The name changeup worked, and as Jamie Foxx, he booked more gigs and quickly earned acclaim for his comedic chops. In fact, it was his career as a comedian that led to the movie business finally recognizing his talent. In , Foxx received worldwide recognition for his portrayal of the iconic singer Ray Charles. In honor of his work in the movie Ray , Foxx received the Academy Award for Best Actor as well as a slew of other awards and nominations.
For years, he was in a high-profile relationship with Katie Holmes. Although the two are reportedly no longer together , their romance inspired a great deal of curiosity and made a lot of headlines. From actor to producer, Foxx has done it all — and without his astute decision to change his name early in his career, he might not have become the major power player that he is today.
Two years later, Foxx impressed music fans with his hit collaboration with Kanye West on the song "Gold Digger. A talented singer, comedian and actor, Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx has proved to be a triple threat in the entertainment industry.
After his parents' marriage dissolved, Foxx was adopted by his maternal grandparents when he was less than a year old. He enjoyed sports and music as a child, and attended Terrell High School in his hometown. After receiving a scholarship, Foxx enrolled at the U.
International University in San Diego where he majored in music. It was during college that he was encouraged by friends to take the open mike one night at a comedy club, and his career in entertainment began.
Leaving college, Foxx moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. In he was hired as a regular cast member on the Fox variety show In Living Color. Foxx left In Living Color in , but in he returned to television with The Jamie Foxx Show , playing a struggling Los Angeles actor who lives in a hotel owned by his aunt and uncle. By the time his show ended in , Foxx was beginning to be viewed as a talented dramatic actor.
This was due in large part to his performance in the sports drama Any Given Sunday Playing football star Willie Beamen, Foxx showed incredible range in his performance and held his own against one of film's greats, Al Pacino. His next notable film role was in Michael Mann's Ali , and he later earned praise for his performance opposite Tom Cruise in the thriller Collateral While Collateral was a critical and commercial hit, Foxx drew more attention that year for his starring role as Ray Charles in the biopic Ray.
Following Ray , Foxx took an interesting array of roles with mixed results. The military action film Stealth , with Josh Lucas and Jessica Biel , was a critical and financial dud. That same year, he garnered some critical praise for his turn as a marine serving in the Middle East in Jarhead , with Jake Gyllenhaal , but the movie failed to attract much of an audience. His character then transforms Early's backup singers, the Dreamettes, into an all-female supergroup.
Jamie Foxx photo gallery. CC BY 2. Famous quotes by Jamie Foxx Actually, music gave me the support when I needed it. I would never have gone to college unless I'd gotten a piano scholarship. And now I'm so glad I got to learn to play the cello, which is a different experience, you're flexing a different muscle, but it's beautiful because it is music.
Jamie Foxx And perfect happiness? Man, that's a Jamie Foxx I don't know if I'm built for marriage. Jamie Foxx I really wanted to just be a musician.
I didn't want to be anything else, but I was funny and all that. Jamie Foxx I think Prince should open up a little more to other artists. Just because we love Prince. Especially the old stuff - we love him to death. But if he opened up he would be something to deal with. Imagine Kanye West producing a Prince track? It would be banoodles! I go shopping at nine o'clock on December 24th every year. Nobody else is there. I'm in Toys'R'Us all by myself. I get there five minutes before closing. Jamie Foxx I've been a sports fan all my life, and like most other actors, I'm convinced I could have been a pro athlete if Hollywood hadn't come calling.
Jamie Foxx I've had to be a man since I was 12 or I had a job. And I was playing the piano for people twice my age.
Handling responsibility is what makes a man a man. Jamie Foxx In our music, in our everyday life, there are so many negative things.
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