The Royal Family (TV series)
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Redd Foxx and Della Reese, stars of The Royal Family
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| Also known as | ''Chest Pains'' |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Eddie Murphy |
| Written by |
Greg Antonacci Mark E. Corry Rob Dames David Garber Mark McClafferty Mike Milligan Jay Moriarty Eddie Murphy Leonard Ripps B. Mark Seabrooks Clint Smith |
| Directed by |
Shelley Jensen Jack Shea |
| Starring |
Redd Foxx Della Reese Mariann Aalda Sylver Gregory Jackée Harry Barry Shabaka Henley Naya Rivera Larenz Tate |
| Theme music composer | David Allen Jones |
| Composer(s) | Dan Foliart |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (2 unaired) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Eddie Murphy Mark McClafferty Greg Antonacci |
| Producer(s) | David Garber Shelley Jensen Deborah Leschin Leslie Ray David Steven Simon |
| Cinematography | Mikel Neiers |
| Editor(s) | Richard Russel |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Eddie Murphy Productions Paramount Network Television |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 18, 1991 – May 13, 1992 |
The Royal Family is an American sitcom which ran on CBS from September 18, 1991 until May 13, 1992. The series was created and executive produced by Eddie Murphy, as part of a development deal Murphy had with CBS, and produced by Paramount Television, the television arm of Paramount Pictures, with which Murphy had long been associated. The series starred Redd Foxx and Della Reese.
Murphy had previously worked with Foxx and Reese in the 1989 film Harlem Nights, which Murphy wrote and directed. The working title for the series was Chest Pains.
The series chronicled the lives of Atlanta mail-carrier Alexander Alphonso "Al" Royal (Redd Foxx) and his wife Victoria (Della Reese), who were anticipating peaceful retirement years until marital problems brought an extended visit from their daughter Elizabeth (Mariann Aalda) and her three children: Kim (Sylver Gregory), Curtis (Larenz Tate), and Hillary (Naya Rivera).
The Royal Family was intended as a comeback vehicle for Foxx, who had not had a successful television series since the cancellation of Sanford and Son in 1977. Ratings for the early episodes were high. On October 11, 1991 Foxx suffered a massive heart attack while rehearsing. Joshua Rich of Entertainment Weekly later wrote, "It was an end so ironic that for a brief moment cast mates figured Foxx — whose 1970s TV character often faked heart attacks — wasn't kidding when he grabbed a chair and fell to the floor." Foxx was taken to Queen Of Angels Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, where he died that evening.
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