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7. FRED SANFORD WAS NAMED AFTER REDD'S BROTHER. It was the comedian's tribute to his brother, who had died five years before the show premiered.
Lamont dropped out of high school, subsequently joining his father in the junk business. Lamont, as he was known, was actually his middle name; Fred and Elizabeth could never decide on a first name. In one episode, Lamont was known as "Lamont Grady Sanford". Fred is portrayed as being irritable and wanting everything done his way.
In one episode, Lamont asks why he has no middle name, and Fred tells him that Lamont is his middle name because Fred and Elizabeth had never decided on a first name. However, in the third episode of the first season, Lamont's full name is revealed to be named Lamont Grady Sanford.
Fred's actual middle name is not revealed. When asked to work, Fred would sometimes claim that arthritis (he pronounced it "arthur-itis") would not allow him to work, showing Lamont his deliberately gnarled fist. Fred and his sisters-in-law Ethel Winfield (Beah Richards) and Esther Anderson (LaWanda Page) despise each other; with the latter ...
Oct 28, 2023 · Fred Sanford’s middle initial, which added a touch of formal flair to his name, was “G.” So, officially, he was Fred G. Sanford—a character beloved for his quick wit, sarcastic banter, and memorable catchphrases.
Others called him “Foxy,” so Sanford combined both for his stage name: “Redd Foxx.” A quarter century later, his Sanford And Son character would be named after his father and brother: Fred G. Sanford.
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