LaWanda Page and Redd Foxx were very close friends from the time they were pre-teen age.

One of Sanford and Sons producers stated to Foxx that he will need to fire Page and hold auditions again for the Aunt Esther role so that taping could begin.

Foxx insisted Page play the part and he threatened to walk away from the show if she was let go.

Amongst their artists were Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, LaWanda Page, George Carlin, black ventriloquist duo Richard And Willie, Kip Addotta, Belle Barth, Rex Benson, and Skillet & Leroy.

In spite of his association with the St. Louis Cardinals, Jack grew up a Boston Red Sox fan and idolized Jimmie Foxx.

Foxx had taped fewer than ten episodes before Fred " left for St.

In serious popular music, one might cite Virginia Astley ( From Gardens Where We Feel Secure ); Shriekback ( Big Night Music and subsequent albums up to 2007's Glory Bumps ); John Foxx ( Systems of Romance and The Garden ); and some have seen the early eccentric songs of Brian Eno ( such as " Julie With …" and " St Elmo's Fire "), and even his later sound-scapes, as neo-romantic in nature.

Thomas is one of only three first basemen in history to win consecutive Most Valuable Player awards in the major leagues ( Hall-of-Famer Jimmie Foxx, 1932 – 1933, and former St. Louis Cardinal Albert Pujols, 2008 – 2009, are the others ).

Around this time, Leigh adopted his stage name of John Foxx ( while Chris Allen, who had briefly gone by the name Chris St. John, changed his name again, to Chris Cross ).

soldier St. John Hawke in the fourth and final season of Airwolf, The A-Team, Gun Shy, Murder, She Wrote, Mork & Mindy, and The Redd Foxx Show.

MacDermot's film soundtracks include Cotton Comes to Harlem, a 1970 blaxploitation film starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques and Redd Foxx, based on Chester Himes ' novel of the same name ; Rhinoceros ( 1974 ) starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, and directed by original Broadway Hair director Tom O ' Horgan ; and Mistress ( 1992 ).

Always, in the abortive attacks upon Ruth's record, one man alone -- a Jimmy Foxx ( 58 in 1932 ) or a Hank Greenberg ( 58 in 1938 ) or a Hack Wilson ( 56 in 1930 ) -- made the bid.

Jimmie Foxx was the first player to win multiple times ; 9 players have won three times, and 19 have won twice.

* 1922 – Redd Foxx, American comedian ( d. 1991 )

Seven of the American League's 1937 All-Star players, from left to right Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg.

He matched what was then the single-season home run record by a right-handed batter, ( Jimmy Foxx, 1932 ); the mark would stand for 66 years until it was broken by Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire.

The team's owner and manager for its first 50 years was Connie Mack, and its Hall-of-Fame players included Chief Bender, Frank " Home Run " Baker, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty Grove.

Although Will Smith and Idris Elba were heavily rumored to be up for the title role, Jamie Foxx has since been confirmed to play Django.

* 1998 – Charlie Foxx, American singer and guitarist ( Inez and Charlie Foxx ) ( b. 1939 )

Known as " King Carl " and " The Meal Ticket ", Hubbell gained fame during the 1934 All-Star Game, when he struck out five future Hall of Famers in a row: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin.

Finally, Williams was flip-flopped in the order with the great slugger Jimmie Foxx, with the idea that Williams would get more pitches to hit.

Pitchers, though, were not afraid to walk him to get to the 33-year-old Foxx, and after that the 34-year-old Joe Cronin, the player-manager.

He was the third Red Sox player to hit 100 home runs with the team, following his teammates Jimmie Foxx and Joe Cronin.

He became just the second player to hit 200 home runs in a Red Sox uniform, joining his former teammate Jimmie Foxx.

On October 2, against the Yankees, Williams hit his 222nd career home run, tying Foxx for the Red Sox all-time record.

On April 28, Williams hit his 223rd career home run, breaking the record for most home runs in a Red Sox uniform, passing Jimmie Foxx.

On July 17,, Williams became the fifth player ever to hit 400 home runs, following Mel Ott in 1941, Jimmie Foxx in 1938, Lou Gehrig in 1936, and Babe Ruth in 1927.

* October 11 – Redd Foxx, American comedian and actor ( b. 1922 )

** Jimmie Foxx, American baseball player ( b. 1907 )

* December 9 – Redd Foxx, American comedian ( d. 1991 )

Also in 2011, Aniston starred in the comedy movie Horrible Bosses, with Colin Farrell, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jamie Foxx, directed by Seth Gordon.

Seven of the American League's 1937 All-Star players, from left to right Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg.

It was the home of baseball Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx.

Buckley adopted his " hipsemantic " from his peers Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Redd Foxx, Pearl Mae Bailey, Count Basie, and Frank Sinatra, as well as Hipsters and the British aristocracy.

Others who appeared on the show over the years include Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., James Meredith, Sam Sheppard, Mother Teresa, Jerry Rubin, Angela Davis, Madelyn Murray O ' Hair, Alfred Hitchcock, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Gene Kelly, Gene Tierney, Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, Mark Hamill, Ginger Rogers, Ricardo Montalban, Howard Keel, Celeste Holm, Dorothy Lamour, Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Natalie Wood, Joan Crawford, Cliff Robertson, Peter Lawford, Nanette Fabray, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Lee Marvin, Paul Newman, Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Carrie Fisher, Robert Wagner, Diahann Carroll, George Hamilton, Victor Buono, Peter Ustinov, Tammy Grimes, Valerie Harper, Richard Dreyfuss, John Travolta, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Sammy Davis, Jr., Harrison Ford, Eydie Gorme, Jack Jones, Harry Belafonte, Liza Minnelli, Paul Anka, Robert Goulet, Carol Lawrence, Edie Adams, Debbie Reynolds, Gwen Verdon, Connie Francis, Olivia Newton-John, Ben Vereen, Joey Heatherton, Frankie Laine, Eartha Kitt, Sergio Mendes, Buddy Rich, Jerry Vale, Lola Falana, Frankie Valli, Pearl Bailey, Lou Rawls, Yank Barry, Tina Turner, Tom Waits, Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash, Roy Clark, Kenny Rogers, Ray Stevens, Janis Ian, Bernie Taupin, Ian Anderson, Marcel Marceau, Muhammad Ali, Howard Cosell, Joe Namath, Mason Reese, Ralph Nader, Rex Reed, Martha Mitchell, Victor Borge, Kreskin, Imogene Coca, Phyllis Diller, Fannie Flagg, Lily Tomlin, Joan Rivers, Elayne Boosler, Milton Berle, George Burns, Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks, Alan King, Bill Cosby, Henny Youngman, Jack Carter, Redd Foxx, Rodney Dangerfield, Jan Murray, Shecky Greene, Buddy Hacket, Joey Bishop, Red Skelton, Steve Allen, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, George Schindler, Marty Allen, Robert Klein, George Carlin, Sandy Baron, Artie Johnson, Frank Gorshin, Soupy Sales, Jonathan Winters, Charlie Callas, Norm Crosby, Rip Taylor, Foster Brooks, Irwin Corey, Leonard Barr, Pat Cooper, Rich Little, Stan Kann, Steve Landesberg, Andy Kaufman, Jimmie Walker, Jay Leno, Moe Howard of The Three Stooges, Gloria Parker with her Musical Glasses, Ruth Dickson, Jimmy Edmonson ( better known as " Professor Backwards " who appeared more times than any other guest ).

After one of his performances, producers from The Redd Foxx Show asked him to write for the popular series.

She also directed episodes of Reba, Mad TV, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, Malcolm & Eddie, Pauly, The Tom Show, The Jamie Foxx Show, Dharma & Greg, Veronica's Closet, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Jesse ( starring her former Married ... with Children co-star Christina Applegate ), and Ladies Man.

With her husband, Virginia Foxx owned and operated a nursery and landscaping business.

Shortly after Congress approved the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Foxx identified a provision in the law that allowed her to force consideration of a measure to deny the second, $ 350 billion, tranche of the TARP bailout.

Foxx later retracted her comments, suggesting her use of the word " hoax " was in bad taste.

After coping with the death of one of her best friends, Redd Foxx, in 1991, she was reluctant to play an older female lead in the inspirational television drama Touched by an Angel, but went ahead and auditioned for the role of " Tess ".

Cab driver Max Durocher ( Jamie Foxx ) drives U. S. Justice Department prosecutor Annie Farrell ( Jada Pinkett Smith ) to her office where she prepares for a drug indictment case.

In January 2001, Gerald appears again in the series finale " Always and Forever " where Jamie ( Jamie Foxx ) and Fancy ( Garcelle Beauvais ) got married and sang the opening ceremony at the wedding and joined by fellow singers Gladys Knight and Marilyn McCoo ( without her husband Billy Davis, Jr .).

In February 2010 Jody Watley joined Jamie Foxx onstage at a post Grammy event for a duet performance of her signature hit " Looking For a New Love " and also appeared in the VH1 documentary " Soul Train: The Hippest Trip In America ".

Hanaiali ' i and her brother Eric Gilliom performed during the awards ceremony, providing a " mock opera lead-in " for Jamie Foxx on the song " Blame It ".

Parting ways with the label in early 2009, Ambrosius pursued her song-writing / production career landing her placements with R & B and hip hop artists ranging from Alicia Keys, Raven-Symoné, Jamie Foxx and Mario to Fabolous, Slum Village and Wale.

Besides throwing all her singles on there she released before she released " Sponsor ", plus adding " Diamonds " ( with Kanye West ), and " Automatic " ( with Nicki Minaj ), and remixing, " Birthday Sex " ( Jeremiah ), " Turn My Swagg On " ( Soulja Boy ), " Blame It " ( Jamie Foxx, T-Pain ), " Turning Me Off " ( Keri Hilson ), and " Best I Ever Had " ( Drake ).

Jamie Foxx Fabolous " She got her Own "

As a member of Gambit's squad, the Chevaliers, Washington is forced to deal with the arrival of a new student, Foxx, and her infatuation with their squad instructor, despite being attracted to Foxx herself, indicating that Bling!

Garcelle Beauvais ( born November 26, 1966 ) is a Haitian actress, singer and former fashion model best known for her roles as hotel employee Francesca " Fancy " Monroe on The WB television sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show which ran from 1996 to 2001, and as Valerie Heywood on the ABC crime drama, NYPD Blue.