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Redd Foxx died of a heart attack on the set of a TV show, he did his scripted pass. However, he fell to the floor immediately after doing so. Actress Della Reese said that nobody initially suspected anything was wrong. Foxx, after all, was famous for having Fred Sanford fake heart attacks on Sanford and Son and was particularly skilled at pratfalls. Reese went to the floor when Foxx did not immediately rise and heard him say "get my wife" twice. Reese called for paramedics.