Talk:Redd Foxx

Picture

This screenshot is not from the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast...it is a screenshot from "Sanford and Son", from the episode "My Fair Esther". TamYum 18:15, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Death Controversy

Someone with the time and resources should include some information in the "death" section about the "producer" controversy----ie. how the producer interupted Redd Foxx's interview making him furiously mad just minutes before the heart attack struck. Many believe the producer's actions caused Redd to have the heart attack. I was able to find this clip on youtube from the A&E biography on his life. I think this info needs to be included in the article somehow:

[1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4EVLpHnW7s

Not only that, but the article first states that he suffered a fatal stroke, then later refers to a heart attack when referencing the old act from "Sanford and Son." It would be nice to clarify the actual cause of death somehow.Kp.murphy (talk) 20:17, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

 Fixed The word "stroke" was actually linked to Myocardial infarction, so I assume the content was correct at some point and someone changed it for kicks. This mistake actually could've been fixed by anyone who caught it. Pinkadelica^♣ 20:36, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

IRS

I'm not sure why the IRS section I added was deleted, as this as a major portion of the last few years of his life, making news headlines across the country? I included all the references in the article, and literally every other source about his life that I can find include this? I re added this because it absolutely was a part of Foxx's life in the end. This is evidenced by the multiple sourced I cited for it.--24.3.26.118 (talk) 11:15, 26 April 2010 (UTC)--Jim Line (talk) 11:18, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

This material certainly belongs in the article, but it needs some editing. The part discussing other financial problems especially is worded too closely to the sources and should be revised. I can work on this later today. Ecphora (talk) 11:55, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Done, with some reorganization of the article. Ecphora (talk) 03:01, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Looks good to me. Mark Shaw (talk) 03:48, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

looks good. thanks. --Jim Line (talk) 11:10, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

De nada. Ecphora (talk) 12:07, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

"1975 Panther"?

The financial and tax problems section states that the IRS seized a number of vehicles from Foxx, including a "1975 Panther". This was taken from The Orlando Sentinel May 2, 1990. It's unclear exactly what vehicle that was. "Panther" was a code name for the Chevrolet Camaro but that was never actually used and it seems very unlikely that a 1990 news article would call a Camaro a "Panther." Another possibility is the Panther (motorcycle) but that was discontinued in 1966, so there isn't a "1975 Panther." Maybe 1975 was incorrect. Because it's not clear what vehicle was actually seized, I have removed any wikilink and left it a "1975 Panther," pending clarification. Ecphora (talk) 13:55, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Found it here. I'll make the change. Mark Shaw (talk) 16:31, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Good work. Ecphora (talk) 20:55, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Nearly 17 months to the day

About his mom outliving him - I wonder if the precision of 'to the day' works with 'nearly'? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.124.151.38 (talk) 19:42, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Portrayals of Foxx in popular media

Why does every Wikipedia article have to tell us when something is mentioned on cartoon drivel such as 'Family Guy' or 'The Simpsons'? Only someone as nerdy as The Simpson's Comic Book Guy would actually care.

Multiple Issues??

To say this article has multiple issues is an awfully mild criticism. Doesn't the writer know that Redd Foxx was introduced to white audiences through his record albums? People should know of the naughty fun we white kids had surreptitiously listening to his "raunchy" albums. This was in the 50s and some of those albums were 78s. We'd never heard anything like it before. Oh! The days. Dangnad (talk) 01:45, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Headshot picture year

I think the year (1966) is off by a good bit. That headshot was used on the cover of his LP "He's Funny That Way" which was released in 1961. And it's very possible the picture was taken a year or two before that.

Think about it. He went from this to the old man in Sanford & Son in only six years? I don't think so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.22.66.49 (talk) 07:32, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

John vs. Jon

According to Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story by Michael Seth Starr, Foxx' birth name was Jon, not John. His mother made the distinction a particular point of emphasis when Foxx rose to stardom. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.60.76.182 (talk) 21:59, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

It actually IS consistent with MANY other articles as well as the Wikipedia Manual itself.

Pearc, I just read what you wrote to that other IP, 2600...., but actually, it IS consistent with other articles--not all of them yet, but most of them use the format found in the WP:Manual of Style that was already shown to you in the previous edit summary, as all of them should. Did you not bother to look at that? And did you not bother to notice the many other articles that already are formatted that way? Try paying attention to more than maybe 2 or 3 articles before you assume something "isn't consistent" with most of them. 174.23.149.159 (talk) 02:52, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Reverted, thank you, Mlpearc (open channel) 02:56, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you back, ML. I felt the same way as 2600... and I hope he or she thanks you too eventually. But just out of curiosity, why didn't you agree just by reading the link from that edit summary? 174.23.149.159 (talk) 03:00, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Misread, my error. Mlpearc (open channel) 03:06, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Well, thanks for your reply, ML. But as a person who likes a lot of detail so that I can have the best understanding, I almost want to ask what part you misread and how you misinterpreted it, but I don't know if I dare, because sometimes asking questions to this level of follow-up makes the questioned person angry. 174.23.149.159 (talk) 03:53, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

@Mlpearc: I'm not going to revert the edits if you think they're helpful, but you should know they were made by ipsocks of banned user Who R U?, (see here [2], whose been continually reverting articles to their preferred version because they're obsessed with everything following the MOS examples to a T. Sro23 (talk) 04:02, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

@Sro23: The edit seems consistant with the MOS cited, I'll leave the user issues to an Admin. Thanks for pointing this out. Cheers, Mlpearc (open channel) 04:15, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

No TV credits for many Flip Wilson show appearances?

Foxx made a number of guest appearances on the Flip Wilson show; some very funny, IIRC. Reason for not including any reference?

https://www.google.com/webhp?tab=ww&ei=9YjNUoybDtL0oATflIG4CQ&ved=0CBcQ1S4#q=redd+foxx+on+flip+wilson+show 63.194.45.134 (talk) 17:41, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Discography

This is a large section, seems a discography page is warranted (IMO), thoughts ? Mlpearc (open channel) 21:20, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

Dubious statement

The statement about Foxx being declared dead on scene is unsourced from what I can see and there is another sourced statement that he actually died 4 1/2 hours later at the hospital. 195.158.248.153 (talk) 01:21, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

• Delete - if somebody can find a source to corroborate this, put it back Kire1975 (talk) 07:03, 18 December 2020 (UTC)