Jamie Foxx

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Eric Marlon Bishop, known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Foxx's breakthrough was in the early 1990s as a featured player in the sketch comedy show In Living Color. Following this success, he co-created, produced and starred in his own titular sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show. After a series of successful early film roles, Foxx received acclaim and dual Academy Award nominations for his performances in the biopic Ray and the crime thriller Collateral; the only black actor to do so. He won Best Actor for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the former. Foxx also received recognition that year for his portrayal of the titular gangster in the television film Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story, which earned him another Golden Globe nomination. Read more

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