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Redd Foxx was a comedian, most famous for his role as Fred Sanford in the TV comedy series Sanford and Son.

He died in 1991, so that might be one reason he was in the news then. Also, he was starring in a new comedy (The Royal Family) at the time.

One of his trademark comic routines from Sanford and Son had been faking a heart attack: grasping his chest and yelling "I'm coming, Elizabeth! This is the big one!" Some of his coworkers thought he was doing a bit and didn't realize he was actually having heart problems until he collapsed on the set of The Royal Family.

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