Redd Foxx
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 32 years ago |
Date of birth | December 9,1922 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | St. Louis |
Missouri | |
United States | |
Date of died | October 11,1991 |
Died | Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Emergency Room |
Los Angeles | |
California | |
United States | |
Full name | John Elroy Sanford |
Spouse | Ka Ho Cho |
Children | Debraca Denise |
Height | 172 (cm) |
Job | Actor |
Comedian | |
Film Producer | |
Screenwriter | |
Television producer | |
Awards | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | |
Parents | Mary Sanford Carson |
Siblings | Fred G. Sanford Jr. |
Place of burial | Palm Valley View Memorial Park, Las Vegas |
Influences | Bill Cosby |
Milton Berle | |
Kirk Douglas | |
Muddy Waters | |
Michael Gough | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 456057 |
Redd Foxx Life story
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 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.