Comic Patrice O'Neal Suffers Stroke

Wonderwall, Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 11:46am (PDT)

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• Comedian Patrice O'Neal suffered a stroke last week, comedian Jim Norton told the "Opie & Anthony Show," on which O'Neal was a regular.

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  "We wanted it to come from us," Norton said. "We don't know how he is. We don't know how he's going to be. I didn't want to do this by myself. I wish we had more news for you."

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  O'Neal, 41, recently performed on the "Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen."

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  O'Neal's family has appealed for privacy, setting up an email account, loveforpatrice@gmail.com, to receive messages from well-wishers.