The Death of Redd Foxx

He died doing what he loved, which, since we all have to do it, is probably the best way to go...

Following a successful performing and recording career as a stand-up comic, Redd Foxx became a household name for his role on Sanford and Son.

After that show went off the air in 1977, Foxx continued to live the high life (and I do mean high); it all came crashing down in 1989, when he was virtually liquidated by the IRS.

In 1991, he was on the comeback trail, appearing in a new sitcom called The Royal Family opposite Della Reese. During a rehearsal on this day in 1991, years of crying wolf with chest pains on Sanford and Son - 'I'm coming Elizabeth!' - caught up with him.

By the time anyone could get him help he was already gone...
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