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Jamie Foxx
American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)
This article is about the actor. Not to be confused with Jamie Fox or Jimmie Foxx.
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967),[2][3][4] known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer.[5] He gained his career breakthrough as a featured player in the sketch comedy show In Living Color from 1991 to 1994. Following this success, he was given his own sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show, in which he starred, co-created and produced from 1996 to 2001.
Foxx received acclaim for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the film Ray (2004), winning the Academy Award for Best Actor. That same year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the crime film Collateral. He gained further prominence for his film roles in Ali (2001), Jarhead (2005), Dreamgirls (2006), Miami Vice (2006), Horrible Bosses (2011), Django Unchained (2012), Annie (2014), Baby Driver (2017), and Soul (2020). He also played Electro i
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Jamie Foxx Biography
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December 13, 1967 • Terrell, Texas
Actor, comedian, musician
Although he worked as an actor and comedian for many years, it wasn't until 2005 that Jamie Foxx became hugely famous. In the 1990s Foxx was primarily known as a stand-up comic with an uncanny knack for mimicking almost anyone. He was also a regular on television, appearing on the comedy-sketch show In Living Color and starring in his own self-titled top-rated sitcom from 1996 to 2001. Foxx eventually branched out into film, at first appearing in low-budget, forgettable fare like 1997's Booty Call. But there was more to Foxx than slapstick, and he proved it beginning in 1999 with a head-turning performance in director Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday. In 2005 Foxx made unlikely Hollywood history by becoming the first African American performer to be nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year. He was in the running for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the suspense-thriller Collateral;
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Jamie Foxx
1967–present
Jamie Foxx News: Actor Addresses Medical Emergency in Netflix Special
Jamie Foxx is finally opening up about his health scare. In his recent Netflix comedy special, Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was..., the Oscar and Grammy winner discussed his previously undisclosed medical emergency and April 2023 hospitalization at length, revealing he suffered a brain bleed that led to a stroke. He was filming his spy comedy Back in Action with co-star Cameron Diaz when he suddenly fell ill.
During the hour-long special, Foxx joked that “the internet tried to kill” him, referencing the various headlines speculating about his condition, and tearfully recounted his “near-death experience” and harrowing journey to recovery. “Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying,” he said.
The 56-year-old credits his sister, Deidra, for saving his life and rushing him to the hospital after experiencing what he thought was a bad headache. While his symptoms were initially dismissed by doctors, Deidra drove him to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, where he learned he ne
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