Redd Foxx
John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Foxx gained success with his raunchy nightclub acts during the civil rights movement. Known as the "King of the Party Records", he performed on more than 50 records in his lifetime. He portrayed Fred G. Sanford on the television show Sanford and Son and starred in The Redd Foxx Show and The Royal Family. His film projects included All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960), Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Norman... Is That You? (1976) and Harlem Nights (1989).
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| Full name at birth | John Elroy Sanford
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Fred G. Sanford in the NBC television sitcom Sanford and Son and the spin-off sequel Sanford, and Alexander Alphonso Royal in the CBS television sitcom The Royal Family
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| Date of birth | 9 December 1922
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| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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| Date of death | 11 October 1991
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| Age | 68 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Queen Of Angels Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Emergency Room, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Heart Attack
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| Resting place | Palm Eastern Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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| Occupation | Actor, Comedian
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| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm)
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| Weight | 188 lbs (85 kg)
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| Distinctive feature | Gruff, deep voice
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| Net worth | $3,500,000 USD
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| High school | DuSable High School, Chicago, Illinois, USA (dropped out)
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- Due to Foxx's financial woes (the IRS seized and auctioned off his assets in 1989), his widow couldn't pay for his funeral, so Eddie Murphy footed the bill, giving Foxx a lavish, star-studded send-off.
- Interred at Palm Memorial Gardens, Las Vegas, Nevada, in the Devotion Section, Lawn Space 4091, 311 G.
- One of the few performers to have the lead role in a television show on the three main networks. He was the lead in Sanford and Son, on NBC, the Royal Family, on CBS, and in the Redd Foxx show, and the Redd Foxx Comedy Hour on ABC.
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- Fred Sanford, Foxx's character on "Sanford and Son" (1972), was ranked #42 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
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