Jamie Foxx - biography, filmography, personal life

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Who would have thought back in 1967 that an African-American baby, born on the unlucky 13th and still a baby without a parental shoulder, would become the idol of millions in the future?

How steel was tempered

First, let's thank the unlucky father and mother of Eric Marlon Bishop, who named their first child, proudly called by us today Jamie Foxx. If they hadn't put the seven-month-old baby in the care of his grandparents, who knows what he would have grown up to be. A little stronger granddaughter was arranged by the old people in

as a member of the local Baptist church. They lived, by the way, in the small town of Terrell, in Texas, USA. Already at the age of five, Eric began to learn the skill of playing the piano, training his skills to the singing of the church choir. Meek and obedient in the temple of the Lord, outside its walls the guy turned into a mischievous fidget. At school, he was respected by both students and teachers - all thanks to his sociability and non-standard, humorous delivery of speech. Being a straight A student, Eric had time everywhere: he was engaged in music, and studies, and sports. School football teamthen she found a real star in his face, because the guy became the first player in the history of the school to master the ninety-meter pass.

Easy choice

Despite his success in sports, the young football player clearly understood in his early years that his musical talent was the real path to world fame. So, instead of going professional and playing for the Dallas Cowboys, Eric took classical music seriously and enrolled at San Diego International American University.

But the story of a young star named Jamie Foxx did not begin with music, but with stand-up comedy performances. The 22-year-old guy realized that his real name was not quite suitable for his stage image, so he took the name of Red Fox, a well-known American humorist at that time. Well, the name was just a matter of consonance.

The beginning of an acting career

Handsome Jamie Foxx, whose filmography consists of 32 films, began his acting career with a role in the TV series In Living Color, released in 1991. Here he played several characters at once, the audience most remembered the bad girl Wanda and the boxer named Tooth. Literally a year later, the novice, but already so beloved by the Americans, actor signed an agreement with the 20th Century Fox studio and played in the comedy Toys along with Robin Williams. After that, Jamie decided to devote himself to music and in 1994 released his debut album called "Peep this".

4 years unseenJamie Foxx returned to the screen in 1994 with The Truth About Cats and Dogs. This was followed by several more supporting roles, and already in 1999 he received a major role in the comedy The Robbery. At the same time, the famous Oliver Stone saw the talent of the rising star, inviting him to play in his Every Sunday. With an excellent performance as a footballer, Fox showed the versatility and versatility of his acting skills and became a favorite not only of television viewers, but also of Hollywood producers.

New age - new level

The 21st century was the beginning of the most successful period in his career for Jamie. The year 2001 was marked for him by two events at once: receiving the MTV Video Music Awards and the release of the legendary biographical film "Ali", in which Jamie Foxx played one of the main roles shoulder to shoulder with Will Smith and Jon Voight. Already in 2004, he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the thriller "Accomplice", where Tom Cruise became his friend on the set.

In the same year, the film "Ray" was released, the plot of which, in fact, is a biography of the blind genius of music, Ray Charles. And here the actor's skills as a musician came in handy - every scene of the piano playing was filmed with the participation of Jamie himself, without any doubles. Thanks to thorough preparation for filming and impeccable acting, Jamie Foxx became the world's first black Oscar winner. In addition, for his role in this film, he was awarded two more awards so coveted by all actors: BAFTA andGolden Globe. And in September 2007, the Hollywood Walk of Fame was replenished with another star named after Jamie Foxx.

Peak of musical career

Films with Jamie Foxx are, of course, good. But let's not forget about his brilliant career as a musician. The beginning of his singing glory was the composition "Slow Jamz", performed in tandem with Kanye West and reached the peak of the American and

3 on the UK Billboard charts. Further collaboration with this rapper gave birth to the new song "Gold Digger", which occupied a leading position on the same chart for 2.5 months.

Soon, Jamie released a new album "Unpredictable", which in the first 7 days sold 598 thousand copies, and hit the hit parade immediately on the second line. This project became one of the ten most sold albums in the UK, and soon received platinum status. This work put him on a par with Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Barbara Streisand.

The actors saved the film

The next successful (as, in principle, almost all films with the participation of Jamie Foxx) project of an already established actor and singer was the dramatic thriller Law Abiding Citizen, in which the main role is also assigned to Gerard Butler. One of the most anticipated premiere films of 2009 cost its creators $ 50 million, but the worldwide box office in the amount of more than $ 110 million. fully justified such a budget.

Despite the majority of viewers who admiredtalk about this film, the reaction of critics was rather mixed. It was rumored that it was the strong acting that saved this film. If not for the skill of Butler and Fox, then the essentially cliche and mediocre story, directed by F. Gary Gray, most likely would have been a failure.

Written by Quentin

Jamie Foxx, whose filmography did not leave indifferent even Quentin Tarantino himself, seems to be aiming for the place of the cult actor. What is his performance in Django Unchained worth! It is worth noting that Quentin's script opens the viewer to not the most "exemplary" pages of American history associated with

human trafficking, that is, slaves. And, as it turned out, no one could have played this role better than Fox. He once again proved his versatility. On the set, Jamie worked, so to speak, with show business veterans: Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson.

Besides this, Jamie Foxx performed one of the soundtracks for this movie. The composition "100 Black Coffins", although not included in the shortlist of the prestigious film award "Oscar", but was nominated for it.

Fox's newest film work is The Amazing Spider-Man. High Voltage where he surprised his fans by playing the villain.

Jamie Foxx: personal life

Oddly enough, Jamie is considered one of the "hottest" Hollywood bachelors. And the paparazzi call him a "man of mystery", because aboutthe details of his personal life can only be guessed: either they hang an affair with a pretty partner on the set, or they spread rumors about marriage. But the actor himself has not confirmed anything of the kind so far. The last serious relationship attributed to Fox is an affair with Katie Holmes. But Jamie himself does not comment on these rumors in any way, because Tom Cruise, being Katie's ex-husband, is in strong friendly relations with Fox.

But on the other hand, it can be stated with confidence that Jamie Foxx (whose height, by the way, is only 175 cm), has never sealed the knot, although he has two daughters. The oldest of them is already 20 years old. But the actor carefully hides the person of mothers.

But be that as it may, officially the handsome African American remains one of the most eligible suitors in Hollywood.