Big Lurch Doonie Baby and Rick Rock. Born in Dallas, Texas, Singleton grew up nearby in East Dallas, Texas. At 7 years old, he began writing poetry. He decided to pursue a career in rapping, and began performing in 1990. In his early rap years, Singleton rapped under the name G-Spade, but later changed his name to Big Lurch after earning that nickname from Nubbins Sawyer. This was due to his intimidating figure, very slim and being 6 foot and 7 inches tall (reminiscent of the character Lurch from "The Addams Family"). On September 16, 2000, one day after his 24th birthday,
Fofão (character) toy based on the character. After the end of the original program in 1986, the character won a solo program in the same year, broadcast by Rede Bandeirantes until 1989, called "TV Fofão" (with a return between 1994–1996). The last appearance of the character on television was in 1998 by the channel . In 1989 the character starred in a theatrical movie titled "". The character has also led to several other licensed products and sold numerous albums of children's songs during the 80s and 90s. According to Orival Pessini, Fofão was created at the request of TV Globo director