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Jamie Foxx Biography (1967-)
Original name, Eric Morlon Bishop; born December 13, 1967, in Terrell, TX; son of Shaheed Abdullah (a stockbroker) and Louise Annette Talley Dixon; adopted by maternal grandparents Mark (a yard worker) and Estelle (some sources cite Esther; a domestic worker and nursery operator) Talley; children: Corrine Bishop. Addresses: Office: Foxxhole, 15030 Ventura Blvd., Suite 19920,Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd.,Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Jamie Rucker King, King Management, 4477 Sherman OaksCircle, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.; Publicist: Matthew Labov, Baker/Wynokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, West Tower, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Comedian, actor, writer, director, producer, singer, composer
- Birth Details
- December 13, 1967
- Terrell, Texas, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Baker, Toys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
- Ed, The Truth about Cats & Dogs, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
- Hassan El Ruk'n, The Great White Hype, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
- Bunz, Booty Call, Columbia/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
- Blue, The Player's Club, New Line Cinema, 1998
- Willie Beamen, Any Given Sunday (also known as Gridiron,
The League,
Monday Night,
On Any Given Sunday, and Playing Hurt), Warner Bros., 1999
- Alvin Sanders, Bait (also known as Piege), Warner Bros., 2000
- Michael Dawson, Held Up, Trimark Pictures, 2000
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All Jokes Aside (documentary), 2000
- Drew "Bundini" Brown, Ali, Columbia, 2001
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Date from Hell, 2001
- Himself, Paper Chasers (music documentary), IFC Films, 2003
- Larry Jennings, Shade, Dimension Films, 2004
- Max, Collateral, DreamWorks SKG/Paramount, 2004
- Quincy Watson, Breakin' All the Rules, Screen Gems, 2004
- Ray Charles (title role), Ray (also known as Unchain My Heart), Universal, 2004
- Lieutenant Henry Purcell, Stealth, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005
- Sergeant Siek, Jarhead, Universal, 2005
- Detective Ricardo Tubbs, Miami Vice, Universal, 2006
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Various characters, In Living Color, Fox, 1991-94
- Crazy George Stevens, a recurring role, Roc, Fox, 1992-93
- Voice, C Bear and Jamal (animated; also known as C-Bear and Jamal), ABC, 1996-98
- Jamie King, The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 1996-2001
- Host, Jamie Foxx Presents Laffapalooza, Showtime, beginning 2003
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Movies
- Stan "Tookie" Williams, Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story, FX Channel, 2004
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Specials
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Paul Rodriguez: Crossing Gang Lines, Fox, 1991
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Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole, HBO, 1993
- Host, Rock `n' Jock Super Bowl II (also known as MTV's "Rock `n' Jock Super Bowl II"), MTV, 1998
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Full Contact: The Making of "Any Given Sunday," 1999
- Host, The BET 20th Anniversary Celebration, Black Entertainment Television, 2000
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It's Black Entertainment, Showtime, 2000
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The Making of "Ali," 2001
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MTV Icon: Janet Jackson, MTV, 2001
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Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television, TV Land, 2002
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Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security, HBO, 2002
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Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration!, CBS, 2002
- Presenter, A Home for the Holidays, CBS, 2003
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Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Arts and Entertainment, 2003
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Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!, Comedy Central, 2003
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The 2003 Essence Music Festival, UPN, 2003
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Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The Seventh Annual Soul Train Music Awards, 1993
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Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, syndicated, 1996
- Presenter, The 11th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1997
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The 1998 Essence Awards, Fox, 1998
- Host, The 1999 Essence Awards, Fox, 1999
- Presenter, The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
- Presenter, The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2000
- Presenter, 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
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Nickelodeon's 13th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2000
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The 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000
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The 2000 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2000
- Host, MTV Video Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001
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The First Annual BET Awards, Black Entertainment Television, 2001
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The Seventh Annual BET Walk of Fame, Black Entertainment Television, 2001
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The 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, 2002
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The 33rd NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2002
- Host, Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American CinemathequeTribute, American Movie Classics, 2003
- Host, The 2003 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2003
- Host, The 2004 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2004
- Presenter, BET Comedy Awards, Black Entertainment Television, 2004
- Presenter, The Fourth Annual BET Awards (also known as 2004 BETAwards), Black Entertainment Television, 2004
- Presenter, 2004 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2004
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Episodic
- Coach Armstrong, "Rivals," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1996
- Tyrone Koppel, "A Thanksgiving to Remember," The Jamie Foxx Show,The WB, 1996
- Woody, "Driving Miss Moesha," Moesha, UPN, 1996
- Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996
- Host, Soul Train, syndicated, 1996
- Reverend Alize, The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 1996
- Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004
- Tyrone Koppel, "Passenger 187," The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 1998
- Guest, The Roseanne Show, syndicated, 1998
- Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999, 2004
- Himself, "Redd Foxx: Say It Like It Is," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight,"
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 2000
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Headliners & Legends: Will Smith, MSNBC, 2001
- Guest, The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, c. 2001
- Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2004
- Guest, The View, ABC, 2001, 2004
- Guest, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2002
- Guest, Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson, 2002
- Guest, Tinseltown TV, 2003
- Himself, "Collateral," Movie House (also known as MTV's "MovieHouse"), MTV, 2004
- Black Tony Blair, Chappelle's Show, Comedy Central, 2004
- Guest, Coming Attractions, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
- Guest, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellenand The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2004
- Guest, Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 2004
- Guest, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004
- Guest, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004
- Guest, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
- Guest, 106 and Park (also known as 106 & Park: BET's Top 10Live), Black Entertainment Television, 2004
- Guest, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2004
- Guest, Primetime Live, ABC, 2004
- Guest, Tavis Smiley, PBS, 2004
- Guest, Total Request Live (also known as Total Request andTRL), MTV, 2004
- Himself, Tom Cruise, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
- (In archive footage) Max, "Collateral/Code 46/Strander/Little Black Book/Festival Express," Ebert & Roeper, syndicated, 2004
- (In archive footage) Max, "Summer Reloaded," Ebert & Roeper, syndicated, 2004
- Appeared in Driven, VH1; as Enrique and as T-Dub Johnson in episodes of The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB; and as Willie in an episode of Roc, Fox; also appeared in The Chris Rock Show, HBO; Journeys inBlack, Black Entertainment Television; Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, HBO; and Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, HBO.
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Pilots
- Host, The Jamie Foxx Variety Show, The WB, 2001
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Television Work
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Series
- Creator, producer, and theme song performer, The Jamie Foxx Show,The WB, 1996-98
- Executive producer and theme song performer, The Jamie Foxx Show,The WB, 1999-2001
- Executive producer, Jamie Foxx Presents Laffapalooza, Showtime, beginning 2003
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Television Executive Producer
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Movies
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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story, FX Channel, 2004
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Specials
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Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole, HBO, 1993
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Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security, HBO, 2002
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "Bachelor Party," The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 2000
- "If the Shoe Fits ... ," The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 2000
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Television Executive Producer
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Pilots
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The Jamie Foxx Variety Show, The WB, 2001
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Small Talk, The WB, 2003
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Out-Foxxed, TBS, 2004
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Radio Appearances
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Episodic
- Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, c. 2001
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
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Straight Clownin', Okimo Entertainment, 2002
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Albums
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Jamie Foxx Experiment, Fox Records, 1994
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Peep This, Fox Records, 1995
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Singles
- (With Twista) "Slow Jamz," 2004
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Music Videos
- "Miss You," by Aaliyah, 2002
- "Pass the Courvoisier," by Busta Rhymes, 2002
- "Slow Jamz," with Twista, 2004
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WRITINGS
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Teleplays
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Series
- Special material, In Living Color, Fox, beginning 1992
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Specials
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Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole, HBO, 1993
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Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security, HBO, 2002
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The 2004 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2004
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Television Music
- Theme song composer, The Jamie Foxx Show (series), The WB, 1996-2001
- Composer, Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security (special), HBO, 2002
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Albums
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Jamie Foxx Experiment, Fox Records, 1994
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Peep This, Jamie Foxx Fox Records, 1995
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Singles
- (With Twista) "Slow Jamz," 2004
- Songs featured in films.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 15, Gale, 1997
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Newsmakers, Issue 1, Gale, 2001
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, May 26, 2000, p. 48; September 22, 2000, p.48
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InStyle, January, 2000, p. 96
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Jet, March 24, 1997, p. 32; September 18, 2000, p. 59
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Newsweek, January 10, 2000, p. 60
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People Weekly, January 13, 1997, p. 81; August 16, 2004, p. 73
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Playboy, March, 2002, pp. 117-18
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Sport, February, 2000, p. 22
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Sports Illustrated for Women, March, 2000, p. 23
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Texas Monthly, November, 1998, p. 88; March, 2002, p. 56
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Time, February 14, 2000, p. 88
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TV Guide, December 18, 1999, p. 5; January 29, 2000, pp. 44-46; April 11, 2004, pp. 36-37
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US Weekly, October 2, 2000, pp. 78-80
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Washington Post, August 6, 2004, pp. C1, C4
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