor was born on July 20, 1957; her mother was Pryor’s girlfriend, Susan, when she was 16.
- Richard Pryor Jr. was born on April 10, 1962; his mother is Pryor’s first wife, Patricia Price.
- Elizabeth Anne was born on April 24, 1967; her mother is Pryor’s girlfriend, Maxine Anderson.
- Rain Pryor was born on July 16, 1969; her mother is Pryor’s second wife, Shelley Bonus.
- Steven was born on November 14, 1984; his mother is Flynn Belaine, who eventually became Pryor’s fifth wife.
- Franklin was born on April 29, 1987; his mother is Pryor’s girlfriend, Geraldine Mason.
- Kelsey was born on October 25, 1987; her mother is Pryor’s sixth wife, Flynn Belaine.
Richard Pryor suffered his third heart attack on the morning of December 10, 2005, nine days after his 65th birthday, in his Los Angeles home. After his wife’s unsuccessful attempts to resuscitate him, he was rushed to a Westside hospital and pronounced dead at 7:58 a.m. PST. Jennifer, his widow, stated, “At the end, there was a smile on his face.”
He was cremated, and his remains were distributed to his relatives. His widow dispersed his ashes on the bay of Hana, Hawaii, in 2019.
Forensic pathologist Michael Hunter believes Pryor’s deadly heart attack was caused by coronary artery disease, which was at least partly caused by years of tobacco smoking.
Pryor suffered a small heart attack in November 1977, at the age of 36, following several years of excessive smoking and drinking. He recovered and resumed performances in January of the following year. In 1986, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Pryor suffered a second heart attack while visiting Australia in 1990. He had triple heart bypass surgery in 1991.
In late 2004, his sister said that he had lost his voice due to multiple sclerosis. However, on January 9, 2005, Pryor’s wife, Jennifer Lee, rebutted this statement in a post on Pryor’s official website, quoting Richard as saying: “I’m sick of hearing this garbage about me not talking… not true… I have good and terrible days… but I’m still a talkin’ motherfucker!”
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