1995
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18 hours ago · An estate in L.A.’s Northridge neighborhood once owned by Richard Pryor — and the site where the late comedian famously set himself on fire in 1980 — has hit the market. Known as Hacienda de los Suenos, the gated, walled property is currently owned by one-time pro football player Rashard Mendenhall, who became a TV writer on Ballers post-NFL.
18 hours ago · Pryor, who cowrote 1974’s “Blazing Saddles,” was supposed to co-star. But his drugs and mischief scared Hollywood. Despite director Mel Brooks’ pleas in support of Pryor, the role went to Cleavon Little, and the movie became a classic. But that was Richard Pryor, a comic genius who never reached his potential.
