Redd Foxx
Foxx circa 1966
Birth nameJohn Elroy Sanford[1]
Born(1922-12-09)December 9, 1922[1]
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedOctober 11, 1991(1991-10-11) (aged 68)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medium
NationalityAmerican
EducationDuSable High School
Years active1935–1991
Genres
Subject(s)
Spouse
Evelyn Killebrew
(m. 1948; div. 1951)

Betty Jean Harris
(m. 1956; div. 1975)

Yun Chi Chung
(m. 1976; div. 1981)

Ka Ho Cho
(m. 1991; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 1991)
Notable works and rolesFred Sanford in Sanford and Son and Sanford
Websitereddfoxx.com


Carlita, a white Bengal tiger, was an iconic showcase of the zoo for nearly two decades.
  1. ^ a b Starr, Michael Seth. Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, p. 1. ISBN 978-1557837547.