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Redd Foxx

1922 - 1991

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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 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, where he played the husband of Della Reese and grandfather of Larenz Tate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Redd Foxx is the 7,531st most popular actor (down from 7,306th in 2024), the 11,616th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,788th in 2019) and the 3,476th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Redd Foxx ranks 7,526 out of 13,578. Before him are Kevin Chamberlin. After him are Edward Dillon, Jun Fukuyama, Jaleel White, Joey King, Lika Kavzharadze, John Hoyt, Christopher Egan, Candela Peña, Sarah Lancashire, Julian Morris, and Annabeth Gish.

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Among people born in 1922, Redd Foxx ranks 425. Before him are Patricia Canning Todd, Les Baxter, Jose W. Diokno, Jesús Iglesias, Ivor Broadis, and Joan Copeland. After him are Helen Gurley Brown, Herbert MacKay-Fraser, Derek J. de Solla Price, John B. Anderson, Billy Liddell, and Dick King-Smith. Among people deceased in 1991, Redd Foxx ranks 259. Before him are Doc Pomus, Paulo Muwanga, Aldo Ray, Ágnes Nemes Nagy, Veniamin Alexandrov, and Charles Manring. After him are John Hoyt, George Lott, Angus Wilson, Richard Maibaum, Aldo Ghira, and William Penney, Baron Penney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Redd Foxx ranks 11,615 out of 20,380. Before him are John Barrasso (1952), Marshall Wayne (1912), and Chad Gable (1986). After him are Edward Dillon (1879), Jaleel White (1976), James van Hoften (1944), Big L (1974), Lamar Alexander (1940), Birt Acres (1854), Arthur Fiedler (1894), Mike James (1990), and Slater Martin (1925).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Redd Foxx ranks 3,477. Before him are Virginia Weidler (1927), Jaime King (1979), Dustin Farnum (1874), Dominique Swain (1980), Michael Gaston (1962), and Kevin Chamberlin (1963). After him are Edward Dillon (1879), Jaleel White (1976), Joey King (1999), John Hoyt (1905), Annabeth Gish (1971), and Elyse Knox (1917).

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