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Redd Foxx

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Redd Foxx Fast Facts:

Stage name is a combination of his nickname Redd, due to his skin tone and hair color, and the last name of MLB player Jimmie Foxx.
First party record (a term used for X-rated material), Laff of the Party (Volume 1), was released in 1956.
Malcolm X referred to him in the 1964 book The Autobiography of Malcolm X as the funniest dishwasher on earth.
Made his TV debut in 1964 on Today.
Made his big-screen debut in 1970's Cotton Comes to Harlem.
Best-known for his role in the popular 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son.
In 1977, cowrote The Redd Foxx Encyclopedia of Black Humor.
Was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame in 1992.

Redd Foxx Relationships:
Fred G. Sanford Sr. - Father
Yun Chi Chung - Ex-wife
Betty Jean Harris - Ex-wife
Mary Sanford - Mother
Evelyn Killibrew - Ex-wife
Kaho Cho - Wife
Debraca Foxx - Daughter
Fred G. Sanford Jr. - Brother
Redd Foxx Awards:
1972 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1973 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1974 Emmy: Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1973 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1974 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1975 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1976 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee