His style of comedy, which featured foul language and highly adult subject matter, influenced generations of comics He was also a television actor, star of the hit tv series sanford and son, which ran from 1972 to 1977. Comedian redd foxx, who became a television star playing an irascible, bawdy junkman in sanford and son and returned nearly two decades later in the current cbs series the royal family, died. Foxx was one of the premier blue humor comedians Blue humor was very dirty, too dirty for white audiences For years his party albums were not available in white record stores
In the 1960s his records became available, although marginally in white record. The show’s iconic catchphrases stemmed from fred’s efforts to bend his son and business partner lamont (demond wilson. Redd foxx played the role of fred sanford during sanford and son's entire six seasons Like many other tv stars, foxx became bonded with his character as the series went on, and he felt he knew his character personally
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