How Redd Foxx Died Broke - Here's How
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2017
- comedyhype.com - CH drops an installment of 'Here's How' to learn how Redd Foxx went from making $4 Million in one year to dying with his fortune in the negative. Follow us @ComedyHype (Instagram) & @ComedyHype_ (Twitter) More comedy stories on the way!
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My cousin's wife worked at the 7-11 near his home. He came in almost daily to buy . . . a SLURPEE. She said he was a super nice guy.
Wow thats cool
@Slim Pickens he isn't even being that ridiculous
Red died the same year my grandma died and she was only 69
Wow slurpee everyday, thats for sure give him mega diabeties attack, plus him a heavy smoker and liquor consumptions, partying eating high cholesterol foods, plus stress, that all will kill ya!!😭😭😭
I never met redd, but i loved him for making me happy in all his shows💞👍🤙❤🥰💗🤗🤗
The photo with him, Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier and Richard Pryor. PRICELESS!!! RIPower Redd and Richard.
red made the whole world laugh, you can't put a price on that, thanks ole buddy.
Facts
yea nothing like that good old fashion racism
True facts
Okay!
Right... they mad they didn't get that money 🤣🤣🤣
I remember watching Sanford and Son at age 9 for the first time, and being instantly addicted. It was a rough time in my life, because my mother was being physically abused by her second husband on a weekly bases. I was so stressed out from hearing her cry all the time, and not being able to do anything to stop him. Sanford and Son, was my nightly escape. I would laugh so hard at Fred. I remember having nightmares about Aunt Esther coming to get me LOL. To this day, Sanford and Son is my all time favorite show, and i have all the seasons on dvd and i watch them when i am sad and i always feel better afterwards. I cried the day Redd Foxx passed away. I wish i could tell him how much joy he brought me, and continues to do, to this day. In my opinion, he is the greatest entertainer EVER.
So, have you done anything about that guy now?
Eric Pelezo Thanks for sharing your experience, and I hope you feel better about life after all you gone through.
Your definitely not alone bro similar story for me too. Best wishes though stay up my g! ✊
Eric Pelezo Beautifully said.
My favorite show as well. My dads mom died watching it too. Was her favorite as well.
What a great guy. We miss you, Redd. You are irreplaceable.
That goes to show you just how wealthy this man was and how much money he made over his remarkable career. He still owed 3 million in just taxes alone when he passed. I think the stress alone of the IRS coming after him caused the heart attack. It's a really tragic end of a brilliant life.
yup the government is evil they want your money///redd foxx made his money on pure genius..government try steal it away with stupid taxes and evilness////its ok that he spend his money on people around him he just wanted to see them happy////////the ones who take money from him in evil ways are the real devils in disguise..........
This man loved his life, enjoyed his money, friends, family, colleagues, and he never looked back. He died a happy man and wasn't depressed like so many are when they die. He was a high roller for sure, but you can't take the money with you!
If you ask me Mr. Foxx went out a winner. Leave nothing on the table and go out owning. WINNER! You can't take it with you.
everything you do go with you. that yo ticket my bruther. Where it gone get you?
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@@rodneyleon3645 you deadass talk about the ending of life and what comes with it, but what about the babies that are born poor? Did they get a ticket to be poor? hell naw.
Can’t take it with you but the problem is debt passes to children
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looks like red won!!!!, he enjoyed all his money and left the government with the bill, hahahaha, good for you red, you don't need cash in heaven!!!!
lol
Kenneth Bonney Amen Kenneth
Tanya Renee 😁✌!!!
I swear
I swear
If you die broke you break even.
Pits McGoo nigga logic, and am not talking about constructive blacks, but niggas, they think it's alright to leave a f**k up legacy for their offsprings , think about it what would his many children say:" my dad made millions and blew it all on loose living, never thinking about his or our future" well I think that is very selfish and dumb, who think otherwise needs a reality check
Pits McGoo YA KNOW... YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!! LOL!!
Samuel Parker yeah! and I want to call you a mangy dog, but that's too much class for lowlives like you. fuck off.
Exactly
Fun fact! A Dog is a Man's best friend, regardless of whether the Dog is infested with Sarcoptes Scabiei (the Mange Mite) or not.
I loved this man and I still watch his shows R.I.P. Redd Foxx 💞
Me too!!!!😎
His real name was John Elroy Sanford, and he had a brother named Fred G. Sanford. How ironic...
One of my favorites. Mom got me watching it as a kid in the 80s. Theme song to Sanford and son is my ringtone lol
The IRS would take your soul if they somehow found a way.
IKR!!!!!........I don't think Satan would allow the IRS to take his job.
No but they will take your money if you do not pay your taxes.
@Charles King But when you have boatloads on it and spend it on hookers and cocaine the tree becomes unappreciated. It grows on trees for those who do appreciate it.
Yeahhh no! ... your soul is fictional hence worthless. But they win take your money house cars etc..
What the purpose of. Them anyway all ppl should stand up 4 that
This all gose to show. Success is a dual ILLUSION. People only love you when your on top, and not when your down... just a old timeless history lesson .
truth this statement is very true if only many knew how true it was
right! thats why i NEVER pay attention to the words I love you( unless they come from my kids)
Hold This L. Debarge......thank You FOR This POWERFUL statement.
Robert Jackson "Where are all my Friends?" -Teddy Pendergrass. That song explained it all.
"People only love you if if you fulfill their wants, needs, or desires."
-Tom Leykis
THE KING OF COMEDY
joann dortch A true king of comedy. Along with Richard Pryor and Bernie Mac.
guess I'm more of a Frasier/Seinfeld kind of girl @@LittleRockElevators
Redd was one of the funniest guys I have ever known , I laugh my ass off every time I watch Sanford & Son.
You knew him, did you?
@@glengamble526 .... Yes, school teacher I knew him.
He was well known for helping out his family and friends! RIP Foxx!
I cant believe it! Am I seeing a young Tom Joyner with HAIR!...What a treat! And of course Redd looks just fantastic!
Look broke act broke be well off in secret, that's how you stay ahead of the game
MrBisketTV I agree totally with you. You're a SMART GUY
you do that so the IRS never messes with you in the first place. You pay your taxes and live below your means. Your grandchildren will be obscenely wealthy if they follow suit. Proverbs 13:22 "A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just."
+Rick Todman amen
MrBisketTV ..never look rich act rich I will never look broke I love Gucci sneaks and Lv boots ..
@@chicagogunsandglory9746 you a slave to those brands thousands you can use on more important stuff
LOL so invasive and I feel like it's none of our business.. Just respect him for the actor he was! RIP Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx is a legend
yea? well so am i, Jr!!
who cares if he died broke? Sounds like he had a great life
yeah being divorce raped sounds like fun
ya000ful So I guess what the women got was way more than the fake ass IRS? QUIT GIVING MONEY TO A FAKE GOVERNMENT ENTITY THAT only benefits wealthy people bka CROOKS.
if you don't like the IRS what's the problem? move back to africa and live in a village, shit in a hole and eat from the banana tree, and be happy
ya000ful u sound like a virgin who can't deal with adversity
That's is so true when u have money u have a lot of friends when the money is gone so r the friend
no worries Red.. u don't owe nobody no more
REDD WAS A WONDERFUL GENEROUS HUMAN BEING!! He helped so many people that were down and out. Gone too soon!! God Bless you Redd while you roll around heaven all day!!
The IRS biggest crooks out there, gotta give big brother his cut
Forever/ Endeavor that’s no lie. Theft by fountain pen
you have no idea how true that is ....when you get the letter in the mail saying you owe money get a second opinion ....I know several people who fought it just to find out the IRS made a mistake and in some cases actually owed more money than claiming the people owed......jajjaja
No doubt
Who's zooming who? If he would have paid his taxes (like most people do) he wouldn't have had any problems!
@@toddfowler4017 DUMBASS
Damn Eddie gave him a half of million for Harlem Knights tho. That’s player
He definitely had one of the funniest comedy shows on TV at that time. I never missed an episode.
Saw Redd at the old Hacienda Hotel on the Las Vegas strip December of 1989. Midnight show maybe 25 people there and he performed like there was 25000 there he was truly great funny as hell and extremely dirty but so what. RIP Redd you were a one of a kind.
I remember watching as a kid whn the IRS took everything out his house. That man cried watching them take all his belongings on TV. They didn't GAF. It was heartbreaking to watch.
Redd didn't pay his taxes. I have no love for the US government, but Redd did that to himself.
Your correct. Loved his show but he was not wise at all with his finances. He unfortunately did it too himself
Hey OP, don't act like the government was a bad guy (and I bet you vote dimocrat too, smh). He knew he wasn't paying taxes. He did it to himself. Just like Demond Wilson said. Don't blame the government for his bad actions. Its called accountability.
He may not been worth a lot of money but he made millions of people laugh and smile all the time!!!! Worth more than money in the end! 😎
I remember watching his Jet interview in it's entirety when it came out, the gold watch he's wearing in this clip was a gift from Elvis Presley, I've always wondered what happened to it and I remember watching Entertainment Tonight filming the IRS at his home, it was so sad, I loved Sanford and Son growing up and I remember listening to his comedy albums in High School, loved him in Harlem Nights and The Royal Family... RIP Redd
I remember seeing him live on Jay Leno talking about it and he was so destroyed that he was starting to cry and it was just the most heartbreaking thing when he was starting to cry and said they took the necklace right off of his neck .
Our government is disgusting. Disgusting thieves.
The IRS usually sends out letters to let you know what is wrong. I have heard working class people say that they get three letters back in the 1990's. They don't just come down on you, you are warned.
Right on!
He finally joined Elizabeth rip red fox
Best to die broke than die rich.
Creates no problems when you die broke
But not havi ng done either yet die or rich it's only your guess I think
You can't take the money with you the Egyptians tried and failed
Terrell Miller it's an easy guess what race you are
Stephen Thomas what race is a soul?
Eddie Murphy paid for his funeral
i heard he played two parts at his funeral
He also gave Fox money and paid his debts
Fernando Alonso by try
That's why I don't vote I hate congress they think there the only people that should get tax breaks
Very nice of him.So sad that most so call black people can't handle money,always running to becky.
Here's another fun fact. Sanford & Son was based on the UK Sitcom Steptoe & Son. As many of you know alot of US Shows were inspired by UK Shows. All In The Family (Till Death Us Do Part), Too Close For Comfort (Keep It In The Family), Three's Company (Man About The House). Also Queer As Folk was a UK Show before it had it's US Version not to mention The Office, and in it's own way England is the "Creator Of Reality TV" Popstars, Pop Idol, Strictly Come Dancing.
Redd Foxx is a legend. He left an incredible body of work. You can't take it with you so he enjoyed while he was here on earth. Rip Red Foxx
Red Foxx was a legend. I have his albums still after all these years. He and Richard Pryor are my two favorite comedians of all time.
Own rental properties, create a business, never take loans, put yourself on a monthly budget, never keep friends that are unemployed and you'll will be alright
This is very sound advice, especially putting oneself on a monthly budget remaining frugal and as the elders told us all, "living below your means." Be realistic, splurge when you are able to. .
Right and let love find you don't trick your money off on women
NAILED IT 👌
This dumbass said to own rental properties, but to never take out a loan. How do you think you build wealth? You get large loans so you can invest into your future. What do you think a mortgage is, dumbass?
Getting a loan without having the collateral to cover the loan is what can hurt you. This is what happened in the recent recession. Banks were giving big loans to broke morons. I call them morons because they're the ones you should have taken accountability. Banks got the bailouts and the big loan tycoons got F'D. Good for them. Don't over leverage yourself. Now things have changed. When you go for a loan it is in your best interest to make sure that you can back it up.
A Lesson To The "Blackman" Don't Let No "Booty Have You Broke!!" Because She Ain't Gonna Do It For You!! Or Your Manhood! Redd Foxx!
True that********
Fact
THAT LESSON IS FOR ALL MALES....AND ALL ETHNICITIES
@@1969CampEvans that's right I've had several friends that had houses, and got married to women and the next thing I know they are out in the streets the woman took their house and everything. I have a house to I don't invite women to the house because they'll try to get too comfortable and come over with out getting invited. I'll take them out on a date and to the motel to get lay. After the date I'll take them back home. I don't trust women there a bunch of freeloaders women's nature. A lot of women are rich and millionaires and what do they do for men they r too damn cheap. But yeah when men are millionaires and billionaires rich women expect us to take care of them and spend our money....the hell with that women don't do it for us to s***....
Red Fox was extremely talented & hilariously funny. I always enjoyed him in anything he did on tv & movies😍 Red will be missed!!! One the 👑 of comedy forever 👏👏👏
Gov't are the shadiest gangsters of em all..R.I.P. Redd
so sad, Redd was one of the best
I love you Redd
Gone but not forgotten 🙏
Della Reese said that he was the most generous person she ever met and talked about how much he helped her out in her early years. Good man!!
Money can't buy u LOVE.
Robert Jackson .....You are so right!!!!!
Robert Jackson right
No, but you can rent it 😊
Just a cheap thrill..
True, but it can buy you experiences. Redd Foxx had many of those!
I have an uncle with no children who does well for himself, only college educated member on my mothers side. He told me he wants to die broke, sounds morbid but I kinda see what he’s saying.
I met Redd Foxx and Slappy White in 1973 as an Elevator Operator at the US Capitol Building in Washington DC. Both were very nice. 👍✌⭐💚
Redd Fox used to send his tax return to the IRS , but with NO check enclosed for his due taxes !!!
The greatest American comedian of all time!
“you don’t know, and you don’t want to know “! Classic
The IRS had no respect towards Mr Redd Foxx as a human being nor as a mega star, they did Willie Nelson the same way.
Reddit. R e d d Foxx should have paid his taxes. There is no excuse for that. Everyone else has to pay taxes.
Same with Willie Nelson, Wesley Snipes, Leona Helmsley, and many others.
He loved those Asian women, which was probably why he went broke.
Asian women love men with money, and have to live the good life.
asian gold diggers
That's all women
tom11zz884 I prefer Slavic or German women.
Mr. Hard body not the European women.
Mr. Hard Body
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I loved this show. I watched every show growing up...he was great!
He didn't die broke.He died happy.Can't take it with you.
I was there with him at Paramount studies in his dressing room with his guy friends/homies two days before he had died. His wife was getting over on him big time.....She had a business in L.A. but cant say what happened to that. But everyone had their hands in his pockets. Yes he was in big time debt. His WIFE is a big reason why he went broke! RIP REDD
FullCircle - His wife? Did we watch the same video? He clearly says why...out of his OWN mouth!
@MsKMD idk, did we watch the same video?.....Do u know this man, did u talk to this man personally? If u didnt well that would give u little say so. Did u live in L.A. during that time? If not once again u have little to say or ask me. You should know that even with the media they wont tell u everything. Foxx will tell u only so much for the media. And the media runs with it and rejoices all at the same timd. .So once again unless u were in front of this mans face and sat down with him 1 on 1 then that gives u little room to ask! My background is the entertainment industry music, radio, and movies. I have met the BEST of them. James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker when he was younger, Tyra Banks personally, personally and Eddie Griffith, Ice T, Kid Capri, and the list is very long. From Cali to Harlem NYC. So just because what u see in this video u believe it! Its fine he is telling the truth in the video. Its not the whole story. Just like Jada Smith said about All EYES ON ME that the movie was not how it was portrayed in real life. My question to u is why do BLACKS always have to challenge u on something they completely have no clue about? Thats just apart of our never ending problem and its sad. In othet words Im not into fake news and my credentials speaks for me...GOOD NIGHT!
@MsKMD and one other thing I left out I also have dealings with Mr Bill Cosbys brother....and if u dont believe that he has family like a brother(s) then u can always google it.
FullCircle - Everything you mentioned (including name dropping) is irrelevant. In this video he says why. Of course he didn't list everrrrrrry single thing but in a nutshell he did.
@MsKMD the POINT is that I know what Im talking about!!!!!
I LOVED HIM HE WAS THE BEST! I STILL WATCH SANFORD AND SON TODAY AND EVEN THOUGH I SEEN EVERY EPISODE A MILLION TIMES THEY STILL MAKE ME LAUGH!
Same here. Never get tired of that show since the first time I saw it in 1992 I was 6yrs old
Oooooooh I just love Fred Sanford , can't have enough of his jokes , ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️my children and I watched all his episodes and still searching for more 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He died from heart break 😪. Bless him. I really feel for him. Everyone is around when the money is flowing but are nowhere to be seen when the gravy train stops. Smh
Or derails in this case.
Be careful who you give your allegence to!
mc Hammer & redd foxx..too friendly with the help
Fred was literally one of my favorite comedians I ever watched. Sanford and SON was his ultra step forward with popularity. He was definitely a living dedicated man way before this show doing comedy shows everywhere. Rest In Peace Fred. 🙏
Still watching Sanford and Son & Harlem Nights in 2018 until I leave this Earth 🤘🏿🤞🏿🤙🏿👏🏿💯
I love and adore Redd Foxx,he was the funniest actor in history.
R.I.P Mr. Foxx. I use to snick and listen 2 his albums...he was amazing......
Great video dropped a like and subscribed
Thats why i love him that voice and heart he had
rest in peace John Elroy Sanford AKA Redd Foxx💯
No one stole from him..He was a grown ass man and spent his money the way he wanted.He had issues paying income taxes and that ultimately did him in. In the late 1980's he was earning $200,000 per week in Vegas and he still had issues paying his debts. Before he died he was earning $50,000 per episode on his new sitcom. He had problems because he created them...Remember, he had the #1 show on NBC and the #2 show on TV during the height of Sanford and Son. The man wrote his own ticket!!
Mamadou Aziza how the fuck u know anything all you know is what you read why u in here don't you have more pressing issues in you country to worry about
He's right
so you do not know how hollywood sucked money from folks like him... the money he earned may have been 200k per week but by the time the managers, accountants, lawyers etc had their share distributed it would have been lucky if he had 10k at the end of the week from the blood suckers
I remember watching Sanford and Son with my pops when i was a kid. Funny times
He was to me, a very good actor. That's all, I can say.
It's his business damn. Let the man rest in peace.
you cant rile him
Laura B gtfoh this forum if you don't like the comments
Lola
Yeah but you made this comment AFTER listening to his business watching this video. GTFOH
I don't think it should be removed. A lot of young men can take lessons from his mistakes.
they even took the ring off his finger
took his damn jokes too
sad
I watch it everyday got all episodes .. I love this show and good times also my 2 favorite shows ..
Loved him as a kid and still do
terrible, but sometimes you gotta cut the people off with their hands out!
Senator P
COMEDIAN SENATOR_P right and you can't buy love
love Redd Foxx he's a legend if only he had his real Fred G Sanford persona he will be filthy rich
Eddie Murphy pay his taxes off that was so nice of him
My dad said if money was meant to hang on to they would have put handles on it and you never see a u haul trailer behind a hearse lol, he died with 600 bucks in the bank, but had a steady retirement income, he was generous but he lived.
Seems to me like he really enjoyed his life and the government is mad he won at the end 🙏R.I.P Legend
I think the IRS contributed to his death. Imagine working hard all your life just to lose everything. That's a lot to handle in your twilight years along with drinking and smoking.
He did it to himself. He bragged once that he said he wasn't going to pay taxes.
They caused so much distress he perished .. cruel. He was a naturally funny and kind dude. Thanks for your service Mr Fox I love watching Sanford n son just to laugh and appreciate the Things i have now as a young adult .. rest up ..
You go Redd love you still watching your episodes you did it your way 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣and many of us are still having a good laugh as if you are still here BRAVO to Eddie Murphy for giving you a decent burial you will always go down in history as one the best black comedians ever hats of to you Fox we will never stop laughing you did good dying broke so what better than dying rich you can't take it with you you enjoyed while you could funny you still went out with a bang in a way Elizabeth am coming to meet you it's big one just like in Sandford and SON WOW 😎😎😎
Elizabeth! I'm coming Elizabeth! I got no mo money!
Didn't and never will take his legendary status from the man
you forgot to mention he did a show called royal family with della reese before he died. it was a great show.
Great man 👍👍
Love him so much. Long live his memory. xoxo The Clarences
he really died from a heart attack in real life that's crazy
RIP John Elroy "Redd Foxx" Sanford.
my great grandmother taught my grandfather how 2 save money because he had no idea how 2 do it. thank god she did because now we have property among many other things. I'm here 2 tell you that there's NOTHING LIKE HAVING YOUR OWN !!! we've NEVER been outdoors & pickin w/the chickens. I loved his voice. I saw an auto biography on mr foxx. when they interviewed his big bro. I almost hit the floor because they looked like identical twins. is it true that eddie murphy paid 4 his funeral? just wondering, trying to satisfy my curiosity.♡
andrea leon - It was reported that Eddie paid for his services although he never validated it. I'm sure it's because it came from the heart and someone opened their Venus flytrap and told it!
Say that MsKMD. Sometimes people need 2 just keep their pie hole shut !!!! Thank you 4 your comment 2 my question. Take good care.♡
If it's true no need to get mad all that money he had instead of spending it wisely he tricks it off
What a handsome man. I still watch his old shows. He didn't hold back on calling out a niggah either😂
I love Redd Foxx!!!!! The Greatest Comedians of all time!!!!❤😁😁😁⭐
Sadly money management something many folks suffer from
Lauren Hill Wesley Snipes Ja Rule Johnny Cash
traveling with 15 people oh hell naw
....and don't forget MC Hammer and his 30 ppl "entourage"......or Mike Tyson and his posse...Just a buncha ninjas hangin' on and leeching.....til the money ran out.
Mc Hammer, Nic Cage, Antoine Walker
And they say married men don't pay for sex... I called BS on that. They actually pay more, especially in the end when they get taken to the cleaners.😉
Y'all dumb, this man clearly just didn't pay taxes lol
When I wz 14 my dadd told me that the 2 s.in pu$$y stand 4 Dollar sogns
How are you implying that his wife married him for his money most of the money he made went to the IRS what he received was the equivalent of an allowance Eddie Murphy invented the show the Royal Family just for Redd Foxx so he could pay his bills Unfortunately he died on the set and Eddie paid for his funeral not his wife.Get your facts straight
Love u reds Foxx & love your standup
2:23 lol I had to look twice thought I was tripping
An I suppose dying rich is better ?? "I don't think so , homey don't play that ". R.I.P MR. FOX And thank you, you ol' heathen!!!!!!
IRS killed Red Foxx, sometime generosity can hurt you in the long run
That's my boy Redd!👍old school pimpin
Just to tell you in Heaven ...I watched you all my life..You were a great man and wonderful comedian.
I wish I would of met you sir..Thanks to all that cared to make your final day honorable..RIP..Love and always will remember.
a cautionary tale indeed
Money is a tool, use it to your advantage.
I just can't even begin to comprehend it
He will always be priceless in my mind broke or rich.