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Jamie Foxx

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Jamie Foxx Lyrics

I Don't Know

Slow Jam (Feat. Kanye West & Twista)

U Still Got It

Swag

Three Letter Word

Baby Don't Cry

I Don't Need It

When I First Saw You

Dearly Beloved

Jamie Foxx - Wish U Were Here

She Got Her Own

Number One (Let's Get Dumb)

I Wanna Be Loved

With You

Jamie Foxx 's biography

Real Name:Eric Marlon Bishop

Date of Birth:12/13/1967

Birth Place:Terrell, Texas, USA

Gender:M

Occupation:Singer, actor

Horoscope:Sagittarius

Biography:

Jamie Foxx is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and rhythm & blues singer. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a musical/comedy. As a musician, he has been nominated for several Grammy Awards and had two albums chart highly on the Billboard 200: Unpredictable, which topped the chart, and Intuition. Foxx was born as Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967, in Terrell, Texas. He is the son of Louise Annette Talley Dixon and Darrell Bishop. 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. He had a strict Baptist upbringing. 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.

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Jamie Foxx Trivia:

Was a football quarterback in high school. His piano lessons started at the age of three at his grandmother's insistence. Is the first person to have been nominated for three acting awards at the Golden Globes in the same year. His three Golden Globe nominations were announced on his 37th birthday. Is only the second male in history to receive two acting Oscar nominations in the same year for two different movies. The first male to do so was Al Pacino. First African-American to be nominated for two Oscars in the same year. His Oscar win for Ray (2004/I) along with Morgan Freeman's win for Million Dollar Baby (2004), was the second time two African-Americans won Oscars in the same year. The first was in 2002 when Denzel Washington won Best Actor for Training Day (2001) and Halle Berry won Best Actress for Monster's Ball (2001). Was named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People Magazine in 2005. During 2005 he was nominated nine times for both Best Actor in Ray (2004/I) and Best Supporting Actor in Collateral (2004). Eight out of those nine times he won Best Actor for Ray (2004/I) and lost for Best Supporting Actor for "Collateral (2004). During 2005 he was nominated nine times for both Best Actor in Ray (2004/I) and Best Supporting Actor in Collateral (2004). Eight out of those nine times he won Best Actor for Ray (2004/I) and lost for Best Supporting Actor for "Collateral (2004). Named one of People Magazine's "Hottest Bachelors" in 2006. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.