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- NAME: Jamie Foxx
- OCCUPATION: Actor
- BIRTH DATE: December 13, 1967 (Age: 45)
- EDUCATION: Terrell High School, U.S. International University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Terrell, New Jersey
- Originally: Eric Morlon Bishop
- Full Name: Jamie Foxx
- ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius
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A talented singer, comedian, and actor, Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx has proved to be a triple threat in the entertainment industry.
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Jamie Foxx - Collateral (2:15)
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Jamie Foxx - Winning the Oscar
In 2004 Jamie Foxx received two Oscar nominations for his supporting role in "Collateral" and his leading role in "Ray."
Jamie Foxx - Playing Ray Charles
After receiving critical acclaim in such films as "Collateral" and "Ali" Jamie Foxx got the chance to play the leading man in "Ray."
Jamie Foxx - Collateral
After a long stint in the world of television, Jamie Foxx was hungry for a dramatic role in the world of film. He would get that chance opposite Tom Cruise in Michael Mann's film "Collateral."
Jamie Foxx - The Jamie Foxx Show
After the cancellation of "In Living Color" Jamie Foxx got his second big break with his own show on FOX where he was able to feature his own acting ability for the first time.
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That same year, he garnered some critical praise for his turn as a marine serving in the Middle East in Jarhead (2005) with Jake Gyllenhaal, but the movie failed to attract much of an audience.
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Commercial Success as a Musician
In 2006, Foxx released a new album, Unpredictable (2006). The recording reached the top of pop and the R&B and hip-hop charts, driven by the title track single, "DJ Play a Love Song," and "Can I Take You Home." At the 2006 Black Entertainment Television Awards, Foxx won Best Duet/Collaboration with Kanye West for his work on the single "Gold Digger." Foxx released his third album, Intuition, in 2008, which featured Kanye West and Lil Wayne, among others. The album's second single, "Blame It," hit No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
More Recent Roles
Foxx also teamed up with Colin Farrell for Michael Mann's big screen adaptation of the popular 1980s cop show Miami Vice (2006). Returning to his dramatic and musical roots, Foxx co-starred in Dreamgirls (2006) with Jennifer Hudson and Beyoncé. He played a scheming car saleman who becomes a manager for R&B star James Thunder Early (played by Eddie Murphy). His character then transformed Early's backup singers, the Dreamettes, into an all-female supergroup. The film is loosely based on the 60s pop group the Supremes.
Returning more action-oriented fare, Foxx starred in The Kingdom (2007), a thriller about a terrorist attack on Americans in Saudi Arabia. In 2009 Foxx portrayed Nathaniel Ayers in the drama The Soloist with Robert Downey Jr. and as Nick Rice in the film Law Abiding Citizen.
Returing to lighter fare, Foxx appeared in the 2010 romantic comedy Valentine's Day with Jessica Biel and Jennifer Garner. He also had a supporting role in the workplace comedy Horrible Bosses starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Spacey and lent his voice to the animated children's film Rio the following year.
In late 2012, Foxx burst back onto the big screen with a leading role in Quentin Tarantino's action western Django Unchained. He starred as Django, a freed slave who teamed up with a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) and learned his trade. Django then searched for his wife, played by Kerry Washington, and had to face off against the plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio) who had her as his slave. The cast also included Samuel L. Jackson and Jonah Hill.
Moving to modern times, Foxx will appear in the 2013 action film White House Down co-starring with Channing Tatum. The pair play Secret Service agents fighting to keep the president safe after the White House is taken over.
Foxx has one daughter, Corinne, born in 1995.
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