| Redd Foxx | |
|---|---|
 Redd Foxx in 1966 | |
| Birth name | John Elroy Sanford[1] |
| Born | December 9, 1922[1] St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | October 11, 1991 (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Palm Eastern Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nevada[2] |
| Medium | |
| Education | DuSable High School |
| Years active | 1935–1991 |
| Genres | |
| Subject(s) | |
| Spouse | Evelyn Killebrew
(m. 1948; div. 1951)Betty Jean Harris
(m. 1956; div. 1975)Joi Yun Chi Chung
(m. 1976; div. 1981)Ka Ho Cho
(m. 1991) |
| Notable works and roles | Fred G. Sanford in Sanford and Son and Sanford |
| Website | reddfoxx |
John Elroy Sanford[1] (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 act before and 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[3] and starred in The Redd Foxx Show and The Royal Family, where he played the husband of Della Reese and grandfather of Larenz Tate.
His film projects included All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960), Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Norman... Is That You? (1976), and Harlem Nights (1989).
In 2004, Foxx ranked 24th in Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.[4] Foxx not only influenced many comedians[3] but was often portrayed in popular culture as well, mainly as a result of his catchphrases, body language and facial expressions exhibited on Sanford and Son. During the show's six-year run, Foxx won a Golden Globe Award and received an additional three nominations, along with three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.[5][6] Foxx was posthumously given a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in 1992.[7]
- ^ a b c Starr, Michael Seth. Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, p. 1. ISBN 978-1557837547.
- ^ Kudialis, Chris (May 10, 2016). "Final resting place: 11 celebs you might not know are buried in Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com.
- ^ a b Ravo, Nick (October 13, 1991). "Redd Foxx, Cantankerous Master of Bawdy Humor, Is Dead at 68". The New York Times.
- ^ "Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time". Comedy Central Presents. April 17, 2004. Comedy Central. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Redd Foxx". GoldenGlobes.org. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Redd Foxx". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ St. Louis Walk of Fame. "St. Louis Walk of Fame Inductees". stlouiswalkoffame.org. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2013.