Jamie Foxx

Birth Name: Eric Marlon Bishop

Date of Birth: 13th. December, 1967

Place of Birth: Terrell, Texas, US

Father: Darrell Bishop, a stock broker who changed his name to Shahid Abdula after converting to Islam.

Mother: Louise Annette Talley Dixon

Childhood: Foxx was abandoned seven months after birth and was raised in Terrell by his mother's adoptive parents, Estelle and Mark Talley. Terrell was a racially segregated community at the time.

Schooling:

Foxx began piano lessons at the age of five by his grandmother's orders. As a teenager, he was a part-time pianist and choir leader in Terrell's New Hope Baptist Church.

Foxx attended Terrell High School, where he received top grades, played basketball and football as quarterback, and had an ambition to play for the Dallas Cowboys. He was the first player in the school's history to pass for more than 1,000 yards. He also sang in a band called Leather and Lace. After completing high school, Foxx received a scholarship to United States International University, where he studied classical music and composition. He has often acknowledged his grandmother's influence in his life as one of the greatest reasons for his success.

Start of Career:

After accepting a girlfriend's dare, Foxx told jokes and did impressions at a comedy club's open mic night in 1989. When he found that female comedians were often called first to perform, he changed his name to Jamie Foxx, feeling that it was an ambiguous enough name to disallow any biases. He chose his surname as a tribute to comedian Redd Foxx.

Foxx joined the cast of In Living Color in 1991 and subsequently played a recurring role in the comedy-drama sitcom Roc. From 1996 to 2001, Foxx starred in his own sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, and in 1992 he made his film debut in the 1992 comedy Toys.

In 1994, Foxx released an album (on the Fox record label) entitled Peep This. His music career shifted into a higher gear when, in 2004, he was featured on rapper Twista's song, "Slow Jamz", which also featured Kanye West. The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, as well as number three on the UK singles chart.

Personal Life:

Foxx has a daughter, Corinne Bishop, who was born in 1995. Former Jamie Foxx Show co-star Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon made a public announcement on The Wendy Williams Show stating that Foxx has a second child.

Foxx performed a public service announcement for Do Something to promote food drives in local communities.

Discography:

Peep This (1994)

Unpredictable (2005)

Intuition (2008)

Tours:

The Unpredictable Tour (2006)

The Blame It Tour (2009)

Films:

1999 Any Given Sunday

Nominated — BET Award for Best Supporting Actor

Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male Performance

2001 Ali

BET Award for Best Supporting Actor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

2004 Breakin' All the Rules

Nominated — BET Award for Best Actor, Musical or Comedy

Collateral

BET Award for Best Supporting Actor

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor

Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor

Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor

Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture

Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Ray

Academy Award for Best Actor

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

BET Award for Best Actor

Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor

London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

National Board of Review Award for Best Actor

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor

Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Seattle Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance

Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor

Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

BET Award for Best Actor, Network/Cable Television

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male

Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

2005 Jarhead

Nominated — Black Movie Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor

2006 Dreamgirls

Nominated — BET Award for Best Actor Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

2009 The Soloist

Law Abiding Citizen

2010 Valentine's Day (filming)

Awards:

--Music

American Music Awards, 2006, Favorite R&B/Soul Male Artist (winner)

BET Awards, 2009, Best Collaboration ("Blame It") with T-Pain (Winner)

Grammy Awards, 2007, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Unpredictable") with Ludacris (nominated)

2007, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Georgia") with Ludacris & Field Mob (nominated)

2007, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group ("Love Changes") with Mary J. Blige (nominated)

2007, Best R&B Album (Unpredictable) (nominated)

2006, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Slow Jamz") with Twista & Kanye West (nominated)

2006, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Creepin") (nominated)

Image Awards, 2009, Outstanding Male Artist (winner)

2006, Outstanding Male Artist (winner)

Soul Train Awards, 2009, Record of the Year: "Blame It" (winner)

2007, Best R&B/Soul Album, Male: Unpredictable (winner)

2006, Best Music Video: "Gold Digger" with Kanye West (winner)

--Movie/TV

Academy Awards, 2004, Won Best Actor - Ray

BAFTA Awards, 2005, Won Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Ray

BET Awards, 2005, Won Best Actor

Black Reel Awards, 2005, Won Best Actor, Drama - Ray

2004, Won Best Actor - Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (TV)

2004, Won Best Supporting Actor - Collateral

2002, Won Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor - Ali

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, 2004, Won Best Actor - Ray

Image Awards, 2007, Nominated Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture - Dreamgirls

2005, Won Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture - Ray

2004, Won Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special - Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (TV)

2002, Won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Ali