Jamie Foxx

Described as

American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)

Other names

Eric Bishop, Eric Marlon Bishop

Born

December 13, 1967

Born in

Terrell

Name at birth

Eric Marlon Bishop

Citizen of

United States

Occupation

actor · 2 references; singer; writer; comedian; film producer; television actor; pianist; songwriter

Political party

Democratic Party

Education

Terrell High School · 1 reference; United States International University

Genre

contemporary R&B; soul; pop music; hip-hop; comedy music; sketch comedy

Instrument

voice; piano; keyboard instrument

Record label

20th Century Fox Records; J Records; RCA Records; Fox Music

Known for

In Living Color (1991–1994); The Jamie Foxx Show

Awards

Academy Award for Best Actor (2005) · 1 reference; BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (2005) · 1 reference; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1 reference; Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (2005); Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (2005); Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist; Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male (2007); Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (2007); MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance (2005); MTV Movie Award for Best Jaw Dropping Moment (2013); BET Award for Best Collaboration (2009); Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor (2 times) (2002, 2005); Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2004); Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor (2004); Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (2004)

Children

Corinne Foxx

Religion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Baptists

Lived in

Terrell

Website

http://www.jamiefoxxmusic.com/

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Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop, December 13, 1967), is an American actor, comedian, singer, and film producer. He gained his career breakthrough as a featured player in the sketch comedy show In Living Color from 1991 to 1994. Following this success, he was given his own sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show, in which he starred, co-created and produced from 1996 to 2001.
Foxx received acclaim for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the film Ray (2004), winning the Academy Award for Best Actor. That same year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the crime film Collateral. He gained further prominence for his film roles in Ali (2001), Jarhead (2005), Dreamgirls (2006), Miami Vice (2006), Horrible Bosses (2011), Django Unchained (2012), Annie (2014), Baby Driver (2017), and Soul (2020). He also played Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and Walter McMillian in Just Mercy (2019).
Foxx also embarked on a successful career as an R&B singer in the 2000s. He earned two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, with his features on the singles "Slow Jamz" by Twista alongside Kanye West, and "Gold Digger" by the latter. His single "Blame It" won him the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Four of his five studio albums have charted in the top ten of the U.S. Billboard 200: Unpredictable (2005), which topped the chart, Intuition (2008), Best Night of My Life (2010), and Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (2015). Since 2017, Foxx has served as the host and executive producer of the Fox game show Beat Shazam. In 2021, he wrote his autobiography Act Like You Got Some Sense.

Born, in its opening lines

December 13, 1967

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