Ohhhh no doubt! Talk about perfect casting, I feel that’s part of Sanford and Son’s success. All perfectly cast and so believable.
@hitmanbooter9682
2 ай бұрын
This one of my favorites 😂 he was so funny
@ReddGFoxx
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, LOVED Rollo
@patelston8388
2 ай бұрын
Rollo repped the hood well in his work.
@ReddGFoxx
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, made it cool and 100% looked the part 😎
@jamesorsby7553
2 ай бұрын
He played Rerun's brother on What's Happening. He was a trip in that.
@ReddGFoxx
2 ай бұрын
That was what I watched 1st as a young teen. Then Sanford and Son, so I always think of him as Reruns brother in law. Remember the one where Dwayne bets on teams because of their cool helmets and Rollo looses a grip of Money 🤣🤣🤣❤️
@jamesorsby7553
2 ай бұрын
@@ReddGFoxx Oh yeah…He was his brother in law; I knew it was one of them. I’m over 50, so I get mixed up at times trying to remember all of this stuff. 😆
@charlesking415
2 ай бұрын
He was married to Rerun's sister played by Chip Fields ...Kim Field's mother
@jamesorsby7553
2 ай бұрын
@@charlesking415 Yeah…I remember now, because she did play Rerun’s sister. I had forgotten all about her too. She used to get Rerun to act right by threatening to tell her husband what he’d done, and since Rerun was scared of him, he’d straighten up quick.
@john-sp8jk
23 күн бұрын
Yeah but for only a couple of episodes!🙆
@Kendell062
Ай бұрын
" You Rita Lawson's boy!?" I remember Aunt Esther always saying that when she saw Rollo.
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Hahaha, yeah and she didn’t have to rat Rollo out to her when she saw him in jail! 🤣🤣
@corobinson7185
25 күн бұрын
Funny they only say his last name twice in all of Sanford and son.
@jasonknox1268
Ай бұрын
Redd Foxx must have had many friends. A true gentleman.
@robertmitchell9529
Ай бұрын
Redd Foxx put SO MANY of his friends in shows and basically was the cause of them having the careers that they had. Aunt Esther was just one of many.
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
You are so right. He gave a lot of money away as well helping them, a guy who put others first.
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Right Robert! I’ve often said had someone else been cast as Fred Sanford, obviously the name would be different, the show would have LOOKED drastically different.
@conradford7493
22 күн бұрын
@jasonknox1268 Saw him in Vegas and he was priceless.
@qbk29
Ай бұрын
Love my man Rollo. He was one of my favorite characters on Sanford And Son.❤
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Right, women loved him, men thought he was cool! Like he had to be a fan favorite, had the looks and comedy 👍👑
@edwinbrown8509
2 ай бұрын
It paid in more ways than one to be a real-life friend of Redd Foxx.
@ReddGFoxx
2 ай бұрын
Ohhh man how right you are Edwin ❤️🎓
@clydegoodrich6720
2 ай бұрын
Edwin, how right you are, and that's yet another reason to prop him up on a pedestal. Between his raw talent and his generosity, he's truly the G.O.A.T. !!
@PatrickWade-vp5ji
Ай бұрын
This is a good story
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Right, like what a cool back story to how a friendship was made but we never saw any of that on screen 👍
@rolltide9547
2 ай бұрын
A naturally funny guy.
@ReddGFoxx
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, every show he was in he killed it
@ericacarswell9167
2 ай бұрын
Wow this is nice
@ReddGFoxx
2 ай бұрын
Thanks Erica ❤️🙏 I’m doing new shorts, quick facts about the show people might not know or find interesting 👍
@fanceeist
2 ай бұрын
Such a great show! I watched "oldies" growing up and this was one of my favorites!
@ReddGFoxx
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, it is timeless and always brings laugh after laugh
@DiabolikalFollikles
Ай бұрын
Rollo was cooler than the other side of the pillow. 🖤
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Yes he was…funny thing Nathaniel said he was the complete opposite, married with kids, never saw himself like a cool guy hahaha But he played it so well 👍
@DiabolikalFollikles
Ай бұрын
@@ReddGFoxx …and *that* my friend is the beauty of the art. Convincingly creating a character utterly separate from your own. 🎥 🎞️ 🎭 🖤
@tonycox7802
Ай бұрын
Rollo was the coolest dude on television back then. Every neighborhood had a Rollo.
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
He was, and the funny thing…he was so mellow and the opposite in real life. Those are his words, he was married with 4 kids, but his acting was so good you would have never known it 🏆
@bryanriley8864
Ай бұрын
Come on man Rollo was the MFing GOAT! BIG RESPECT!
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Yup! No one was a better “cool man” than Nathaniel as Rollo 👑🔥
@klassov88
Ай бұрын
Rollo & follow Rollo & hollow
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Hahaha! Love Rollo and Hollow 🤣🤣❤️
@michaelhatcher5264
Ай бұрын
Rollo had some cool 😎 ass Swag RIP. Rest in Power brother.
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
❤️🙏
@jamalbenthall151
Ай бұрын
That's Rita Lawson son.
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Hahaha yup!
@user-sx8el4uu3j
Ай бұрын
This dude is lucky 🍀
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Yeah, born in the right place and auditioned at the right time! Redd Foxx was someone you wanted as a friend for sure 👍
@mysticakhenaton1701
7 күн бұрын
LOVE the Rollo character.
@johnetteDhallwilson
Ай бұрын
"AMEN" YESSSS, IT DID, I JUST GOES TOO SHOE WHO WAS RIGHT AND WHO IS WRONG, HE WAS THE ONE WE'RE CHATTING ABOUT, AMEN 🙏, HALLELUJAH !!!"
@teresaholmes4393
Ай бұрын
Rollo my man!
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
My man…my main man ❤️🤣👍
@paulaevette7379
7 күн бұрын
Rollo played his part well😂
@user-wb6us9hl4g
22 күн бұрын
Rip Y'all 🌹🎈💥🌹🎈💥🙏🏾🙏🏾 Amen
@ReddGFoxx
22 күн бұрын
🙏❤️ Love them, they gave millions laughs and smiles till the end of time. I will be forever grateful to them all 👑
@anthonyhudson1380
26 күн бұрын
When this man said Rollo was born in St Louis it brought chills all over my body because I am born a.nd raised in St Louis in all the years I watch Sanford and son I did not know Rollo was from St Louis. Thank you Mr Nathan Taylor❤🙏 and to all my people that's born and raised in St Louis what up Mo🎉
@ReddGFoxx
26 күн бұрын
“Have it ready in a MO, in a MO like St Louis Missouri” 🤣🤣👍 Yeah, that’s cool! You have some legends from your home state 👑❤️👍
@carolynbratton7827
Ай бұрын
I loved watching when Rollo was on. He was so handsome and entertaining.
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
He was smooth! Funny thing, Nathaniel (Rollo) said he was never a ladies man, the opposite of his character. He was married with 4 kids haha! What a great actor 🏆
@carolynbratton7827
Ай бұрын
@@ReddGFoxx Amazing. In character he was a smooth player. Loved the ladies. I never missed an episode of Rollo and Fred going at it. Thanks for info.
@richardturner7664
26 күн бұрын
You seeing him, Dreaming about screwing the man, He was just trying to make a living
@Engineer1897
Ай бұрын
Rollo was an electrician. Redd Foxx's father had been an electrician, as well .
@ReddGFoxx
21 күн бұрын
Huh, that is new to me. Love learning that, thank you for sharing this 🙏❤️👍
@hypnotistraywilliams
Ай бұрын
Rita Lawson's boy.
@nativeatheist6422
Ай бұрын
Rollo was awesome.
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
He was, as cool as they come.
@Vincent-ns9ku
21 күн бұрын
🤣Rollo was my dawg! He was like a kool Gangsta pimp that did no wrong far as breakin no laws. And that made Lamont look cool when ever they were around women. Everybody on Sanford and son are true LEGENDS! 🤣👊🏾✊🏾💪🏾💯
@ReddGFoxx
21 күн бұрын
Yesss! True Legends and deserve all the cheers they get 👑🎉 Rollo could make the nerdiest guy look cool to hang with, instant cred 🔥👍
@Vincent-ns9ku
21 күн бұрын
@@ReddGFoxx 🤣Yes! I agree. Thanks for your response and God bless you and your family.🙏🏾👊🏾✊🏾💪🏾💯
@tyronebee7209
23 күн бұрын
He was also ReRun's brother-in-law in the show What's Happening.
@ReddGFoxx
21 күн бұрын
That’s the first time I saw him act. I was a big what’s Happening fan, started Sanford and Son my teenage years 👍
@alfredgifford2977
Ай бұрын
That Rita Lawson's boy.
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Hahaha, yes mama 🤣🤣❤️
@dwainburnette9770
Ай бұрын
That's Rita Lawson's son 😅
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Hahaha, when Fred or Esther say it, always a quick laugh 🤣🤣
@conradford7493
22 күн бұрын
Let's hear it for the Lou.😮
@BarryRaven-dp6xg
16 күн бұрын
😄😄 Right on 👍😄😄. Kat Daddy 👍 😄😄😄I can dig it ✊😄😄,,,(Back and BLACK in the days 👌😄😄😄😄😄)
@SteveONeal-cq9iw
23 күн бұрын
Free rollo😂😂😂
@ReddGFoxx
23 күн бұрын
🤣🤣👍
@DreDiddy83
Ай бұрын
Damn I never knew they were tight in real life
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Right…it’s funny how Esther, Rollo and Ah Chu were some big time rivals of Fred but all 3 were great friends with Redd in real life 🤣👍
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
And LOVE the profile pic… their theme song pops in my head every time I see the Red and Black Wolf Pack…with that cool howl 🔥👑
@bennylevine387
27 күн бұрын
I really liked Nathaniel Taylor.
@ReddGFoxx
27 күн бұрын
I as well, I actually watched What’s Happening much sooner than Sanford and Son, so I always thought of Rerun’s brother in law when I saw him in Sanford and Son 🤣 But whatever I saw him in, he was always cool and funny, the man could act 👑
@JeffHogge-ht4xg
21 күн бұрын
AN "ELECTRICIAN"?...I was given to understand that he was a "Telephone - Man" who worked for the "Bell Telephone System". (Pacific Bell)... And he met Redd Foxx while installing a model 554 Wall- Telephone on a sound stage! (That's the kind of Wall Phone we all had in our kitchens) in the "BEFORE - TIME"! I can see Rollo installing a 554... and being COOL! 😁😎
@ReddGFoxx
20 күн бұрын
Hahaha, right! Rollo could do everything cool 😎 even stay away from JoJo Jackson after he hit him Mama 🤣🤣
@heruapocalypse2021
16 күн бұрын
Ole Rollo represented Every Black Person's Family Member.Whether it was an Uncle,Brother.Or just a regular Cool Streetwise Dude.😎👍🏾
@ReddGFoxx
15 күн бұрын
I’m white, but my step dad is black and he reminds me of Rollo’s cool side and Fred’s talk to strangers in public haha. That’s so cool, Nathaniel must have felt like a legend, I see many others have similar comments like yours ❤️👍
@robertscott490
Ай бұрын
Didn't know that
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Cool, that’s the point of these shorts, to teach about the legends behind the show ❤️👍
@Darnell-ij4gp
Ай бұрын
Redd Foxx was born in Baltimore
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
No he wasn’t, all history says he was brown in St. Louis and raised in Chicago.
@gregoryingram7561
Ай бұрын
It was said that Desmond Wilson (Lamont Sanford) and Nathaniel Taylor (rollo)didn't' speak to each other or communicate with each other outside of the show.
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Yeah, that’s true. That shows how great their acting was, I would have thought they were best friends! Demond said Nathaniel didn’t like him because he could come off arrogant at times.
@dewayneperry8395
Ай бұрын
True
@carolynbratton7827
23 күн бұрын
@@ReddGFoxxI believe it was other way around, could be mistaken, but I read somewhere Nathaniel said Desmond wouldn't let him come back on show. That's when other guy with goat showed up.
@leonardbrown2219
18 күн бұрын
What a lot of people don't know is that Red Foxx always looked out for people and got them payed
@ReddGFoxx
17 күн бұрын
FACTS!!! What a great man and friend. He was a great visionary as well 💯🎓
@stephenannese8228
Ай бұрын
Probably would've made a great Lamont.....*hint*....!?
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Yeah, he would have been solid!
@averyblanton301
5 күн бұрын
It's ashamed Red Fox died broke, but you can't quit giving to all those so called friends.
@ReddGFoxx
5 күн бұрын
@@averyblanton301 yeah, he helped so many, and not to speak of all the years of laughter he brought to fans! Really did look out for others.
@cdubz265
Ай бұрын
Ironically they both were born under the sign of Sagittarius.
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Nice, didn’t know that 👍
@llg3pe
Ай бұрын
Rita Larson’s son
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
See, I’ve seen it say on IMBD his last name as Larson, but Wikipedia says Lawson. With subtitles on it says Lawson. I believe it’s Lawson, I need to do a video on the last name debate 🤣🤣
@llg3pe
Ай бұрын
@@ReddGFoxx I ajways thought it was Larson. You have me curious now.
@Brotherken1234
28 күн бұрын
FACT: Nathaniel Taylor and Demond Wilson (Lamont) couldn't stand each other in real life. I'm talking about hatred.
@ReddGFoxx
28 күн бұрын
Yeah, if not for all the drugs LaWanda was bringing on set, it might have been a toxic environment 😱 But they worked well despite their dislike. Thanks for dropping the FACT ✅💯👍
@LamarJennings-eo8ps
Ай бұрын
Read that Him a demond Wilson didn't really get along demond has an attitude
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Yeah you are right there. Demond is all over KZitem today laying down facts and is harsh, but tells it like it is. That said he had admitted in the past people viewed him as arrogant and that rubbed people the wrong way, including Nathaniel Taylor, so yeah they worked amazing together but just as actors haha, never friends. I would have never guessed that 👍
@rodneyreynolds7387
Ай бұрын
Learn something new everyday!! 👏🤎
@ReddGFoxx
Ай бұрын
Awesome! That’s the point of the channel, relive the laughs, keep the show in the public’s eye and teach any little known facts 👍🍿 Thanks for watching and dropping a comment 🙏
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