How Eddie Murphy Tried To Save Redd Foxx - CH News

[@SSJVegeta2012]

Critics don't know what they're talking about. Harlem Nights is a classic.

[@marshablye9302]

I try to watch it every time it is on television.

[@iafrikan8181]

Cri-dicks ain't shit!!-😳😳😳❤🖤💚😳😳😳❤🖤💚😳😳😳❤🖤💚

[@theresaedmunds9628]

Question is, who are these critics ??? Are the the same people that dictate what's best for our lives??? Did anyone think to ask Black what they thought of the movie??

[@chanecak]

@@theresaedmunds9628🎯🎯🎯🎯‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️. This!!!!!

[@BobbyBlaine730]

I hate critics sometimes. They don’t understand the culture for all people. Harlem Nights is a classic plain and simple.

[@pierrecalderone]

I agree, the critics r wack. Idk why some ppl insist that they know black ppl so well and they don't socialize w any black ppl (coworkers don't count.)

[@SeeSetJaeMiirTv]

Just like the movie life with Martin Lawrence

[@AlemaP4]

@@SeeSetJaeMiirTv Life! Good movie. I don’t listen to movie critics.

[@Jaheartsjonas]

A lot of them are fake woke elitists who are secretly bigoted in one way or another, can't stand them

[@BobbyBlaine730]

@@SeeSetJaeMiirTv another classic bashed by critics. It’s a shame some movies are tossed aside before they even get a chance.

[@Ahkumuzik]

In a head line a writer had the audacity to say "Netflix Picks Up a forgotten about Eddie Murphy Movie " we can't allow other folks tell us what is and what isn't a classic movie.

[@mccolycoken]

💯✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿🖤🖤🖤

[@gcforreal]

Everybody I know thinks the movie is classic ... whoever wrote that has no clue

[@Ahkumuzik]

@@gcforreal The article was about the movie "LIFE" but I still stand by what I said. Yes both movies are classics!

[@gcforreal]

@@Ahkumuzik absolutely

[@thepleasants2795]

@@Ahkumuzik totally agree. I saw that article or heard the blurb, and was thinking 🤔 "Who the heck forgot about LIFE?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Me and mines say lines from that movie and Harlem nights all the time.

[@topazfire974]

Eddie Murphy respect and loved Redd Foxx and dreams working with him, when he made this film he had Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx in mind to be key special characters in this story, they had a great experience working with each other and and develop a friendship and help carve Eddie Murphy's career, so of course he was going to help him out that's what good friends do.

[@1TuMNepHaceS]

All three comedians always had me in stitches.

[@ajvenom]

Redd Foxx is one of my favorite. Laughter is the best medicine. Special thanks to Eddie for being so kind. God bless them all!!!!

[@JetseTurner]

Harlem Nights is one of my all time favorites of Eddie Murphy Movies.

[@sazonsongs]

Let’s also remember how generous he was. Pat Morita (fellow comedian and guy who played Arnold on Happy Days and Mr Miagi on Karate Kid) said he gave him money to buy his house.

[@NellieKAdaba]

RIP Pat Morita.

[@bossplayermfs5972]

Redd Foxx was a great comedian in i have in my top five of best comedians of all times it was sad seeing his brilliant career ended but s/o to Eddie Murphy for at least trying to the help one of his mentors in the comedy game RIP Mr. Sanford aka Redd Foxx 💯.

[@DavidEDixon]

Red you will truly be miss

[@Carolina_Panthers145]

Sanford and son is one of the best black television sitcoms of all time.

[@edreid7872]

Yes, Eddie was in a position to totally bail Redd out, but why should he be responsible for his years decadent living?...Redd choose to do drugs, not pay taxes, and not save some of that money, not Eddie...

[@ebonyeverything2751]

Very true, but some like Eddie likely felt that they owed him in some way for what he did for the culture and the industry. Why not show respect in a way that's easily accessible for him, financially.

[@edreid7872]

Eddie did his part by providing work for Redd..Paying off his tax debt?.. Not his responsibility... I remember a similar situation with Sammy Davis Jr. and many asking why couldn't his Rat Pack friends bail him out..Not their job....Death and taxes.. And its so true..

[@dramahawkpromotions9621]

Eddie Did His Part that is all I will say. Harlem Nights paid Foxx $500k then the developed The Royal Family for Foxx

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

@@ebonyeverything2751 You speaking truthfully.

[@thejay3804]

@@dramahawkpromotions9621 My only question tho is where was Eddie when those Royal Family producers were giving Redd a hard time?

[@mrsreaferg]

I had no idea what critics said back then! It was a hit in my neighborhood… wow! You shot my pinky toe! Sunshine!

[@Mercenary4200]

You talking about a movie that had so many legendary comedians that made a movie even more legendary decades after is highly extraordinary. Harlem Nights is iconic. You will laugh at every scene. You will rewind parts and act it out it was hilarious. It was and still the talk of the day. I enjoyed all the cast and I am thrilled that Eddie Murphy put all them together to make such an amazing movie. God bless Eddie, Redd, Richard Pryor and the rest of the cast for putting laughter in my life. Screw the critics! Great talent is never forgotten. May all those who passed rest in peace.

[@melvinwalls1426]

Redd Foxx was a one of a kind a legend in his own time) took comedy to another level with changing style while making laughter something special wit creativity unmatched a seldom seen genius with a hard of gold let it betold.

[@kimr.2284]

AGREED!😊

[@zapzeus988]

I was lucky enough to meet Redd in the Chicago O'Hare airport in 1975 after returning from Turkey, I was 10-11 at the time. He slapped meon my stomach and asked if I knew who he was...I of course said, yes, you're Mr. Sanford!

[@AveryBlackman]

He demanded to be paid in cash. The irs let him collect cash and then they came for his stash. Moral of the story : You can't take it with you.

[@freddricochapman5590]

Shout out to Eddie Murphy for giving this legend love and really looking out for him

[@iamwhatyouareyouarewhatiam6613]

God bless those two gaints of men Red Fox and Eddy Murphy . Eddy Murphy we see what you were trying to do ... what a model u r for our community. What a model !

[@troyarrington5485]

Harlem Nights.....a classic movie with a powerful cast and great storyline.

[@wafflehousemafia3814]

The late Pat Morita who was a good friend of Foxx, went to Foxx once to ask for a loan to complete a down-payment on a home that he was needing to buy. Redd wrote out the check in the amount of $3,500. He told Morita that didn't have to pay it back, rather, Foxx wanted Morita to pay the favor forward to someone in need that he could help when was in a position to do so. And this story was told by Morita himself.

[@TGF25]

Redd Foxx was THOROUGHLY MISUNDERSTOOD! It wasn't that he was Bad With Money, it was that he didn't own Sanford & Son, when he basically crafted the show & it's characters! If he OWNED Sanford & Son, he wouldn't have to worry about money, like Flip Wilson OWNED his show!

[@mustafahajj]

I respect the late great Red Foxx (St. Louis/Chitown) but let's face it. Mr. Foxx was bad with finances. He's wasn't the first and most certainly won't be the last. Certainly lifestyles will break any bank.

[@TGF25]

@@mustafahajj My point was, the biggest financial situation he faced was the fight to have ownership of his show that bares his last name(the same fight Dave Chappelle faced 30+ years later that is still going on today) BUT that part gets ignored in comparison to his troubles with the IRS!

[@josephmayfield2556]

I like the comment below about comparison with Dave Chapelle what he went through 30+ years later, but the networks should’ve took care of Fred’s or Reds tax problems every time because he made that show even though he didn’t on it they should’ve looked out for him they made millions offer him

[@killerjoe7596]

If Red had "oned" Sanford and Son he would have just had that much more money to waste and not pay taxes on.

[@BackyardSmokeMasterBBQ]

I love that closing photo of Redd Roxx when he was a young man..... smooth!

[@robwallace5245]

No body could ever have done Harlam nights like redd fox Eddie Murphy and the rest of the all star cast list they did it was a masterpiece pieord

[@mickdog7]

Loved some Redd Foxx, thanks Eddie Murphy

[@testostyrone33]

The only idiots who gave "Harlem Nights" unfavorable reviews had to be white supremacists. It's arguably the best comedy ever made. That's just ridiculous.

[@dwightmcqueen5771]

I hear he believed in helping others and I truly respect that

[@boxcarhobo7017]

I was at the Harlem Nights premiere in Mann Chinese as an employee at the theatre the lavish gala was held. We were all starstruck by the stars on hand there, Arnold Schwarzenegger was there with a very pregnant Maria Shriver, and so on. But once everyone was ushered in and seated, a brief introduction given, we were allowed to go in a watch the movie too and then clean up after. But, the memory of how that movie played to a packed house of celebrities and press is as clear to me as it was in 1989. And the vibe from start to finish was uprorious laughter and that Eddie has a massive commercial and critical hit on his hands and there was an air of talk of the exciting possibility of Eddie entering a new phase of his career as serious auteur. I thought it was a masterpiece. Two quick other memories that jump out from that night were that Arseno Hall as Eddie's on camera gangsta rival was lights out comedy gold and he stole every scene in the film and was a revelation. You're talking a room of stuffy, hard to please and, yes, mostly white Hollywood elite types who aren't quick to laugh and not exactly with it when it comes to black culture. Luckily, Eddie and the cast had enough friends and family as entourage to make up for that. But, the general feeling after the movie and buzz in the lobby was Hall could write his own ticket and level up from talk show host to movie star now. He had hit with that crowd so well. It was cool. The last memory is a little one, but monumentous to me personally as just bizarrely specific and flat out hilarious: there is a scene in the movie where the character's are sitting around talking, and I can't remember who said the line, but in discribing the magic of a woman's private parts, they say, ' It's like they throw that p*ssy all up in the air and it just turn to straight up sunshine.' I'll never forget how this line hit the audience. At first, there was an instant silence. Then a collective gasp. Like wine mom clutching pearls energy. But also a couple of faint stifled black family scattered pockets of laughter trying to keep it together, but also gaging the audience too and self conscious. And then it happened, this delayed, but then sudden eruption from one voiceterous individual with a loud, hearty infectious window rattling laughter from the back of the theatre much to the embarrassment of his Prego wife. Then everybody else finally had the unspoken premission to let it out and the whole house lost it. That line killed. And the individual with no self awareness or lack of so called social conservatism was the bigger than life Commando himself, Auh-nold Schwarzenegger. He didn't give a sh*t what the squares thought. Funny was funny and that line spoke to him. And he was right. Even the women were vocal and whooping it up and we're talking about socialites and southern Belle ball types too. Proving comedy and truth crosses all cultures and lines in the end. But, yeah, in that small moment of time on that chilly southern California nite, the mood in the air that night and before the movie would officially drop on the public at large was this film was Eddie Murphy's legend cenenting opus that would define him, that he had just ushered into the world basically Black Citizen Kane. Oh, and Robin Givens killed too. The press was trying to vilify her in the zeitgeist, but in this film and role as femme fatale heavy, she absolutely owned it and, like Arsenio Hall, captivating and revieting every second she was on screen. She'd encore that with Boomarang two years later with a just as charismatic turn as the man eater CEO badass she played in that one as well. Two roles, two iconic turns, two genuine parts of female empowerment let alone a strong woman of color. This is unheard of and nothing short of miraculous. So, it has to be noted for two reasons. One, in Harlem Nights it was assumed after the showing, we were witnesseing the birth of a hands down, flat out movie star. Boomarang just confirmed that. Both times she played no secondary character with no agency and only there to serve the function of the leading man having no internal life and there just as eye candy. Nope. She was strong, sexy, in complete control and no apologies of her worth and.command of self and sweet, sweet bad-assery. This leads us to the second and last point of two, both times Givens was allowed parts that were full of three dimensional complex independent women were both times roles in back to back Eddie Murphy vehicles in which he had a huge hand in story, conception and writing and creation of characters and casting. Translation: it cannot be dismissed that Eddie played a big part in contributing to the evolution of strong female iconoclastic characters being crafted out of whole cloth and move the ball forward in better developed female characters. It all started with Harlem Nights. Eddie write, started, directed, helped edit and recruited a lot of the talentvfirst hand, hand picking his passion project so he did casting too. Danny Allello who was going to be nominated this same year for Do The Right Thing was just as powerful here and showed a real flair for subtle comedy bouncing off well of Arsenio's manic inspired energy and work. Gotdamn it, this film is a masterwork. It needs to be critically reappraised yesterday, and I was there at the moment in history it was being launched into the universe as an important work of art and historical document of three generations of comedy legends working along side together. It had a lasting imprint on me like a shot into Delare's foot. Yes, I know I need spell check. You know what else needs to get checked? The world over to see this cultural artistic expression for the masterclass on cinema and comedy that it is. Recognize. Love the channel. Keep up the bloody brilliant work, mate

[@oldguy7530]

Absolutely Loved “Harlem Nights”! Classic!

[@a_70s_Baby]

🙏🏾 Mr. Fox. It’s a shame how you help others and/or are generous. However, when you’re in need….crickets. Not with My money…..family are the worse too.

[@joe.limbus]

Bruh who tf is that a picture of at the end?......yall know thats not Redd Foxx right?🤦🏽 look more like Smokie Robinson lil cousin😅

[@jaigriggs7745]

Redd Foxx is the godfather of modern day stand up and doesn't get the respect he deserves to this very day

[@acalbert56]

Harlem Nights gets better every time you watch it.

[@blastradius7193]

Anyone who can convince della reece to engage in an ally fight has got some superior negotiation skills. "Come on sucka" shit was funny as hell!

[@dwightmcqueen5771]

The more I learn about Redd Foxx the more I respect him . I realize me and him has so much in common.

[@np_management1931]

Fuuuuuuuck a critic!!! This movie is hands down a masterpiece painted by some of the most brilliant heavy hitters in the game. I still watch this movie to this day, and like fine wine it gets better and better….straight classic

[@Tripp2136]

“Harlem Nights” transcending movie only gets better with the times..!!!

[@mikee2]

There will never be another like Redd Foxx, that breed has died out, sadly......and the fuckin IRS, doggin him until the end. Probably what caused his heart attack. Thanks to Eddy for helping Redd in many things in his life. Sanford and Son is still my #1 sitcom and I binge watch it all the time. I know every line by heart and still laugh out loud when I hear it. RIP Redd, at least there is no IRS in comedy heaven.

[@bowtiedone2784]

I thought Harlem Nights was a genius movie. I loved that movie. RIP REDD

[@kingroy1976]

I watch Harlem Nights at least 3-4 times a year...Brilliant...

[@joeymanson2222]

Seems unanimous, Cotton Club was a kick ass movie! Foxx, Pryor, Murphy? Growing up those guys were Kings in my mind. Especially Richard Pryor! Everything He did was Gold!

[@MARCIE12ification]

Thank you Eddie.

[@JasonRourhier]

RIP!! REDD FOXX & DELLA REESE!! 😢❤ HOPE YOUR TIME IN THE GREAT BEYOND IS MUCH BETTER THEN HOW IT WAS ON EARTH!!

[@masonmadmanhpk6]

Damn respect in peace Redd fox 🦊 I wish I was alive at his time

[@pierrecalderone]

The video said being broke is worse than being in debt. You can be in debt (even celebs) have millions in the bank, not go hungry and keep the lights on. (As my Dad says) Your stomach will hit your spine from being broke/hungry. If Im choosing, I take debt.

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

So says the United States as well.

[@king-xerxus7040]

Surprised many more people didn’t come to his rescue. He would have made $40 million a year these days. He was ‘ripped off’ when he performed on Sanford and Son. When other stars on other programs got paid way more.

[@Faith12Man]

Eddie Murphy did Golden child i bet over half of you in here to young to know about that classic 😅😅

[@rustymebane8265]

I loved Redd Fox.. He was brilliant

[@75carameldiva]

The way and why Redd died is heartbreaking

[@rexnegron1778]

Be generous but not to a fault. People won't pay back or appreciate your generosity. Give them a little and keep the rest. Remember, they came to you. And give only what you can afford to give, and if you have any hanger ons, limit it to one or two and don't be too generous.

[@DannyBeigal]

I feel like if there was GoFundMe back around Royal Family time, Black ppl would've put down and got Redd out from the tax issues.

[@thebuttermilkgirlisback]

Redd should’ve been more financially responsible.

[@ebonyeverything2751]

Should've, could've, would've. That's always easy to say.

[@TiffLane]

Harlem Nights is a classic

[@DavidBrown-ke8cb]

I believe in was In Living Color that did the skit Red Foxx's Tax Tips. Tip Number One: "Pay em!"

[@ShaunSmith-bh3hq]

I'm a white dude and loved Redd Foxx,especially Sanford and Son.Very talented comedian,had great charisma.

[@shaheedggahamad276]

Big up uncle Eddie all respect to you

[@nw5767]

Interesting and wise red didn't want to use boy or kid in the script and sticking to it. Thanks for adding that. Good video

[@lasgdle2777]

I'm no legitimate film critic, however, in my personal opinion "Harlem Knights" was one of the best films ever made and one of my favorites to this day! If anyone had come forward to help Foxx with his finances/IRS issues, nothing would have changed, meaning, he would have continued to spend in a reckless manner. The Almighty is the one who provides, believe it or not! If we fail to respect and/or act in a responsible manner with what He has given us, he will take it away! Foxx, along with thousands of other entertainers, pro athletes, everyday people, etc., have had the same thing happen to them i. e., handled money in an irresponsible and/or reckless manner to the point that they have nothing left and are now struggling and wanting others to help them. I totally understand that this scenario does not apply to everyone.

[@pisces9824]

thank you.

[@thebuttermilkgirlisback]

Do the George Foreman show! Remember that?

[@jessekauffman3336]

Harlem nights was amazing

[@lonerisrael392]

Love eddie for that he a real one facts

[@leakiathcunningham3918]

Ok I get it all. BUT REDD FOXX SHOW IS STILL ON TV AND HE HAS NO STAR ON THE WALK OF FAME. ITS 40K LETS GET HIM His STAR ON THE WALK OF FAME IN HOLLYWOOD CA

[@omarwolf6010]

Let's talk about how he had Richard Pryor waiting a whole two hours, just because he was Eddie Murphy... 🤔 He Pryor knew what was up.

[@thejay3804]

What are you saying?

[@omarwolf6010]

@@thejay3804 look it up I know this about Redd Foxx, but some people are big headed when they are younger.

[@mikestroud9969]

Anyone can be a critic. Redd Foxx was a legend . One of my favorite TV shows on TV. And I'm White. . ❤️🙏👍👌💯

[@maiamckinney4180]

Big up’s to Eddie

[@troyarrington5485]

I enjoyed,'Royal Family'. It was a funny show.

[@lmcoopie]

Take a look at Damont Wilson’s take on Redd.

[@CEXXCEDLGHAD]

Red fox lived his life got paid $500, 000 for being in l Harlem global feature excellent movie.

[@bel8774]

My my my Redd and Reese my favorite

[@Rue100]

Loved RED FOXX

[@MarcoYankn.9000]

And these same critics would most likely call "FRIENDS" a masterpiece. F××k Them Critics!!!

[@erichale3960]

he used to run around with Malcom X

[@bitemenow609]

I would go see Foxx at the Hacienda Hotel Casino in Vegas. I think it was $7:00 it was the best comedy 7 bucks I ever spent.

[@modernretroradio993]

Critics got it WRONG about "Harlem Nights." It's a comedy masterpiece.

[@GrxndDxD]

Say it again MASTERPIECE!!

[@modernretroradio993]

@@GrxndDxD Right on!

[@MCClark]

Exactly…!!!

[@alexanderbaldwin8005]

Agreed

[@iamheeeem]

Exactly. The "reviews" were biased and based solely off an entirely black cast.

[@arthurbickel3458]

White critics panned Harlem Nights but it’s a certified classic. You’ll never see another like it.

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

Eddie Murphy is a legend. I try real hard to figure out who could keep up with him...hadn't found out yet.

[@danielcorreard3746]

it was a fantastic movie critics be damned.

[@cuturu8724]

That movie was a phenomenal comedy, it was given a horrible review but that film was made for black people

[@Boobalopbop]

Exactly. White critics (especially back then)don’t like movies where the black characters triumph over whites… Or if they succeed without a white savior. I truly believe that’s why Whoopi didn’t get the Oscar for Color Purple. Think about it.

[@synergylast3648]

That's my favorite movie ever created

[@generalinformation3507]

He got so many of his friends Jobs on Sanford and son. It was said that the network did not want lawanda Page on the show, but Redd insisted. He also got jobs for Bubba, Leeroy and skillet, slappy white, And a number of other up-and-coming comedians including Pat morrita, Mr. Miagi

[@mangodragonfruit6862]

Nobody could do a Redd Foxx impersonation as good as Mr miagi

[@daminharris3879]

Yea I herd bout Redd reaching back 4 Lawanda in St Louis even tho network didn't want her smh Can u imagine Sanford n Son wit no Aunt Esther? Lol

[@generalinformation3507]

@@daminharris3879 "watch it sucka"🤣

[@daminharris3879]

@@generalinformation3507 Haaaa " u a fish eyed fool" rite bak at u Chris lmaooo

[@hustleman85]

He also got Richard Pryor and Paul Mooney in the writers guild and had them write a couple episodes.

[@chasteminor2878]

Eddie put together a legendary cast . Harlem nights will always be a classic movie.

[@galacticmodeler3173]

WHO CARES

[@sw20yrz84]

Apparently you do, more than you know since you replied! You’re jealous too! 😂

[@dmercury292]

I think Harlem Nights would be considered a cult classic. I loved that film. It’s absolutely hilarious.

[@Boobalopbop]

Yes!!! And so quotable.

[@originallyme4life562]

@@sw20yrz84 That's called a "troll"... they are idiots seeking reactions

[@leomartin1603]

Harlem Nights put Redd BACK ON THE MAP. HARLEM NIGHTS WAS VERY WELL WRITTEN.

[@leomartin1603]

I bet Eddie got MICHEAL JORDAN MONEY.

[@dramahawkpromotions9621]

@@leomartin1603 Shhhhh do he Damn Near a Billionaire

[@Dablkwid0w2008]

And beautiful costumes and scenery

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

It sucks to have no one in your corner when you stuck out your neck for so many people. However, sometimes you get into your own issues due to either poor management or not being good with money yourself. I love Redd, but after watching Unsung Hollywood & E! True Hollywood Story about his life; the man was never one to pay his taxes like he should. Sure, you helped a lot of people get their foot in the door to pursue entertainment as a career. However, how many of them had the kind of money to help pay the millions you owed the IRS?

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Wasn’t he a drug addict too?

[@dahusla4328]

@@matthewschwartz6607 NO!!!

[@matthewschwartz6607]

@@dahusla4328 - I read that he did drugs and cocaine.

[@loridean177]

I have family members who are good at making money through their legitimate businesses or investments but can not manage their money. I keep telling them they need an accountants and financial advisor to help manage but you know he mentality. I think that cookie guy Wally Amos of Famous Amos cookies didn't pay his taxes and lost his business, the name, everything. Sad.

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

@@matthewschwartz6607 He did drugs. I don't recall if he was an addict, but he did do them.

[@perryi7752]

That's sad. I heard he was extremely generous. He opened the door for a lot of black comedians who could have helped him without no problem.

[@righteouslioncomedian1069]

Redd Foxx was a different type altogether. Pat Morita (Mr Myagi from The Karate Kid films) said that Redd once paid the down payment at for his house and never asked for it back. He just said "When you're able to, I want you to help somebody like I helped you" Old man was a diamond. 🙏🏽💯

[@danielcorreard3746]

kudos to eddie murphy i wish more people would recognize his generosity I never knew he paid for redd foxx funeral so many people hire a publicist every time they do something eddie paid for redds funeral with out fan fare just did it quietly. god bless him

[@TrueCrimeQueen]

RIP Redd Foxx 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 He was an icon ❤️❤️❤️

[@stairway-steeltalkironresp7595]

Eddie Murphy was, and in many ways, still is a major player in shaping and inspiring many careers. I think Boomerang was his cultural high point, for that era.

[@ceejay5588]

The 1st Klump movie 🍿👍🏾

[@Faith12Man]

Beverly Hill cops put Eddie in Hollywood stardom. Them white people wasn't ranking urban black movies as winners back then.

[@newcaddie9582]

Jay Leno tried to crack a joke about Redd when Eddie was on one night and Eddie checked him

[@dramahawkpromotions9621]

Word?

[@courylanders4142]

I remember Redd Foxx being on Arsenio Hall. Arsenio told him how Eddie was upset that Red didn't ask him for help sooner.

[@jeanduran3479]

I'll never forget the day Mr Foxx passed away. I was a young Executive Chef of a restaurant called Mary's Lamb in Studio City. We got the contract for Royal Family and had the food all set to head out to the studio when we got a call from CBS telling us if his passing. Very sad day. Personally, I thought Harlem Nights was brilliant.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Eddie, if u are reading the comment section, THANK YOU for putting Mr. Foxx in Harlem Nights. if it wasn't for Harlem Nights, Redd wouldn't have a show with Della Reese. Unfortunately, it was the last show that Redd Foxx appeared in before his untimely death. RIP John Sanford (Redd Foxx). RIP Della Reese.

[@gibranthompson7557]

Harlems Night's is and has always been my all time favorite movie I've seen it over 100x and its just as funny every time

[@E.R225]

Quuuiiiiiiiccckkkkkkkk!!!! You killed my brother

[@gibranthompson7557]

@@E.R225 I don't know wtf you guys are talking about so I suggest you guy just let me be on my way 😆

[@JetseTurner]

That picture is legendary! Redd Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Sydney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor. It doesn't get better than that!! B1

[@upabittoolate]

Factual statement: I want those shirts.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Not all of them were in the movie.

[@ebonyrushharrington1901]

Well Red/Redd Fox , Della Reese spell had or feel some type of way should have spoken - up, said (something) etc ..... just saying

[@ebonyrushharrington1901]

Red/Redd Fox/Foxx helped an lot of people though an lot of people did not help him in return so so wrong !!!!!

[@ebonyrushharrington1901]

Whether you give or not people are not always going to help you in return

[@curtisstewart9426]

I saw Red Foxx in person, before he passed away. I waited outside after his comedy act was over. A limousine pulled up to an alley, to take him and his party back to the hotel. I shouted at him just before he was entering the limousine. I said Great Show Red. He answered saying Thank You, I'm Glad You Enjoyed it. And then the Limousine drove off. He married a Korean woman. I don't think that marriage went very well for him.

[@rayshawnfountain9003]

🤣😂😅

[@BlastVerses]

@J Bo 🤣🤣

[@eddiekane24]

You met a legend cool

[@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

Redd.😊

[@AlemaP4]

The movie was good. Don’t know what critics are talking about!

[@TexasMade903]

The scene where him and Della Reese arguing back and forward about hash and orange juice had me dying.

[@bossplayermfs5972]

Jealously that’s what it is.

[@AlemaP4]

@@TexasMade903 one of my fave scenes!

[@JetseTurner]

I watch episodes of Sanford & Son till this day. RIPower Redd Foxx B1

[@pierrecalderone]

I hear often that Eddie Murphy's like a founding father in black Hollywood when it comes to looking out for black entertainers. Now a days Tyler Perry's doing that too. They're kind. (Rumor is $-Mayweather secretly, gives LOTS of money to black charities).

[@noeliajaime7656]

Harlem nights was a great movie. The pinky toe part made me cry laughing.

[@odogggg2010]

That wasn't the " Saved by An Angel" Della either. Lol, people forgot how raw she was back in the days

[@king-xerxus7040]

He helped a lot of people. He got so many people on his show Sanford and Son.

[@Randomkaoz]

Harlem nights was way ahead of it's time. If it was released today it would be a hit. Eddie's comedy was too creative for the era.

[@granvillewalkerjr.8394]

Movie critics are handicapped by their personal schisms, beliefs and egotistical BS. But numbers don't lie. A cast loaded with elite talent produced a motion picture on a $30M budget. That investment mushroomed into a worldwide gross of $95.8M. As poor a college math student as I was, numbers like that resonate a hell of a lot more than someone's overly opinionated pseudo narrative ever could.

[@tomjones3629]

They downed Harlem Nights because the storyline had them as criminals that came out on top