Born Eric Bishop in the small town of Terrell, Texas, on December 13, 1967, Foxx was raised by his grandparents after his parents separated. He enjoyed a happy upbringing, going to church every day with his grandparents and excelling at everything from academics to music to football. During his teen years he had his first taste of the entertainment business as his church's choir director and music director, and also started his own R&B band. Foxx studied music while a student at the U.S. International University in San Diego; it was during his college days that he got his start as a stand-up comedian. Attending a comedy club one night with some friends, he was encouraged to take the stage and perform some impersonations, which proved incredibly popular with the audience. Foxx's enthusiastic reception led to his decision to move to L.A. and pursue a comedy career. At the age of 22 he was hired for In Living Color, and he subsequently landed a recurring role on Charles Dutton's sitcom Roc.
Foxx was ultimately given his own show in 1996; that same year, he appeared in a supporting role in The Truth About Cats and Dogs, which cast him as a friend of Ben Chaplin. He was also featured in the boxing satire The Great White Hype, and the following year he got star billing opposite fellow comedian Tommy Davidson in the poorly received comedy Booty Call. After playing a DJ in Ice Cube's The Players Club (1998), Foxx earned some of his best reviews to date for his role in Any Given Sunday (1999). He subsequently returned to straight comedy, starring in Antoine Fuqua's crime comedy Bait as an ex-con trying to mend his ways, and as a man caught in a convenience stored robbery in Held Up.
In 2001, Foxx was given an opportunity to again flex the dramatic chops he displayed in Any Given Sunday with a role as Drew Bundi Brown in Michael Mann's biopic Ali. Then, after a role in the barely seen 2003 Sylvester Stallone drama Shade, Foxx embarked on his busiest year yet. 2004 saw him star in no fewer than four films, the most noteworthy of them being the thriller Collateral. The tense summer flick not only saw Foxx again under the direction of Mann, but cast on an equal level with Hollywood uber-star Tom Cruise. His turn as a hapless cab driver who is forced into a menacing partnership slowly advancing Foxx's dramatic screen presence, the role served as proof to many that his talents extended well beyond what many may have suspected. When it was announced shortly thereafter that Foxx would be donning the trademark sunglasses to essay the role of legendary blues pianist Ray Charles in Director Taylor Hackford's eagerly anticipated biopic Ray, it was only a matter of time before audiences found out how deep Foxx's talents as an actor truly ran. So effective was Foxx in recreating Charles' unique style and unmistakable visage that many critics speculated an Oscar nomination may be in calling for the one-time funnyman turned dramatic powerhouse. When the star-studded evening in February did finally arrive and the envelope that would reveal the best actor of 2005 was breathlessly opened, Foxx did indeed take the prize -- raising already stratospheric expectations regarding his future career to a fever pitch.
Foxx subverted expectations by capitalizing on his Oscar win with an R&B album that garnered respectable reviews and solid sales. He returned to films in the summer action flop Stealth -- in a supporting role to would-be superstar Josh Lucas -- and appeared as a leader of men in Sam Mendes' Gulf War film Jarhead. In 2006 he reteamed with Michael Mann, starring as Tubbs in the big-screen adaptation of Miami Vice. Late in the year, he starred in the much-anticipated adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls, opposite fellow actor-musicians hyphenates Eddie Murphy and Beyoncé Knowles. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx
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- May 24th, 2013The actor wants to see what fans think of his Electro character and the costume for director Marc Webb's superhero sequel.92
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April 18th, 2013The actor was spotted in Times Square on the set of director Marc Webb's superhero sequel.Jamie Foxx Revealed as Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Set Photos!
April 16th, 2013The actor shows up in Times Square with blue make-up and a dirty black hoodie to shoot his scenes as the villain of this Marvel Sequel.New White House Down Photos with Channing Tatum
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February 19th, 2013The presenters will be joined by Jamie Foxx and Paul Rudd for the awards ceremony, airing Sunday, February 24 on ABC.Jamie Foxx Teases Electro's Tormented Past in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
December 17th, 2012The actor reveals his character Max Dillon is a nobody before he is discovered Peter Parker.
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Dear Mr Foxx my name is Anza Keith I am a retired NYC Police officer of african american ethnicity. I aqm a mother of six children ranging in age from 15-26 4boys and 2 girls My oldest is a college grad with a B.S. in criminal Justice and three others in college and my two youngest are in high school. Im telling you all this for you to have somewhat of an idea of who i am . Approximately my youngest daughter were shopping in the Galleria mall in a suburb of Buffalo . While there a young african american male and female approached my daughter and myself asking if we would like to view a clip of aq movie about to be released and give our thoughts on the movie by responding to a number of questions that would be asked at the end of the clip and so we agreed half way through the survey a caucassian female walked in and said stop we dont need them corporate just called and they said only caucassians and she said it in front of us she didnt bother to ask to speak to him in private I found this very offensive rude and racist. I had planned on seeing this movie. Iwas looking forward to your performance as well as Will I AM but now i will not see it as well as all my friends and family and fb friends we can reach across the country. They can use us to make their movies our actors can draw the many viewers but they dont think we deserve simple respect or merit common courtesy. I hope you read this and give it some real consideration Sincerly Anza Keith a big fan of yours
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