Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx (Jamie Foxx) , whose real name is Eric Marlon Bishop (Eric Marlon Bishop) , was born in Terrell, Texas, USA on December 13, 1967. He is an American actor, singer and host, graduated from Alliant International University .
In 1991, he participated in the sitcom " in living color " and started his acting career
[1]
. In 1992, starred in the screen debut "Toy Corps"
[2]
. In 1994, he released his first studio album "Peep This"
[3]
. In 1996, the TV talk show "Jamie Foxx Talk Show" was launched, and it gained attention
[2]
. In 1999, starring in the sports film " Any Given Sunday "
[4]
. In 2001, starred in the biographical film " Ali "
[1]
. In 2004, he starred in the thriller film " Collateral "
[5]
, so he was shortlisted for the 77th Oscars Best Supporting Actor
[6]
; in the same year
, he played Ray Charles in the biographical film " Soul of the Singer "
[7] , with which he relied on the film Won the 77th Oscars Best Actor
[6]
. In 2005, he returned to the music scene and released his second studio album " Unpredictable "
[8]
. In 2007, he was named the Hollywood Walk of Fame
[9]
. In 2008, the third studio album " Intuition "
[10] was released
. In 2009, his starring crime movie " Law Abiding Citizen " was released
[11]
.
In 2010, he and T-Pain won the 52nd Grammy Awards Best R&B Combo with T-Pain for their collaboration song " Blame It "
[12]
; in the same year, they released the fourth studio album "Best Night of My Life"
[13]
. In 2012, he starred in the action movie " Django Unchained "
[14]
. In 2014, he played the role of the super villain " Maxwell "Max" Dillon " in the superhero movie " The Amazing Spider-man 2 "
[15]
. In 2015, the fifth studio album "Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses" was released
[13]
. In 2017, starred in the action film " Baby Driver "
[16]
. In 2018, confirmed the self-written and directed sports comedy film "All-Star Weekend"
[17]
.
Early Experience
Jamie Foxx was born in the small town of Terrell in Texas, USA. Her parents divorced from an early age and were raised by grandparents. He has good homework and is good at music and football. He started playing the piano at the age of five, and his grandparents often took the young Fox to church. As a teenager, he served as a choir director and music director in a local church, and organized his own rap band
. When he was a student at Terrell High School, he was the quarterback of the school football team and the first player in school history to pass more than a thousand yards. At the time, Jamie also dreamed of playing for the Dallas Cowboys
.
After graduating from high school, he entered Alliant International University in San Diego, majoring in classical music and composition
. One night in 1989, he bet with a female classmate that he randomly signed up to participate in a public performance in a comedy club in Los Angeles. He used the method of randomly calling the applicants to perform on stage. When he found that the female name would always be When called on stage to perform, he immediately changed the name "Jamie Foxx" ("Fox" is derived from his favorite comedian Reid Fox, while "Jamie" is mostly used for women in the United States) , and completed It was my first performance, and it turned out to be very popular
. This unexpected harvest prompted him to move to Los Angeles, hoping to show his talents in Hollywood
.
Performing Experience
In 1991, Jamie Foxx played various roles in the sitcom " in living color " and collaborated with Jim Carrey to start his acting career
.
In 1992, starred in his first film, "toy soldiers", the film is a comedy film, Jamie Foxx as Robin McLaurim Williams co-star
. In 1993, he launched his first talk show TV show "Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole". In 1994, he released his first studio album "Peep This"
.
In April 1996, the romantic comedy film " The Truth about Cats and dogs " co-starring with Uma Thurman and Benedict John Greenwood was released
; subsequently, he co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson and others in the comedy film " Boxing Old Thousand ", Jie Mi played an agent
; in the same year, the TV talk show "Jamie Foxx Talk Show" was launched, which gained attention
.
In 1997, his starring romantic comedy movie " Booty Call " was released
. In 1998, he starred in the comedy movie "Play Club" directed by O'Shea Jackson Sr. , he played a DJ
. In 1999, he co-starred with Nia Long in the comedy film "The Kidnapping ". Jamie played an African-American man who was taken hostage by the gang but was identified as an accomplice by the police
. In the same year, he co-starred with Al Pacino and Cameron Diaz . The sports film " Any Given Sunday " plays the young and energetic football quarterback Willie
.
In 2000, played the unfortunate thief Sandra in the crime comedy " Baid " directed by Antoine Fuqua
. On September 6, 2001, served as the host of the 18th MTV Music Video Awards Ceremony
; in the same year, co-starred in the biographical film " Ali " with Willard Christopher Smith Jr and played the role of Drew Bondini, assistant to Muhammad Ali · Brown
.
In 2003, the thriller film " Shade " co-starred with Stuart Townsend , Gabriel Byrne , Sylvester Stallone, etc. was released
; in the same year, the single "Slow Jamz" with Ye and Twista was released, which won the US Billboard Top 100 list. The champion
of the song chart , the song was shortlisted for the 47th Grammy Awards Best Rap Song Collaboration
.
In January 2004, his starring crime TV movie "Redemption" was broadcast. The film was adapted from a true story. Jamie played Stanley Williams
, the leader of the Los Angeles Cripple Gang . With this film, he was nominated for the 62nd American Gold Award. Ball Award for Best Actor in a TV Movie
; In May, the comedy film " Breakin' All the Rules " starring in it was released
; subsequently, he starred in the thriller film " Collateral " with Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , playing a taxi accustomed to ordinary days Marcos
, a veteran driver , was shortlisted for the 77th Oscars Best Supporting Actor
; October 18, he won the 8th Hollywood Film Awards as the most breakthrough actor
; in the same year, he played the blind American in the music biographical film " Soul of the Singer " Soul pianist Ray Charles
, he won the 77th Oscars Best Actor
, the 58th British Film Academy Awards
, the 62nd American Golden Globes Best Musical/Comedy Actor, etc. Multiple awards
; in addition, Jamie Foxx also signed a contract with J Records, a subsidiary of RCA
.
In June 2005, he won the Best Actor in the 5th Black Entertainment Television Awards
; in July, he released the single " Gold Digger " sung with Ye , which won the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 100 Singles Chart for ten consecutive weeks.
; Later, co-starring with Jesse and Josh Lucas in the sci-fi action movie " Stealth ", playing the role of Henry Purcell
, a US Navy aviation pilot with extensive aerial combat experience ; in the same year, co-starring with Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal , John Peter Sarsgaard and others The war movie " Jarhead ", played the stern but amiable navy sergeant Sykes
; on December 20, the second studio album "Unpredictable" was released, the style is mainly contemporary R&B and urban music, with 598,000 copies In the first week of sales, he won the runner-up on the Billboard Albums Chart
.
In February 2006, he won the best male singer at the 37th National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
; in July, the action movie " Miami Vice " co-starring with Colin Farrell and Gong Li was released in the United States, and Jamie played the role of secret drug discovery Dealing tough police detective Ricardo
; in November, won the 34th National Music Awards for Best Soul/R&B Male Singer
; in the same year, starred in the music inspirational film " Dreamgirls " with Beyoncé , acting as a star who wanted to get into the music production industry Tan Taylor
.
On September 14, 2007, he left the 2347th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
. In the same year, he co-starred in the thriller movie " The Kingdom " with Jennifer Garner , Chris Cooper and others
. On December 16, 2008, the third studio album " Intuition " was released. The album collaborated with artists such as Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. and Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., and won a bulletin board with 265,000 copies in the first week of sales. Third place on the album chart
.
In February 2009, he won the 40th National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Image Award for Best Male Singer
; in April, the feature film " The Soloist " co-starring with Robert John Downey Jr. was released. Jamie Foxx played the role of a schizophrenic. Music genius Nathaniel Ayres, the film is adapted from a true story
; in June, hosted the 9th Black Entertainment Television Awards ceremony, and won the best collaboration with T-Pain 's song " Blame It "
In the same year, he starred in the crime movie " Law Abiding Citizen " with Gerard Butler and played Nick, a district court prosecutor who tried to defend the legal system
.
On January 31, 2010, the song "Blame It" with T-Pain won the best R&B combination at the 52nd Grammy Awards
; on February 12, he performed in collaboration with Julia Roberts , Anne Hathaway , Jessica Marie Alba and others The romantic movie " Valentine's Day " was released in the United States
; in October, RCA Records announced the dissolution of J Records, and the music distribution of Jamie Foxx was then in charge of RCA
; in the same year, he co-starred in the comedy film " Due Date " with Robert John Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis "
; In December, the fourth studio album "Best Night of My Life" was released
.
On April 8, 2011, the animated film " Rio " co-dubbed with Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg was released globally. Jamie Foxx dubbed the canary mini bird Nico
; in the same year, guest starred Jason Bateman , Jennifer Aniston and others The comedy movie " Horrible Bosses "
. In 2012, he co-starred with Leo and Samuel L. Jackson in the western action movie " Django Unchained " directed by Quentin Tarantino , playing the role of a natural smart, fast and accurate black slave Jiang Ge
.
On April 14, 2013, he attended the 22nd MTV Film Awards Ceremony. Jimmy not only won the Generation Award, but also won the most WTF moment with Samuel L. Jackson with the movie " Django Unchained "
; subsequently, he co-starred in action movies with Channing Tatum " White House Down ", as the friendly, humorous and true American President James Sawyer
; on June 30, he won the best actor in the 13th Black Entertainment Television Awards
.
In April and November 2014, the dubbed animated film " Rio 2 " was released in North America
; subsequently, he played the super villain " Maxwell "Max" Dillon " in the superhero movie " The Amazing Spider-man 2 ". Ti Lung
; in the same year, starred in the comedy film " Horrible Bosses 2 " starring Jason Bateman and Green Man
; in addition, he also starred in the musical comedy film " Annie " with Quvenzhané Wallis , playing a slightly neurotic, across New York political and business circles "Rich Dad"
.
In February 2015, the fifth studio album "Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses" was released, with nearly 36,000 copies sold in the first week, ranking 10th on the Billboard Albums chart
; in March, he served as the second iHeartRadio music The host of the award
; in the same year, he made a voice in Cat's solo single " Focus "
. In 2016, he co-launched the charity single " #WHERESTHELOVE " with artists such as Black Eyed Peas and Justin Randall Timberlake
.
In January 2017, his starring crime movie " Sleepless, Sleepless Night " was released, which was a remake of the French film of the same name in 2011
; subsequently, he co-starred in the action crime film " Baby Driver " with Ansolo and Lily James . The out-and-out bad guy "Bat"
; in the same year, he served as the main creator of the comedy series "White Famous"
.
In June 2018, hosted the 18th Black Entertainment Television Awards ceremony
; in August, confirmed that he wrote, directed and starred in the sports comedy movie "All-Star Weekend", with Robert John Downey Jr. also acting as the starring role
; in the same year, with Taron Egerton , Eve Hewson co-starred in the action movie " Robin Hood ", playing the role of a battle-tested veteran and Robin Hood's black commander John Jr. during the Crusades
.
In September 2019, the feature film " Just Mercy " starring with Michael Bakari Jordan and Brie Larson premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
.
In 2020, he dubbed the Pixar animated film " Soul " and served as the voice actor of Joe Gardner, a middle school band and jazz fan teacher
. In October, participated in the lead role and supervised the Netflix vampire comedy " Day Shift " ( Day Shift )
.
On December 17, 2021, the movie " Spider-Man: No Way Home " starred in was released in North America
.
Personal Life
Love life
In 1994, Jamie Foxx gave birth to daughter Corinna Fox with his girlfriend Connie Kline at the time
. In 2015, Corinna was elected "Miss Golden Globe"
.
In August 2009, Jamie Foxx’s daughter Anna Lisa was born, but he did not release the name of the child’s mother
.
In 2013, Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes began a secret relationship
. In June 2016, the relationship between Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes was confirmed
. In May 2019, Jamie Foxx broke up with Katie Holmes
.
Character Evaluation
Jamie Foxx is an all-rounder, who has made achievements in the fields of music, television, and film
. In the movie "Soul King of Singers", Jamie Foxx, with his proficient performance skills and outstanding musical talents, presents the unremitting pursuit of music and art and the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys experienced by Ray Charles throughout his life
. His face is not as beautiful as Willard Christopher Smith Jr, nor as calm as Denzel Washington, nor even as ugly as Samuel L. Jackson. His drama is: Before putting on the sunglasses, this is a comedian who can make the audience laugh, but after putting it on, he can make people believe that he is Ray Charles. He can always conceal his protruding row of teeth naturally in his smile, and accurately capture the concealed expression of the musician, even the flash of a cigarette butt in front of the piano. As a biographical film, "Soul Singer" is difficult to achieve new ideas and breakthroughs, but the perfect performance of Jamie Foxx has given "Soul Singer" new tension and vitality Review).
Jamie Foxx has two characteristics of the black American tradition, one is athletic talent, and the second is music cell
. He proved his singing talent with practical actions. In the album "Unpredictable", Jamie Foxx showed the same humor and the same level of ease in acting .
