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Wikipedia Summary for Redd Foxx
John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), 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 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 (1960), Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Norman... Is That You? (1976) and Harlem Nights (1989).
In 2004 Foxx ranked 24th in Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. Foxx not only influenced many comedians but was often portrayed in popular culture as well, mainly as a result of his catchphrases, body language and facial expressions exhibited on Sanford and Son. During the show's five-year run, Foxx won a Golden Globe Award and received an additional three nominations, along with three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Foxx was posthumously given a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in 1992.
I've been trying to get into the Royal Box in New York for years. They say I'm too dirty, my material is too blue. But I think Redd, the whites and blue can be a nice combination.
You make me wish that birth control was retroactive.
What's an archive, son? Is that anything like a closet?
I carry a knife now because I read in a white magazine that all black people carry knives. So I rushed out and bought me one.
I'm a Sagittarian, see, I can't be fenced in. I been living in Las Vegas, greatest city in the world. I look out my window for 100 miles. In Vegas, there's nothing to do but gamble, drink or have sex. I have two of 'em.
It's some chopped liver. That's Jewish soul food.
If you can see the handwriting on the wall... you're on the toilet.
What's the difference between a pickpocket and a peeping tom? A pickpocket snatches watches.
Do you realize that if the pilgrims have been chasing bobcats instead of turkeys.. we'd all be eating pussy on Thanksgiving?!
Sanford and Son is more than just a name. It's a condition, a dynasty, an empire. This here is the finest pile of junk of the world.
A girl's legs are her best friends...but even the best of friends must part.
I'm convinced that Sanford and Son shows middle-class America a lot of what they need to know.
Certain things should be yours to have when you work your way to the top.
The show doesn't drive home a lesson, but it can open up people's minds enough for them to see how stupid every kind of prejudice can be.
This is the big one! You hear that, Elizabeth? I'm coming to join ya, honey!
Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone.
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.