Redd Foxx Quotes


Certain things should be yours to have when you work your way to the top.


Citations

Starr, Michael. Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2011.

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Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
  • Born: December 9, 1922
  • Died: October 11, 1991
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor

John Elroy Sanford, 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 1950s and 1960s. 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).