biography
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Foxx, Redd
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originally John Elroy Sanford
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1922–91)
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| biography:
| Comedian and television actor, born in St Louis, Missouri, USA. A gravelly voiced and furrow-faced comedian, for years he had a near legendary reputation for his scatalogical humour to be heard only in venues frequented by African-Americans. Then the television sitcom ‘Sanford and Son’ (1972–7) catapulted him to fame and fortune. Although he retained his popularity with audiences, no other show ever fared as well, and he fell into heavy debt and died while filming another television sitcom, ‘The Royal Family’. |
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