Richard Pryor’s Former Dwelling The place He Lit Himself on Fireplace Sells for $3.6M

Richard Pryor‘s former L.A. dwelling — the infamous spot the place he set himself on fireplace in 1980 — merely provided for a cool $3,619,000.

The Northridge dwelling was accessible in the marketplace for beneath 3 months by ex-NFL participant turned Hollywood creator Rashard Mendenhall — netting him a considerable income, as he’d purchased it for $2.5M in 2017.

It wasn’t exactly what Rashard had hoped for — he initially listed the home at $4,236,000, a nod to his NFL career dashing complete of 4,236 yards — nonetheless it’s nonetheless a reasonably sweet deal.

This dwelling just isn’t merely any outdated property — it’s obtained some essential historic previous. Pryor purchased it in ’76, and it’s the place he famously doused himself in rum and by likelihood set himself on fireplace whereas freebasing cocaine — leaving him with excessive burns on over larger than 50% of his physique.

Whatever the incident, the property’s an precise gem … 6,000 sq. toes of residing home on a sprawling virtually 2.2 acres inside the distinctive Sherwood Forest neighborhood.

It comes full with a connoisseur kitchen, library, billiard room, and even a separate customer dwelling and pool dwelling — each with its private kitchen.

There’s moreover an knowledgeable dance studio, tennis courtroom, inserting inexperienced, and the property doubles as a licensed horse property.