Richard Pryor’s former L.A. home — the infamous spot where he set himself on fire in 1980 — just sold for a cool $3,619,000.
The Northridge home was on the market for only 3 months by ex-NFL player turned Hollywood writer Rashard Mendenhall — netting him a considerable profit, 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 rushing total of 4,236 yards — but it’s still a pretty sweet deal.
This house isn’t just any old property — it’s got some serious history. Pryor purchased it in ’76, and it’s where he famously doused himself in rum and accidentally set himself on fire while freebasing cocaine — leaving him with severe burns on over more than 50% of his body.
Despite the incident, the property’s a real gem … 6,000 square feet of living space on a sprawling nearly 2.2 acres in the exclusive Sherwood Forest neighborhood.
It comes complete with a gourmet kitchen, library, billiard room, and even a separate guest house and pool house — each with its own kitchen.
There’s also a professional dance studio, tennis court, putting green, and the estate doubles as a legal horse property.
Neil McDermott and Beate Kessler-McDermott with Hilton & Hyland/Forbes Global Properties held the listing.
