John Elroy Sanford, better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Foxx gained success with his raunchy nightclub act before and during the civil rights movement. Known as the "King of the Party Records", he performed on more than 50 records in his lifetime. He portrayed Fred G. Sanford on the television show Sanford and Son and starred in The Redd Foxx Show and The Royal Family, where he played the husband of Della Reese, and grandfather to actor Larenz Tate.
Redd Foxx in 1966
Redd Foxx in 1977
A nightclub act is a production, usually of nightclub music or comedy, designed for performance at a nightclub, a type of drinking establishment, by a nightclub performer such as a nightclub singer or nightclub dancer, whose performance may also be referred to as a nightclub act. A scheduled performance, such as a wedding gig, is a club date.
1946 publicity shot of nightclub singer Frances Langford
Martin and Lewis (1948)
Susan Hayward as an alcoholic nightclub singer in Smash Up (1947)
The Borden Twins on the set with Lucille Ball prior to the filming of their episode, "Tennessee Bound".