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Chris Rock's voice is a marvel in and of itself, an unlikely fusion of gravel and pipsqueakitude. Always shouting but miraculously never hoarse, he's the bastard vocal son of Redd Foxx and Rosie Perez. And when it comes to American Bestness, Rock may be this project's least controversial selection. After all, TIME has already labeled the 35-year-old comedian "the funniest man in America" in a previous issue. His professed admirers include peers such as Woody Allen ("I'd love to work with him"), Richard Pryor ("Does he remind me of me? I'm afraid...
...junk business in Los Angeles. But it is no "Family" in blackface. Its humor plays with prejudices rather than on them. "Were they colored?" the police asked the elder Sanford about a gang of thieves in an early episode. "Yeah," he replied. "White." The old man, played by Redd Foxx, has none of Archie's anger. He is simply an engaging con artist who will resort to any ruse to keep his son from quitting the business and leaving home...
DIED. WHITMAN MAYO, 70, easygoing actor best known as "Good Goobily Goop" Grady, Fred Sanford's sidekick on the 1970s hit sitcom Sanford and Son; in Atlanta, Ga. At 42, Mayo was offered one episode's work on the Redd Foxx series but became a mainstay of the show for the next five years, even spawning a short-lived spin-off, Grady...
...other new board members are: Marques J. Redd '04, vice president; Toussaint G. Losier '04, secretary; Jasmine J. Mahmoud '04, treasurer; Natalya S. Davis '04, arts and entertainment chair; Jamin D. Warren '04, public service chair; Fred O. Smith '04, political action series chair; Olamipe I. Okunseinde '04, publicity chair; Jennifer N. Hawkins '04, publications chair; Chioma J. Duru '04, alumnae representative; and Kiratiana E. Freelon '01, senior representative. Losier is also a Crimson Editor...
...bookstores in October. Meanwhile, TV Funhouse, a parody of an afternoon children's program, premieres Dec. 6 on Comedy Central. TV Funhouse, which merges cartoons with talking-animal puppets, tracks the adventures of the Anipals, who appear lovable on their kiddie show but are dirtier than Redd Foxx off camera. The first episode features a puppet rooster getting eviscerated in a cock fight, and numerous Anipals visiting a bordello stocked with dolled-up live chihuahuas. This could break either...