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Foxx gained success with his raunchy nightclub act before and during the civil rights movement. 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. 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. 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. Success in nightclubs and las vegas redd foxx gained fame in the 1950s and 1970s as a nightclub comedian Known as the king of the party records, he made over 50 recordings He was also one of the first african american comedians to perform for white audiences on the las vegas strip. John elroy sanford, better known by his stage name redd foxx, was an american comedian and actor, best known for his starring role on the sitcom sanford and s