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Jamie Foxx
Born as Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967, but known professionally as Jamie Foxx, he is a notable American actor, singer, and comedian. Foxx gained his career breakthrough as a featured player in the sketch comedy show In Living Color until the show's end in 1994. He was then given his own sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show, which he starred, co-created, and produced between 1996 and 2001. In 2004, Foxx received widespread acclamation for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the film Ray, a role that earned him prestigious awards such as the Academy Award, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Simultaneously that year, he got a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting actor for his role in the crime film, Collateral. Foxx also had outstanding performances in notable films like Django Unchained(2012), and Baby Driver(2017). In addition, he made a name for himself in the music world with success in R&B, earning two number one singles in the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Foxx managed to juggle these variegated roles with aplomb, showing equal skill and dedication across multiple artistic disciplines such as stand-up, film, television, and music. He especially excelled in the genres of observational comedy, surreal humor, and musical comedy. His signature focus on issues such as African-American culture and race relations lent a potent relevance to his work.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Eric Marlon Bishop
Born: Terrell, Texas, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: December 13, 1967
Occupations: Actor, Singer, Comedian
Years Active: 1989-present
Children: 2
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Awards and Nominations Received by Jamie Foxx
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actor)
CollateralMovies Featuring Jamie Foxx
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Project Power
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Soul
God Is a Bullet
Day Shift
Django Unchained
The Soloist
The Kingdom
Jarhead
Ray
Miami Vice
The Apollo
Just Mercy
Collateral
Strays
They Cloned Tyrone
Baby Driver
Stealth
White House Down
Sleepless
Robin Hood
Horrible Bosses 2
Dreamgirls
Bait
Booty Call
Annie
Law Abiding Citizen
Valentine's Day
Breakin' All the Rules
The Burial
Not Another Church Movie
Luther: Never Too Much
Back in Action
We Are the World 25 For Haiti
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
On the Shoulders of Giants
David Blaine: Real or Magic
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Jackie Robinson
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas
QT8: The First Eight
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons”
Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security
Barbra: The Music … The Mem’ries … The Magic!
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Rodman: For Better or Worse
It’s Black Entertainment
Richard Pryor: I Ain’t Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Jamie Foxx Unleashed: Lost, Stolen and Leaked!
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Sesame Street: Elmo’s Christmas Countdown
Shaq’s All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith
City of Night: The Making of ‘Collateral’
This Is Stand-Up
You’re Watching Video Music Box
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
This Is Stand-Up
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole
The Players Club
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…
Tin Soldier
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Career Timeline
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2024
Not Another Church Movie
God
Luther: Never Too Much
Self
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…
Self
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Self (archive footage)
2023
God Is a Bullet
The Ferryman
Strays
Bug
They Cloned Tyrone
Slick Charles
The Burial
Willie Gary
2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Max Dillon, Electro
You’re Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Apollo
Self
Just Mercy
Walter McMillian
QT8: The First Eight
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons”
George Jefferson
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Self
Rodman: For Better or Worse
Narrator (voice)
2018
Robin Hood
Yahya, John
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas
Watch Man (voice) / Simon Hammerstein (voice)
2017
Baby Driver
Sleepless
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life
Self
Barbra: The Music … The Mem’ries … The Magic!
Self
2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Horrible Bosses 2
Annie
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Self
2012
Django Unchained
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2009
The Soloist
Law Abiding Citizen
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
2004
Ray
Collateral
Breakin' All the Rules
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Stan 'Tookie' Williams
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self - Host
City of Night: The Making of ‘Collateral’
Self
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