Jamie Foxx performed a public service announcement for Do Something to promote food drives in local communities.
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a musical/comedy.
Born in Terrell, Texas, Jamie Foxx is the son of Louise Annette Talley Dixon and Darrell Bishop. Jamie Foxx was abandoned seven months after birth, and was subsequently adopted and raised in Terrell by his mother’s adoptive parents, Estelle and Mark Talley. Foxx had a strict Baptist upbringing and 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. Jamie Foxx also was a good dancer.
Foxx first rose to fame as a comedian, from which he initiated a potent career trajectory of ambitious projects. After spending time in the comedy circuit, he joined Keenan Ivory Wayans, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans and Tommy Davidson in the landmark Fox sketch comedy series “In Living Color,” creating some of the show’s funniest and most memorable moments. In 1996, Foxx launched his own series, “The Jamie Foxx Show,” which was one of the top-rated shows on the WB Network during its five-year run.
2016 Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? 2015 Mean Business on North Ganson Street 2015 The Trap 2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 2014 RIO 2 (voice) 2014 Annie 2013 White House Down 2012 Django Unchained 2011 Horrible Bosses 2011 RIO (voice) 2010 Due Date 2010 Malice N Wonderland (video short) 2010 Valentine’s Day 2009 Law Abiding Citizen 2009 The Soloist 2007 The Kingdom 2006 Dreamgirls 2006 Miami Vice 2005 Jarhead 2005 Stealth 2004 Ray 2004 Collateral 2004 Breakin’ All the Rules 2004 Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story 2003 Shade 2001 Ali 2001 Date from Hell (short) 2000 Bait 1999 Any Given Sunday 1999 Held Up 1998 The Players Club 1997 Booty Call 1996 The Great White Hype 1996 The Truth About Cats & Dogs 1992 Toys
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