2004 saw him star in no fewer than four films, the most noteworthy of them being the thriller Collateral. Then, after a role in the barely seen 2003 Sylvester Stallone drama Shade, Foxx embarked on his busiest year yet. In 2001, Foxx was given an opportunity to again flex the dramatic chops he displayed in Any Given Sunday with a role as Drew Bundi Brown in Michael Mann's biopic Ali. He subsequently returned to straight comedy, starring in Antoine Fuqua's crime comedy Bait as an ex-con trying to mend his ways, and as a man caught in a convenience stored robbery in Held Up. After playing a DJ in Ice Cube's The Players Club (1998), Foxx earned some of his best reviews to date for his role in Any Given Sunday (1999). He was also featured in the boxing satire The Great White Hype, and the following year he got star billing opposite fellow comedian Tommy Davidson in the poorly received comedy Booty Call. At the age of 22 he was hired for In Living Color, and he subsequently landed a recurring role on Charles Dutton's sitcom Roc in 1985.įoxx was ultimately given his own show in 1996 that same year, he appeared in a supporting role in The Truth About Cats and Dogs, which cast him as a friend of Ben Chaplin. Foxx's enthusiastic reception led to his decision to move to L.A. Attending a comedy club one night with some friends, he was encouraged to take the stage and perform some impersonations, which proved incredibly popular with the audience. International University in San Diego it was during his college days that he got his start as a stand-up comedian. Foxx studied music while a student at the U.S. During his teen years he had his first taste of the entertainment business as his church's choir director and music director, and also started his own R&B band. He enjoyed a happy upbringing, going to church every day with his grandparents and excelling at everything from academics to music to football. Since then, Foxx has played both raucous and sensitive nice-guy roles in a number of films, and earned particular acclaim for his portrayal of a talented but egotistical quarterback in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday.īorn Eric Bishop in the small town of Terrell, Texas, on December 13, 1967, Foxx was raised by his grandparents after his parents separated.
One of the most popular African-American comedians of the late 1990s, TV star turned screen actor Jamie Foxx first became known for his many roles on Keenen Ivory Wayans' long-running comedy variety show In Living Color.
He is perhaps best known for playing Ray Charles in the movie Ray and being featured on Kanye West's hit single Gold Digger. Foxx received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 14, 2007.
His fourth studio album, Best Night of My Life, will be released December 21.
As a singer he has three multi-platinum releases 1994's Peep This, 2005's Unpredictable and 2008's Intuition. (born Decemin Terrell, Texas), better known by his stage name Jamie Foxx, is an Academy Award winning actor, Grammy Award winning multi-platinum selling R&B singer, and critically acclaimed comedian. “Slow,” “Rainman,” and “Overdose” all reveal Foxx’s undying appreciation for Luther Vandross, Gerald Levert, and Keith Sweat, soul men from an earlier generation.Eric Morlon Bishop, Jr.
Even at 41, Foxx can easily fit in with his junior competition, but he's most at home with a good slow jam. Sexy enough to be seductive, but gentle enough to be non-threatening, Foxx projects sincerity even when he’s emulating flavor-of-minute producers like T-Pain and The-Dream. He can play the cheated-on husband in “Just Like Me,” then turn around to embody the sultry adulterer in “Weekend Lover.” Through all of this shape-shifting Foxx’s voice is the constant. With a strategy drawn from his acting experience, Foxx adapts to any given setting and makes us believe any role he’s in. In the first three tracks, he moves from candy-coated pop (“Just Like Me”), to wildly tribal club beats (“I Don’t Need It”), then on to sneering hip-hop (“Number One”). Foxx brings to Intuition, his third album, that effortless ability to play all sides at once. Successful in film, television, radio, and music, Jamie Foxx has the versatility and charisma of a modern-day Frank Sinatra.