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15 Premature Curtain Calls For These Actors

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6. Redd Foxx

Best known for his raspy voice and surly character from the seventies hit Sanford and Son, Foxx fell victim to a massive heart attack during rehearsals of The Royal Family. In a strange example of art imitating life, Redd’s co-star’s initially thought it was a joke when he keeled over, a common gag used during Sanford and Son.

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  1. bob

    June 21, 2016 at 2:29 am

    This is incorrect. It was pulling the stingray “out” that killed him … NOT the stings.

  2. Diana

    July 19, 2016 at 11:11 pm

    Tyrone Power looks incredibly like George Clooney Or should I say that George Clooney bears a very strong resemblance to Tyrone Power? Because it’s true. Could there have been a tiger in the wood shed?

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