Jamie Foxx biography
Jamie Foxx is an American actor and singer, comic, and Academy Award recipient. He shot to fame with his powerhouse performance in Ray, and went on to star in major hits like Collateral, Law Abiding Citizen, Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino, The Amazing Spiderman 2, etc. His net worth is over $100 million.
Early life and childhood
Jamie Foxx (born as Eric Marlon Bishop) was born on December 13, 1967, in Terrell, Texas. He lived with his biological parents Louise Annette Talley Dixon and stockbroker Darrell Bishop (who took name Shahid Abdula after converting to Islam) for just around 7 months. They abandoned Eric, leaving him to be raised by others.
Eric was 17 when his grandfather died. Esther outlived her husband by 20 years before passing away, leaving the future actor heartbroken.I often wondered why. I wasn't the kind of kid who was always getting into trouble – in fact, I was the opposite. I was even a quarterback on my high school football team! My biological father lived just 45 kilometers away and never cared enough to call or visit.
In 2014, Jamie decided to reconnect with his birth parents. He tracked them down and even moved his mother in with him, though he still couldn't find common ground with his father.
Movie and TV career
Eric's passion for music ultimately overshadowed his dreams of becoming a professional athlete. After graduating high school, he earned a scholarship to United States International University, where he studied music and performing arts.
Two years later, Jamie joined the cast of sketch-comedy show In Living Color and appeared in the TV series Roc. He made his big-screen debut in the 1992 comedy Toys, starring alongside Hollywood legends like Robin Williams, Joan Cusack, and Robin Wright.
This newfound success allowed the young comedian to launch his own sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show, which ran from 1996 to 2001. However, Foxx wasn't content being typecast as a comedy actor and proved to audiences that he could tackle any role. He did exactly that in the 1999 drama Any Given Sunday by Oliver Stone, portraying a hard-partying football player.The artist noticed that female comedians were called up first, so he adopted the stage name Jamie Foxx since it's gender-neutral
Django Unchained and new turn in career
In 2012, Foxx landed a starring role in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, playing an African-American slave who transforms into a bounty hunter and becomes the bane of slave owners. In interviews, the actor admitted that filming the movie was incredibly emotionally draining and made him reflect deeply on his ancestors' suffering. His own early life wasn't easy either; he grew up in Texas, which remains notorious—along with other southern states—for persistent racial stereotypes. Needless to say, in the '70s when Jamie was just a kid, things were even worse.
Filming took a toll on Jamie—it was extremely mentally exhausting to portray a slave. During the scene of the torture of Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), he even broke out in tears.
In 2013 Jamie Foxx starred as President James Sawyer in action thriller White House Down alongside Channing Tatum and James Woods and followed it up with an appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 where he was cast as supervillain Electro and musical drama Annie, produced by Will Smith and Jay Z.
Musical career
In 1994, Jamie released his debut studio album "Peep This," which failed to make a commercial impact. He didn't return to music until 10 years later, when he was featured on rapper Twista's track "Slow Jamz" alongside Kanye West. The song hit #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart.
At the end of 2005, Jamie dropped his second studio album "Unpredictable," which quickly went double platinum. This period also featured his standout collaborations with R&B singer Mary J. Blige and rappers Ludacris and Field Mob.
In 2008, Jamie released his third album "Intuition," featuring Kanye West, T.I., Ne-Yo, Lil Wayne, and T-Pain. The music video for "Blame It," one of the album's tracks, featured cameos from established stars like Forest Whitaker, Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Howard and Quincy Jones.
His fourth album, "Best Night of My Life," dropped in 2010. It featured singles with Justin Timberlake and T.I., rappers Rick Ross and Drake. Five years later, the artist released another album, "Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses," which received mixed reviews from critics.By 2010 Jamie Foxx had already released four studio albums
Starting in May 2017, Foxx became host and executive producer of the TV game show "Beat Shazam."
In 2018, the actor appeared in at least six projects, including the adventure film "Robin Hood," where he played the closest friend and mentor to the noble outlaw played by Taron Egerton. That same year, he began work on his own comedy film "All-Star Weekend" and starred in the biographical drama "Just Mercy," based on the story of world-famous human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson, with Michael B. Jordan reportedly in the cast.
Personal life
In 2004, Jamie had a 13-month affair with American actress Leila Arcieri. He later started dating actress and fashion designer Christina Milian. Foxx has also been linked to models Sky Nellor and Dominika Simon, writer Nikki Giavasis, and actress Stacey Dash.
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