Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967),[1] known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and musician. As an actor, his work in the film 2004 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 or comedy. The same year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the action film Collateral.
He is also a Grammy Award winning musician, producing three albums which have charted highly on the Billboard 200: Unpredictable, which topped the chart, Best Night of My Life, and Intuition. Foxx starred in his own television show, The Jamie Foxx Show, as Jamie King. In 2012, Foxx starred in the film Django Unchained, and in 2014, he played the villain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
He is also a Grammy Award winning musician, producing three albums which have charted highly on the Billboard 200: Unpredictable, which topped the chart, Best Night of My Life, and Intuition. Foxx starred in his own television show, The Jamie Foxx Show, as Jamie King. In 2012, Foxx starred in the film Django Unchained, and in 2014, he played the villain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
| Jamie Foxx | |
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| Born | Eric Marlon Bishop December 13, 1967 Terrell, Texas, United States |
| Alma mater | Alliant International University |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Known for | Ray Collateral Dreamgirls Horrible Bosses Django Unchained |
| Television | In Living Color The Jamie Foxx Show |
| Children | 2 |
| Academy Awards | |
| Best Actor 2004 Ray | |
| Golden Globe Awards | |
| Best Actor - Musical or Comedy 2004 Ray | |
| BAFTA Awards | |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role 2004 Ray | |
| Grammy Awards | |
| Best Rap Solo Performance 2006 Gold Digger (with Kanye West) Best R&B Performance by a Duo/Group with Vocals 2010 Blame It (with T-Pain) | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role 2004 Ray | |
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