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Jamie Foxx
Winning an Oscar for portraying Ray Charles while maintaining careers in comedy and music.
Ray · Collateral
- Born
- 13 December 1967
- Birthplace
- Terrell, Texas, United States
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Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer and comedian born Eric Marlon Bishop.
Early life
Grandparents’ care
Was raised by his maternal grandparents in Texas.
Musical training
Learned piano as a child and later studied music on a college scholarship.
Career
- 1990s
Television comedy
Appeared in In Living Color and led The Jamie Foxx Show.
- 2004–2005
Film recognition
Ray and Collateral brought major acting recognition.
- 2000s onward
Music and film
Released successful recordings alongside leading screen roles.
Selected work
Ray
Portrayed Ray Charles through his musical career and personal struggles.
Collateral
Played a taxi driver forced to assist a hitman.
Django Unchained
Led Quentin Tarantino’s Western.
Beyond acting
Recording career
His album Unpredictable reached number one in the United States.
Family
His daughter Corinne also works in entertainment.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Academy Awards: 2005 ceremony ↗Photo: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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