Jamie Foxx and co-star Garcelle Beauvais . The TV sitcom was
seen on the WB Network from 1996 to 2001. Jamie chose his
stage name as a tribute to comedian Redd Foxx, shown below.

Redd Foxx was a co-star on the NBC sitcom Sanford
and Son from 1972 to 1977. 
“Elizabeth, I’m coming to join ya, honey!”

Dick Van Patten played Tom Bradford, the father on
the ABC-TV sitcom EIGHT IS ENOUGH (1977 – 1981).

Van Patten co-founded a pet food company in 1989.

                              Frank Sinatra’s RAT PACK.

                           December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990

Ernie Kovacs influenced many comedians and their
shows because of his experimental, uninhibited and 
often adlibbed style of television comedy. Ernie and
his wife Edie Adams received Emmy nominations for
Best Performances in a Comedy Series in 1957. Much
of Kovacs’ talent wasn’t fully recognized until after his
death in an automobile accident, January 13, 1962 in
Los Angles. He was only 42. 
 

                             Ernie and The Nairobi Trio

                      Ernie as Percy Dovetonsils

              Ernie Kovacs and wife Edie Adams