Redd Foxx
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Birth Name: John Elroy Sanford
Born: 9 December 1922 Died: 11 October 1991
Country of origin: United States
Height: 5' 8"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Ka Ho Cho
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Redd Foxx began doing stand-up comedy on the infamous "Chitlin' Circuit" in the 1940s and 1950s. Foxx was one of the premier "blue humor" comedians. Blue humor was very dirty, too dirty for white audiences. For years his party albums were not available in white record stores. In the 1960s his records became available, although marginally in white record stores, leading to minor comedy work on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) (aka "The Ed Sullivan Show") and The Red Skelton Hour (1951), among other classic variety shows of the time. Foxx developed a fan base in the 1960s that led to increased notoriety. H
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1. Sanford and Son (1972)
Rating: | 105 Watched |
2. Today (1952)
Rating: | 98 Watched |
3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Rating: | 92 Watched |
4. Biography
Rating: | 81 Watched |
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1. The Butler
Rating: | 371 Watched |
2. Harlem Nights (1989)
Rating: | 127 Watched |
3. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Rating: | 23 Watched |
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