Eric Marlon Bishop
(born December 13, 1967), professionally known as Jamie Foxx
, is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and singer. For his work in the film Ray
, Foxx won the Academy Award and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Actor. He has also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a musical/comedy and has been nominated for several Grammy Awards.
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Early life
Foxx was born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967, in
Terrell,
Texas.
[1] He is the son of Louise Annette Talley Dixson and Darrell Bishop. Bishop was a
stock broker who changed his name to Shahid Abdula after converting to
Islam. Foxx was abandoned seven months after birth and was raised in Terrell by his mother's adoptive parents, Estelle and Mark Talley. Terrell was a racially segregated community at the time.
[2] He had a strict
Baptist upbringing.
[3] [4] Foxx began
piano lessons at the age of five by his grandmother's orders. As a teenager, he was a part-time pianist and choir leader in Terrell's New Hope Baptist Church.
Foxx attended
Terrell High School, where he received top grades, played
basketball and
football as
quarterback, and had an ambition to play for the
Dallas Cowboys. He was the first player in the school's history to pass for more than 1,000 yards.
[5] He also sang in a band called Leather and Lace.
After completing high school, Foxx received a scholarship to
United States International University, where he studied
classical music and
composition.
[6] He has often cited his adoptive grandmother's influence on his life.
[7]
Early career and In Living Color
After accepting a girlfriend's dare, Foxx told jokes and did impressions at a comedy club's open mic night in 1989. When he found that female comedians were often called first to perform, he changed his name to Jamie Foxx, feeling that it was an ambiguous enough name to disallow any biases.
[8] He chose his
surname as a tribute to comedian
Redd Foxx.
Foxx joined the cast of
In Living Color
in 1991 and subsequently had a recurring role in the
comedy-drama sitcom
Roc
.
[9] In 1996, Foxx was given his own sitcom,
The Jamie Foxx Show
. The following year, he made his film debut.
Film career
Foxx made his film debut in the 1997 comedy,
Booty Call
.
His first dramatic role came in
Oliver Stone's 1999 film
Any Given Sunday
, where he played a heavy-partying American football player.
He was cast in the role in part because of his background as a football player.
Foxx has since evolved into a respected dramatic actor. Following
Any Given Sunday
, Foxx was featured as taxi driver Max Durocher in the film
Collateral
alongside
Tom Cruise, for which he received outstanding reviews and a nomination for the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
His standout performance, however, was his portrayal of
Ray Charles in the
biopic Ray
(2004), for which he won the
Academy Award for Best Actor and the
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Foxx is the second male, and the first African American, in history to receive two acting Oscar nominations in the same year for two different movies,
Collateral
and
Ray
. The only other male actor to achieve this was
Al Pacino. In 2005, Foxx was invited to join the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
[10]
Following this success, Foxx appeared in three more movies:
Jarhead
,
Miami Vice
, and
Dreamgirls
which were hits at the box office and lifted Foxx even higher as a bankable star in Hollywood. 2007 brought him the lead role in the film
The Kingdom
, opposite
Chris Cooper,
Jennifer Garner and
Ashraf Barhom.
In September 2007, Foxx was awarded a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. He said, upon receiving the honor, "[it was] one of the most amazing days of my life."
[11]
In May of 2009 Foxx had a lead role in the film The Soloist.
Music career
Foxx began piano lessons at age five. In 1994, Foxx released an album (on the
Fox record label) entitled
Peep This
. In 2001, he hosted the
MTV Video Music Awards
.
His music career went into a higher gear when, in 2004, he was featured on
rapper Twista's song, "
Slow Jamz", which also featured
Kanye West. The song reached number one on the U.S.
Billboard
Hot 100 singles chart, as well as number three on the
UK singles chart. Foxx's second collaboration with
Kanye West, "
Gold Digger", in which he sang the "I Got a Woman"
Ray Charles-influenced hook, went straight to number one on the
Billboard
Hot 100, and remained there for 10 weeks. In 2005, Foxx was featured on the single "Georgia" by Atlanta rappers
Ludacris and
Field Mob. The song sampled Ray Charles' hit "
Georgia on My Mind".
Foxx released his second studio album,
Unpredictable
, in December 2005. It debuted at number two, selling 598,000 copies in its first week.
[12] The following week, the album rose to number one, selling 200,000 copies.
[13] The album has sold 1.98 million copies in the United States and was certified double
Platinum by the
RIAA.
[14] [15] The album also charted in the
UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number nine.
[16] Foxx became the fourth artist to have won an Academy Award for acting and to have achieved a number-one record album in the US. (The other three to accomplish this feat were
Frank Sinatra,
Bing Crosby, and
Barbra Streisand.) Foxx's first single from the album, the title track, "Unpredictable" (featuring
Ludacris) samples "WildFlower" by
New Birth. The song peaked inside the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and also made the UK top 20 singles chart. The second US single from the album was "DJ Play A Love Song", which reunited Foxx with
Twista. In the UK, however, the second single was "Extravaganza", which saw Foxx once again collaborate with
Kanye West. He was not, however, featured in the song's music video.
At the 2006
Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards, Foxx won Best Duet/Collaboration with
Kanye West for "Gold Digger" and Video of the Year for the same video. Kanye's video tied with
Mary J. Blige's (Be Without You) for Video of the year. On
December 8,
2006, Foxx received 4 Grammy nominations, which included
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for
Love Changes
feat
Mary J. Blige,
Best R&B Album for
Unpredictable
,
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for
Georgia
by
Ludacris &
Field Mob feat Jamie Foxx and
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for
Unpredictable
feat Ludacris.
On
January 22,
2007, Foxx was on
Sirius Satellite Radio, announcing his new channel,
The Foxxhole. The channel features comedy and music primarily by African-American performers, and features much of Fox's own material as well. Foxx's own radio talk show,
The Jamie Foxx Show
airs Friday evenings on The Foxxhole, and features Johnny Mack, Speedy,
Claudia Jordan,
The Poetess, and Lewis Dix as his co-hosts. Guests include popular musicians, actors, and fellow comedians.
He recorded a song with country superstars
Rascal Flatts entitled "She Goes All The Way" for their album,
Still Feels Good
. Foxx also did background vocals for artist/songwriter
Tank. He and
The-Dream are featured on
Plies' "
Please Excuse My Hands". He also appeared on the remix of
Ne-Yo's "
Miss Independent", titled "She Got Her Own". The track also features
Fabolous. Foxx then collaborated with rapper
The Game on the song "Around The World".
Foxx released his third album titled
Intuition
featuring such artists,
Kanye West,
T.I.,
Lil Wayne, and
T-Pain. The album's first single, "
Just Like Me" featuring T.I., was promoted by a video directed by
Brett Ratner and featuring an appearance by
Taraji P. Henson. The second single, "
Blame It", featured T-Pain and became a top 5 single on the
Billboard Hot 100 and a number-one single on the Billboard
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The "Blame It" music video, directed by
Hype Williams, features cameo appearances by
Forest Whitaker,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Ron Howard,
Quincy Jones, and
Jake Gyllenhaal, among others. Foxx was also featured on T.I.'s single "
Live in the Sky" from the album
King
.
On April 6, 2009 Foxx performed the song "You Look So Good In Love" by George Strait at the George Strait Artist of the Decade All-Star Concert. Foxx has been a fan of country music for many years.
Personal life
Foxx has a daughter, Corinne Bishop, who was born in 1995.
Former
Jamie Foxx Show
co-star
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon made a public announcement on
The Wendy Williams Show
stating that Foxx has a second child.
[17]
Jamie Foxx performed a public service announcement for
Do Something to promote food drives in local communities.
[18]
Controversy
On the April 17, 2009 episode of
The Jamie Foxx Show
on Foxxhole Radio, Foxx and his co-hosts made several sexually suggestive, racial, and disparaging jokes regarding teenaged singer
Miley Cyrus, in response to a caller's comment on a recent altercation between Cyrus and rock band
Radiohead.
[19] Foxx issued a public apology on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Show
several days later in response to growing public outcry as well as televised criticism by Cyrus's father, country singer,
Billy Ray Cyrus.
[20]
Legal issues
In April 2003, Foxx was involved in an incident with two
police officers who were attempting to escort him and his sister out of
Harrah's casino in
New Orleans. Employees claimed they had failed to show
identification upon entry. Originally charged with
trespassing,
disturbing the peace,
battery on police officers and
resisting arrest, Foxx pleaded
no contest to disturbing the peace in exchange for the other charges being dropped, and was sentenced to a six month suspended jail term with two years
probation and a $1500 fine.
[21] [22]
BET Awards host
Jamie Foxx hosted the
2009 BET Awards ceremony on June 28, 2009, which featured several tributes to pop star
Michael Jackson, who died three days prior to the show. Aside from performing "
Blame It" with
T-Pain and "
She Got Her Own" with
Ne-Yo and
Fabolous, Foxx opened the show with a rendition of Jackson's "
Beat It" dance routine and closed the show with a cover of
The Jackson 5's "
I'll Be There" with Ne-Yo. Foxx stated during the ceremony, "We want to celebrate this black man. He belongs to us and we shared him with everybody else."
Discography
- Peep This
(1994)
- Unpredictable
(2005)
- Intuition
(2008)
Tours
- The Unpredictable Tour (2006)
- The Blame It Tour (2009)
Filmography
Year
| Film
| Role
| Notes
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1992
| Toys
| Baker
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1996
| The Truth About Cats & Dogs
| Ed
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The Great White Hype
| Hassan El Ruk'n
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1997
| Booty Call
| Bunz
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1998
| The Players Club
| Blue
|
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1999
| Held Up
| Michael
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Any Given Sunday
| Willie Beamen
| Nominated — BET Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male Performance
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2000
| Bait
| Alvin Sanders
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2001
| Date from Heaven
|
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Ali
| Drew 'Bundini' Brown
| BET Award for Best Supporting Actor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
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2003
| Shade
| Larry Jennings
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2004
| Breakin' All the Rules
| Quincy Watson
| Nominated — BET Award for Best Actor, Musical or Comedy
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Collateral
| Max
| BET Award for Best Supporting Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
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Ray
| Ray Charles
| Academy Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role BET Award for Best Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture National Board of Review Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Seattle Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
| Tookie
| BET Award for Best Actor, Network/Cable Television NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
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2005
| Stealth
| Lt. Henry Purcell
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Jarhead
| Staff Sgt. Sykes
| Nominated — Black Movie Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor
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2006
| Miami Vice
| Ricardo Tubbs
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Dreamgirls
| Curtis Taylor, Jr.
| Nominated — BET Award for Best Actor Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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2007
| The Kingdom
| Ronald Fleury
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2009
| The Soloist
| Nathaniel Ayers
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Law Abiding Citizen
| Nick Rice
| forthcoming film
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2010
| Valentine's Day
| Kelvin Briggs
| Filming
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Awards and nominations
Television awards
- Image Awards
- *1998, Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: The Jamie Foxx Show
- *1999, Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: The Jamie Foxx Show
(nominated)
- *2000, Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: The Jamie Foxx Show
(nominated)
- *2001, Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: The Jamie Foxx Show
(nominated)
Music awards
- American Music Awards
- *2006, Favorite R&B/Soul Male Artist
- *2006, Favorite R&B/Soul Album: Unpredictable
(nominated)
- BET Awards
- *2006, Best Collaboration ("Unpredictable") with Ludacris (nominated)
- *2009, Best Collaboration ("Blame It") with T-Pain (Winner)
- Grammy Awards
- *2007, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Unpredictable") with Ludacris (nominated)
- *2007, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Georgia") with Ludacris & Field Mob (nominated)
- *2007, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group ("Love Changes") with Mary J. Blige (nominated)
- *2007, Best R&B Album (Unpredictable) (nominated)
- *2006, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Slow Jamz") with Twista & Kanye West (nominated)
- *2006, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Creepin") (nominated)
- MOBO Awards
- *2006, Best R&B Act (nominated)
- MTV Video Music Awards
- *2006, Best Hip-Hop Video: "Gold Digger" with Kanye West (nominated)
- *2006, Best Ringtone: "Gold Digger" with Kanye West (nominated)
- *2006, Best R&B Video: "Unpredictable" featuring Ludacris (nominated)
- *2004, MTV2 Award: "Slow Jamz" with Twista & Kanye West (nominated)
- Soul Train Awards
- *2007, Best R&B/Soul Album, Male: Unpredictable
- *2006, Best Music Video: "Gold Digger" with Kanye West
- *2006, Best R&B/Soul Dance Cut: "Gold Digger" with Kanye West (nominated)
- Vibe Awards
- *2005, Best Collabo: "Gold Digger" with Kanye West (nominated)
- *2004, Best Collabo: "Slow Jamz" with Twista & Kanye West (nominated)
References
- Jamie Foxx - Biography
- Jamie Foxx
- ''Inside the Actors Studio''. Jamie Foxx, Season 11, Episode 1104. November 28, 2004.
- Marking the First Anniversary of TV One, Triple Golden Globe Nominee Jamie Foxx is Catherine Hughes' Special Guest oN "TV One on One" January 17
- Youth spent in church tickled Foxx's funny bone
- 5 Reasons You Gotta Know ... Jamie Foxx
- Jamie Foxx: New king of all media?
- Jamie Foxx: King of the castle
- Jamie Foxx Biography
- ''Academy Invites 112 to Membership''. Oscars.org. June 24, 2005.
- "Jamie Foxx gets Walk of Fame star". BBC News. September 15, 2007.
- Blige's 'Breakthrough' Bows At No. 1
- Foxx Overtakes Blige On Album Chart
- Jamie Foxx Taps Into 'Intuition'
- RIAA - Gold & Platinum
- Jamie Foxx - Unpredictable - Music Charts
- Jamie Foxx Actress Reveals Secret Baby
- Jamie Foxx Promotes Feed the Need
- Jamie Foxx Slams Miley Cyrus: "Make a Sex Tape...Do Some Heroin"
- Jamie Foxx Apologizes to Miley Tonight
- CNN.com - Police: Actor Jamie Foxx in casino brawl - Apr. 26, 2003!
- Casino Fight Gets Jamie Foxx Probation - Jamie Foxx : People.com