9. Richard Pryor
The man deemed by Comedy Central as the greatest stand-up comedian of all time, passed away by a heart attack at the young age of 65 on December 10th, 2005. He was still performing to sold out crowds with his last public appearance being on July of 2005, at an event called Richard Pryor at the Helm of Comedy. The picture above shows Richard posing with Eddie Griffin shortly before his death. His widow Jennifer was quoted as saying, “At the end, there was a smile on his face.” See the clip below to put a smile on yours.
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