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Fred G. Sanford is a fictional character portrayed by actor/comedian Redd Foxx on the 1972–1977 NBC sitcom Sanford and Son [1] and the 1980–1981 NBC sitcom Sanford. [ 2 ] Foxx, whose real name was John Elroy Sanford, [ 3 ] modeled the character after his real-life older brother, Fred Glenn Sanford, Jr., who had died in 1965, seven years before the show premiered.
- Roger Cormier
- CLEAVON LITTLE WAS THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED REDD FOXX AS THE LEAD. Cleavon Little (Blazing Saddles) was approached to work on the project, but had to say no because of prior commitments.
- DEMOND WILSON DIDN'T THINK THE SHOW WOULD LAST VERY LONG WHEN HE SIGNED UP. Demond Wilson caught the attention of executive producer Bud Yorkin during a guest appearance on All in the Family in 1971, where he played a burglar who broke into Archie Bunker's house.
- CBS PASSED ON THE SHOW, AND REGRETTED IT FOR YEARS. Wilson and Foxx first met each other in Las Vegas, where Foxx was doing stand-up. Four days after their first reading together, they performed in front of the All in the Family cast, where a visiting NBC vice president witnessed the future and ordered a pilot.
- QUINCY JONES COMPOSED THE THEME SONG. Quincy Jones was skeptical of Sanford and Son, because he had worked with Foxx decades earlier in shows, and recalled not one word out of the comedian's mouth being appropriate for NBC.
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- Ed Gross
- Redd Foxx Had to Clean Up His Act For 'Sanford and Son' Redd Foxx enjoyed a brilliant — but verbally filthy — stand up career prior to Sanford and Son, which Norman Lear happened to catch in Las Vegas and instantly knew he should be starring in a TV show.
- Demond Wilson or Richard Pryor? Demond Wilson, a Vietnam veteran, was a stage performer in New York, had appeared in several films and made a guest appearance on All in the Family, which led to his being approached to play Lamont on Sanford and Son.
- 'Steptoe and Son' In the same way that All in the Family was based on the British sitcom Till Death Do Us Part, Sanford and Son was based on that country's Steptoe and Son.
- Redd Foxx's Actual Name Was Sanford. Redd Foxx was actually born John Elroy Sanford on December 9, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri, which made his starring in Sanford and Son even more meaningful for him.
- “Redd Foxx” wasn’t his real name. Foxx was born John Elroy Sanford in St. Louis on December 9, 1922. He spent his early teens on the Chicago’s south side, moved to New York in the 1940s, and began hanging out with the man who would become known as Malcolm X. It was Malcolm who dubbed the young comic “Chicago Red” because of his reddish hair.
- He was a comedy pioneer. Foxx’s big break came when he and comic Slappy White (a future Sanford And Son guest star) opened for blues singer Dinah Washington in the early ‘50s.
- Foxx crossed over to mainstream success in 1966. In 1966, Foxx played the Aladdin Hotel, becoming the first African American comic to headline Las Vegas.
- Foxx cleaned up for TV. Foxx’s first exposure to TV audiences came on talk/variety programs like The Tonight Show, Joey Bishop, and Flip Wilson’s show.
Fred G. Sanford was the focal character on the sitcom Sanford and Son, played by actor and comedian Redd Foxx. Fred G. Sanford was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 21, 1908 to unnamed parents. Fred often told tales describing his alleged service in World War I or World War II (depending on the situation and context), but as Lamont once pointed out, Fred was 11 when World War I took ...
Sanford and Son is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom Steptoe and Son, which initially aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 1962 to 1974. Known for its racial humor, running gags, and catchphrases, the series was adapted by Norman Lear and ...
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Demond Wilson. Lamont Sanford 136 Episodes 1977. Whitman Mayo. Grady Wilson 41 Episodes 1977. Redd Foxx. Fred Sanford 128 Episodes 1977. Lynn Hamilton. Donna Harris 23 Episodes 1977. LaWanda Page.
