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  Jamie Foxx - AskMen.com
Jamie Foxx paid a $1,500 tip for just a few drinks during a night out at Los Angeles nightclub Les Deux because he was attracted to the waitress.
Jamie Foxx was born Eric Morlon Bishop on December 13, 1967, in Terrell, Texas.
Foxx soon made his mark on the club scene and, in 1991, became a cast member on the hit comedy show In Living Color, alongside other rising comedy stars like Jim Carrey and the Wayans brothers.
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  Jamie Foxx Career
Foxx also became the first fl actor to have double nominations in one year.
Foxx's second collaboration with Kanye West, "Gold Digger", in which he sung the Ray Charles-influenced hook, went straight to #1 on the Billboard Top 100, and remained there for 10 weeks straight.
Foxx also becomes the fourth artist to have won an Academy Award for acting (for his portrayal of Charles in Ray) and achieved a No. 1 album.
www.jamie-foxx.org /jamie-foxx-career.aspx   (587 words)

  
  Jamie Foxx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jamie Foxx at Naval Air Station North Island prior to a premiere screening of the Stealth movie.
Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967 in Terrell, Texas), is an American Oscar-winning actor, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling RandB singer, and comedian.
Foxx's second collaboration with Kanye West, "Gold Digger", in which he sang the "I Got a Woman" Ray Charles-influenced hook, went straight to #1 on the Billboard Top 100, and remained there for 10 weeks straight.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jamie_Foxx   (1381 words)

  
 The Jamie Foxx Show - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jamie Foxx Show was an American television sitcom-comedy that aired on the WB Network from August 28, 1996 to January 14, 2001.
Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) is an aspiring actor from Terrell, Texas who has came to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.
Jamie Foxx won the NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series" in 1998, and was nominated again each of the next three years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Jamie_Foxx_Show   (365 words)

  
 Jamie Foxx - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967 in Terrell, Texas) is an American actor, comedian, and musician.
Foxx was born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967 in Terrell, Texas to Mark Talley and Estelle Marie Nelson.
Jamie Foxx has contributed vocals to 50 Cent's The Massacre album and is scheduled to record an album on Clive Davis' J Records.
www.voyager.in /Jamie_Foxx   (734 words)

  
 Jamie Foxx Bio - Jamie Foxx Biography - Jamie Foxx Stories
Jamie is only the second male actor in history to receive two acting Oscar nominations in the same year for two different movies.
Jamie said that Richard Pryor is his idol in comedy, Denzel Washington is his idol in acting, and Steve Hardin is his idol in music.
Jamie Foxx: [On fellow Oscar winner Sidney Poitier:] I saw you once and I looked into your eyes and there was a connection.' He said, 'I give to you responsibility,' and I'm taking that responsibility tonight.
www.tv.com /jamie-foxx/person/1790/biography.html   (1614 words)

  
 Jamie Foxx - Unpredictable - Music Review   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Jamie Foxx's "Unpredictable" is in that selective realm.
From start to finish Jamie proves that had he not made big bucks in TV and film he would still be in the VIP section using his voice alone as credentials.
Without a doubt, it is odd to see Jamie Foxx singing these songs live, I'm waiting for him to break into a joke, much less to pick up the CD thinking that it's a serious effort.
www.whudat.com /musicreview/pages/jamiefoxx_unpredictable.php   (777 words)

  
 Jamie Foxx Biography
Jamie Foxx would have to wait a little longer than the others.
The Jamie Foxx Show gave its star the kudos to continue making movies and, in 1997, he moved on to Booty Call, an incredibly raunchy sex comedy in which he co-starred with Tommy Davidson, another ILC alumnus.
Foxx would play the sharp manager who gets the girls a job backing Murphy's soul star then, having turned lover Beyonce Knowles into the frontwoman (a move that crushes Jennifer Hudson, who initially both leads the group and loves Foxx) pushes them onto the world stage.
www.tiscali.co.uk /entertainment/film/biographies/jamie_foxx_biog.html   (4476 words)

  
 Jamie Foxx
As a boy, Jamie Foxx was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and sang with the church choir.
Foxx's career was launched into overdrive when he was cast on the groundbreaking Fox sketch series In Living Color.
Foxx spent three seasons on the show developing a wide array of characters.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=4551   (345 words)

  
 >>F O X X . N E T
Jamie Foxx is pleading with Halle Berry to date him because his crush on her has developed into an obsession.
Jamie Foxx is standing on top of the world now that his music career is off and running successfully.
Jamie Foxx: We did this undercover thing where we're supposed to be buying drugs from this guy, and somebody comes up on the side of the car and points a gun to the back of my head and says that's how easy it could go wrong.
fan-sites.org /foxx   (1332 words)

  
 JoBlo interview Jamie Foxx from "Bait"
On Friday, September 15, a comedic thriller entitled "Bait" is being released starring Jamie Foxx, David Morse and Doug Hutchison.
Foxx: The thing about Antoine is that he is a student in the sense of Oliver Stone.
Foxx: He's definitely crazy, man. And I think that's why we just got along cause he was so crazy and he was so ready for life.
www.joblo.com /foxx.htm   (1493 words)

  
 Jamie Foxx @ Filmbug
Jamie Foxx is enjoying success in a multifaceted career that already encompasses dramatic roles in films and television, as well as stand-up comedy and music.
In addition to his title role in Ray, Foxx is set to star in the action thriller Stealth for director Rob Cohen, which is slated for release in 2005.
On the big screen, Foxx received praise from both critics and audiences for his performance as a breakout star quarterback in Oliver Stone's 1999 football-themed drama Any Given Sunday, in which he joined an ensemble cast that also included Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz and LL Cool J.
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 JAMIE-FOXX.US - Your best source for Jamie Foxx
Jamie-Foxx.us is only a fansite which means that it's not affiliated with Jamie Foxx or any of his crew so please don't send me any fan mail.
The highly-anticipated reality show, "From Gs to Gents," starring Jamie Foxx as host, is scheduled to launch on VH1 and MTV June 2008.
Foxx, an Oscar winner for Ray, is to shoot a few scenes in Cleveland tonight (04/19).
www.jamie-foxx.us   (602 words)

  
 Jamie Foxx - Bilder och skvaller om Jamie Foxx från POSH24!
Jamie Foxx ser vi här på ett strålande humör.
Jamie Foxx (bland annat Oscarsvinnare 2005 för sin roll som Ray Charles) har verkligen lyckats med det mesta de senaste åren och då får man se så här oförskämt nöjd ut. Igår var han med i en radio show i Malibu.
Jamie Foxx, som bland annat gjorde lovordade huvudrollen i filmen om Ray Charles, ser ut att ha det riktigt trevligt på nattklubben Opera i Los Angeles.
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 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Jamie Foxx   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967 in Terrell, Texas) is an American Academy Award winning actor, Grammy Award nominated Multi-Platinum selling RandB singer, and comedian.
Foxx's second collaboration with Kanye West, "Gold Digger", in which he sung the Ray Charles-influenced hook, went straight to #1 on the Billboard Top 100, and remained there for 10 weeks straight.
Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967 in Terrell, Texas) is an American actor and musician.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/celebrities/star/JamieFoxx_209.php   (1256 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - The art & soul of Jamie Foxx   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Foxx first caught his eye in supporting roles in dramas, as a cocky third-string quarterback in Any Given Sunday and as balding ring man Bundini Brown in Ali.
That's when Foxx explained how he started playing when he was 3, led the gospel choir in his church and went to university on a piano scholarship.
Foxx hails from the small town of Terrell, Texas, and was adopted by his maternal grandparents when he was 7 months.
www.usatoday.com /life/movies/news/2004-09-28-jamie-foxx_x.htm   (1729 words)

  
 Jaime Foxx as Ray Charles Movie
Foxx was also moved by the love story behind Ray Charles’ early career with his devoted wife Della, who saw him through his darkest hours—despite his infamous knack for seducing women he met on the road—and pushed him to face up to both his talent and the devils chasing him.
Jamie Foxx (Ray Charles) is enjoying success in a multifaceted career that already encompasses dramatic roles in films and television, as well as stand-up comedy and music.
Foxx is set to star in the action thriller Stealth for director Rob Cohen, which is slated for release in 2005.
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 Jamie Foxx at Movies.com
Foxx won every major acting award he was nominated for that year, including a Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Actor honors.
Foxx is squarely among the A-list now, landing roles in both credible dramas (2005's Jarhead) and bankable comedies (2006's Miami Vice).
Foxx was a talented football quarterback in high school.
movies.go.com /bio?profileid=747278   (352 words)

  
 Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx is an American comedian and actor.
Foxx says his grandparents kept him in line with belts, switches, and sarcasm.
Even as he pursued a music career, Foxx was also doing stand-up at comedy clubs, mostly on open-mike nights: "I wrote down all these unisex names at this comedy place because they would always choose the girls to go up...
www.nndb.com /people/113/000026035   (332 words)

  
 Jamie Foxx wallpapers | Jamie Foxx pictures
Jamie Foxx is a Oscar winning actor for the movie Ray about Ray Charles.
All Jamie Foxx wallpapers shown here are from around the web.
Jamie Foxx started on the show In Living Color and has made many movies including Booty Call.
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 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Jamie Foxx
NBC is refusing to promote Jamie Foxx's upcoming television special.
NBC is not doing any marketing and publicity on Jamie's Music Special on NBC because he stood his ground and wouldn't have any white guests as they requested.
This was not an easy sell for Jamie and he stood his ground to make it happen the way he saw fit.
www.snopes.com /politics/business/jamiefoxx.asp   (330 words)

  
 ESSENCE.com
But Foxx, 36, doesn’t think his transition is all that surprising—especially because he wasn’t really a comedian anyway before he hurled himself onto the Los Angeles comedy scene in 1989.
With only a gospel and classical-music background as a springboard, Foxx decided to act “as if.” “I actually started acting like I was a comedian,” he explains, seated in the grass courtyard of the house, a grove of green 40-foot bamboo at his back.
Jamie Foxx is a great actor, whether he be doing comedy or tackling more serious roles.
www.essence.com /essence/themix/entertainment/0,16109,713537,00.html   (682 words)

  
 Reel.com: Jamie Foxx
Best known for his comedic roles on television (In Living Color, The Jamie Foxx Show) and on film (Booty Call, Bait), the actor surprised many with a powerful dramatic turn as a cocky quarterback who gets his comeuppance in Any Given Sunday.
Foxx looks set to impress critics again with his dead-on impersonation of Muhammad Ali's verbal coach and friend Drew "Bundini" Brown in Ali, Michael Mann's biopic of the boxing legend.
Jamie Foxx: I think drama's easier to do, because comedy is a crapshoot.
www.reel.com /reel.asp?node=features/interviews/foxx   (1403 words)

  
 Jamie Foxx Discography at CD Universe
Stand-up comic Jamie Foxx has also forged a successful career for himself as a movie star (BOOTY CALL, BAIT) and TV sitcom actor ("The Jamie Foxx Show.") On I MIGHT NEED SECURITY, he returns to his roots at Oakland, California's Paramount Theater.
Jamie Foxx's second release as a solo artist is his first...
Jamie Foxx is best known for his film and television roles, most notably his Oscar-winning turn as Ray Charles in the biopic RAY.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/artist/Jamie+Foxx/a/Jamie+Foxx.htm   (282 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Of course, Foxx’s musical skills are no secret — the album follows his appearance on Kanye West’s #1 single "Gold Digger," which reprised the magic of their collaboration
But Foxx, 37, is quick to point out that music isn’t just a sideline to his history-making acting career.
In fact, Foxx says that the success and notoriety he’s enjoyed since his breakthrough performance in 1999’s Any Given Sunday is sometimes held against him when he focuses on a different medium.
www.jamiefoxx.com /music/jamie.html   (844 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Unpredictable: Music: Jamie Foxx   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lest you think Jamie Foxx is simply capitalizing on his Oscar-winning turn in Ray, don't forget that Unpredictable is actually a follow-up (albeit 11 years later) to his 1994 debut, Peep This.
I picked up Jamie Foxx's CD the first day it was released, but Anthony Hamilton came out a week earlier and my girl Mary J Blige's CD "The Breakthrough" came out the same day as Jamie's.
Jamie smoothly croons creative lyrics & clever metaphors of sexual experimentation over a nice beat on the title track alongside Southern rapper Ludacris, who effortlessly drops a hot 16 bars that contain just as much lyrical humour as Jamie's verses.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000BPK2MK?v=glance   (2444 words)

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