Redd Foxx
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American stand-up comedian and actor
Why Is Redd Foxx Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, 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. 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 , Cotton Comes to Harlem , Norman... Is That You? and Harlem Nights .
