"I feel the big one coming on....I'm coming to join you Elizabeth honey....." or "I would try and help you son but my arthritis is acting up today......" And so goes the master of black comedy, Redd Foxx, as he works his craft. He was a comic genius and by most accounts a pain in the ass to deal with when it came to dealing with studio execs and people of that ilk. But he was generous to a fault for those who needed his help, primarily struggling black actors who just needed parts to pay the bills.
Redd Foxx was foul mouthed and profane to a fault but he was also a very very funny man, You will never laugh harder than a classically written Sanford and Son episode. When I bought the exhorbantly priced Wild Wild West boxed set, the complete Sanford and Son episodes were available at less than half the price and well worth every penny,
Redd Foxx lived a life far beyond his means. He died owing the IRS millions in back taxes. On the other hand, co-star Demond Wilson has spend decades brining the word of God to inner city convicts. Who lived the better life when all was said and done?
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