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- Fred Sanford was named after Foxx's real-life brother Fred Sanford Jr.
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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 and the 1980–1981 NBC sitcom Sanford. Foxx, whose real name was John Elroy Sanford, modeled the character after his real-life older brother, Fred Glenn Sanford, Jr., who had died in 1965, seven years before the show ...
- 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.
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 says that his son was named for Lamont Lomax, a pitcher for the Homestead Grays. 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.
- “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.
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.
Jan 14, 2013 · On the surface, "Sanford and Son" had a very simple premise: The old man, Fred G. Sanford, played by Redd Foxx, was desperate to keep his son Lamont (Demond Wilson) at home with him no...
