Jamie Foxx Biography
Jamie Foxx born Eric Marlon Bishop, on December 13, 1967, in Terrell, Texas, is an American actor, singer, songwriter, producer, and comedian. He was born to Darrell Bishop and Louise Annette Talley Dixon. Soon after his birth, Foxx was adopted and raised by his mother’s adoptive parents, Esther Marie (Nelson), and Mark Talley.
Jamie Foxx attended Terrell High School, where he received top grades and played basketball and football. His ambition was to play for the Dallas Cowboys, and he was the first player in the school’s history to pass for more than 1,000 yards. 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.
Jamie Foxx Age
He was born on December 13, 1967.
Jamie Foxx Real Name
Jamie’s real name is Eric Marlon Bishop.
Jamie Foxx Children
Foxx has two daughters: Corinne Bishop born in 1994 and Annalise born in August 2009.
Jamie Foxx Baby Mama
The mother of Jamie Foxx’s daughter Corinne is Connie Kline. To commemorate Kline’s five years served in the U.S. Air Force, her 22-year-old daughter wished her ‘hero’ a happy Veteran’s Day on November 11.
Jamie Foxx Girlfriend
He is dating actress Katie Holmes who is Tom Cruise’s ex-wife. Katie and Tom were married from 2006 until 2006, and Tom reportedly feels betrayed that his ex-wife is dating one of his friends and former co-stars. Katie met Jamie in the Hamptons in August 2013. Katie Holmes is mum to Tom’s 11-year-old daughter Suri.
Jamie Foxx Wife – Jamie Foxx Married
Jamie isn’t ready to get married due to his busy shooting schedule. He and Katie Holmes aren’t defining their union. “He’s been so busy with movies and all of the other businesses that he knows he can’t be a good boyfriend to her,” a source told Us Weekly.
Jamie FoxxJamie Foxx Career
Foxx began playing the piano when he was five years old. As a teenager, he was a part-time pianist and choir leader in Terrell’s New Hope Baptist Church. Foxx first told jokes at a comedy club’s open mic night in 1989, after accepting a girlfriend’s dare. When he found that female comedians were often called first to perform, he changed his name to Jamie Foxx, feeling that it was a name ambiguous enough to disallow any biases. He chose his surname as a tribute to the black comedian Redd Foxx.
Foxx joined the cast of In Living Color in 1991, where his recurrent character Wanda also shared a name with Redd’s friend and co-worker, LaWanda Page. Following a recurring role in the comedy-drama sitcom Roc, Foxx went on to star in his own sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, from 1996 to 2001.
Other acting roles include Staff Sergeant Sykes in Jarhead (2005), record executive Curtis Taylor, Jr. in Dreamgirls (2006), Detective Ricardo Tubbs in the 2006 film adaptation of TV series Miami Vice, the title role in the film Django Unchained (2012), the supervillain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), and gangster Bats / Leon Jefferson III in Baby Driver (2017). Foxx also starred in the 1990-94 sketch comedy show In Living Color and his own television show from 1996 to 2001, the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, in which he played Jamie King, Jr. Foxx also starred in the 2014 film Annie, in which he played Will Mellor.
He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film Ray.
The same year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the crime film Collateral. Foxx is also a Grammy Award-winning musician, producing four albums which have charted in the top ten of the US Billboard 200: Unpredictable (2005), which topped the chart, Intuition (2008), Best Night of My Life (2010), and Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (2015).
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 the Foxx party 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 of probation and a $1,500 fine.
Jamie Foxx Movies and TV Shows
Movies
- Toys (1992)
- The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
- The Great White Hype (1996)
- Booty Call (1997)
- The Players Club (1998)
- Held Up (1999)
- Any Given Sunday (1999)
- Bait (2000)
- Ali (2001)
- Shade (2003)
- Breakin’ All the Rules (2004)
- Collateral (2004)
- Ray (2004)
- Stealth (2005)
- Jarhead (2005)
- Miami Vice (2006)
- Dreamgirls (2006)
- The Kingdom (2007)
- The Soloist (2009)
- Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
- Valentine’s Day (2010)
- Due Date (2010)
- I’m Still Here (2010)
- Rio (2011)
- Horrible Bosses (2011)
- Django Unchained (2012)
- White House Down (2013)
- Rio 2 (2014)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
- A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
- Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
- Annie (2014)
- Sleepless (2017)
- Baby Driver (2017)
- Robin Hood (2018)
- All-Star Weekend (2018)
TV Shows
- 1991–94 – In Living Color
- 1992–93 – Roc
- 1996 – Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper
- 1996–97 – 3rd Rock from the Sun
- 1996–2001 – The Jamie Foxx Show
- 2000, 2012 – Saturday Night Live
- 2001 – 2001 MTV Video Music Awards
- 2004 – Chappelle’s Show
- 2004 – Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
- 2011 – When I Was 17
- 2013 – David Blaine: Real or Magic
- 2016 – Jackie Robinson
- 2017–present – Beat Shazam
- 2017–present – White Famous
Jamie Foxx Songs
- Blame It
- You Changed Me
- Just Like Me
- Fall for Your Type
- DJ Play a Love Song
- Unpredictable
- Extravaganza
- Fly Love
- Hot Wings
- I Don’t Need It
- Freak’in Me
- Winner
- Digital Girl
- In Love by Now
- Can I Take You Home
- When I First Saw You
- The City’s Yours
- Living Better Now
- Do What It Do
- Weekend Lover
- Storm
- It’s All Over
- She Got Her Own
- I Don’t Need Anything but You – 2014 Film Version
- Baby’s In Love
- Love Changes
- Warm Bed
- Love Brings Change
- Wish U Were Here
- Best Night of My Life
- What Is Love
- Intuition Interlude
Jamie Foxx Albums And Tours
Studio albums
- Peep This (1994)
- Unpredictable (2005)
- Intuition (2008)
- Best Night of My Life (2010)
- Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (2015)
Tours
- The Unpredictable Tour (2006)
- The Blame It Tour (2009)
Stand-up specials
- Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole (1993)
- Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security (2002)
- Jamie Foxx Unleashed: Lost, Stolen and Leaked! (2003)
Jamie Foxx Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $100 million.
Jamie Foxx Height
He stands at 5ft 9in (175.3 cm).
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