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Another Rare Photo from the Huge Collection; 1976 Redd Foxx Wedding to Yun Chi Chung. Hidden Spotlight Treasures Vintage Photograph.
In this sketch on the REDD FOXX SHOW, the actress playing a bride on her honeymoon is replaced by a reluctant audience member.#reddfoxx #sketchcomedy #70s #c...
- Early Life
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John Elroy Sanford was born on December 9, 1922, in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Chicago's South Side. His father, Fred "Freddie" Sanford, was from Hickman, Kentucky and served during World War I in the 823rd company of U.S. Transportation Corps. His father worked as an electrician and auto mechanic, but left his family sometime after 1930. H...
Nightclub act
Foxx's raunchy nightclub act proved successful. After performing on the East Coast, his big break came after singer Dinah Washington insisted that he come to Los Angeles, where Dootsie Williams of Dootone records caught his act at the Brass Rail nightclub. Foxx was one of the first black comics to play to white audiences on the Las Vegas Strip. He was signed to a long-term contract and released a series of comedy albums on half a dozen record labels that quickly became cult favorites.
Sanford and Son
Foxx achieved his most widespread fame starring in the television sitcom Sanford and Son, an adaptation of the BBC series Steptoe and Son. Foxx played the role of Fred G. Sanford ("Fred Sanford" was actually Foxx's father's and brother's name), while co-star Demond Wilson played the role of his son Lamont. In this sitcom, Fred and Lamont were owners of a junk/salvage store in Watts, California, who dealt with many humorous situations. The series was notable for its racial humor and overt prej...
Post-Sanford and Son
In 1977, Foxx left Sanford and Son after six seasons to star in a short-lived ABC variety show, resulting in the cancellation of the NBC series. In 1980 he was back playing Fred G. Sanford in a short-lived revival/spin-off, Sanford. In 1986, he returned to television in the ABC series The Redd Foxx Show, which was canceled after 12 episodes due to low ratings. Foxx appeared as an Obi-Wan Kenobi-like character in the Star Wars special of the Donny & Marieshow. In an homage to his show, he ment...
According to People magazine, "Foxx reportedly once earned $4 million in a single year, but depleted his fortune with a lavish lifestyle, exacerbated by what he called 'very bad management.'" Contributing to his problems were his divorces. Foxx spent over $150,000 awaiting his divorce from his second wife Betty Jean which included monthly support p...
Redd Foxx wed four times. His first marriage was to Evelyn Killebrew in 1948 and ended in divorce in 1951.[citation needed] On July 5, 1956, Foxx married Betty Jean Harris, a showgirl and dancer, who was a colleague of LaWanda Page (later to be Foxx's TV rival Aunt Esther on Sanford and Son). They met at a nightclub where they were appearing on the...
On October 11, 1991, during a break from rehearsals for The Royal Family, Foxx suffered a heart attack on the set. According to Della Reese, Foxx was chatting with a reporter from Entertainment Tonight. The scene he was supposed to be in was not ready to shoot and Foxx and Reese were rehearsing. In fact, Foxx had no lines in the scene at all; he wa...
Comedian and actor Richard Pryor cited Redd Foxx as an influence. "He gave me inspiration and encouragement so I could be more me," Pryor told Ebony magazine in 1990. Comedian Chris Rock also cites Redd Foxx as an influence. An episode of his show Everybody Hates Chris shows young Chris Rock overhearing his parents' Redd Foxx albums and getting sta...
In 1990, in the pilot episode of In Living Color, in reference to Foxx's financial troubles, Foxx was portrayed by Damon Wayans, who is making a public service announcement to encourage people to pay their taxes. In the 1992 Seinfeld episode "The Opera", Jerry chastises George for swearing during a wedding speech, saying "You were like a Redd Foxx ...
Authentic Records
1. 385 - Song Plugging/The New Soap (78 single) 2. 390 - The Jackasses/The Race Track (78 single)
Atlantic Records discography
1. SD 18157 – You Gotta Wash Your Ass(1975)
Redd Foxx at IMDbImage of Redd Foxx and his wife, 1973. Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los A...Dec 2, 2023 · Redd Foxx: Every Woman He Dated or Hooked Up With. Long before Richard Pryor and others began skewering social taboos about s, race, and other delicate topics, Mr. Foxx was playing nightclubs...
Nov 23, 2021 · On December 31, 1976, the comedian said "I do" for the third time in a chapel in Las Vegas, the city where he met his bride Yun Chi Chung, whom he affectionately called Joi. The duo met two years before their marriage.
Mar 12, 2024 · Yun Chi Chung stepped into the limelight predominantly through her relationship with Redd Foxx, a name associated with groundbreaking comedic performance. Here, we explore the personal history and influence of this Korean-American woman on one of America’s most memorable entertainers.
Jan 5, 2024 · Explore the intriguing life of Yun Chi Chung, ex-wife of iconic comedian Redd Foxx. From their meeting in Las Vegas to legal challenges, uncover the captivating story of Yun Chi Chung and Redd Foxx.
