Jamie Foxx

Acting · Born 1967-12-13 in Terrell, Texas, USA

Biography

Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer, and comedian. He gained his career breakthrough as a featured player in the sketch comedy show In Living Colour until the show's end in 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, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Golden Globe 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 prominence for his film roles in Booty Call (1997), Ali (2001), Jarhead (2005), Dreamgirls…

Filmography

• Collateral as Max Durocher
• Ray as Ray Charles
• Law Abiding Citizen as Nick Rice
• Strays as Bug (voice)
• Django Unchained as Django Freeman
• Baby Driver as Bats
• Just Mercy as Walter McMillian
• Soul as Joe Gardner (voice)
• The Burial as Willie E. Gary
• Spider-Man: No Way Home as Max Dillon / Electro

TV

• In Living Color as Self - Various Characters
• The Masked Singer as Self - Guest Panelist
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self (archive footage)
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
• The Daily Show as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
• Today as Self
• The Tyra Banks Show as Self