Jamie Foxx
Biography
Jamie Foxx is an American actor, comedian and singer who broke through on the sketch show In Living Color, joining its cast in 1991, and later starred in, co-created and produced his own sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show, from 1996 to 2001. After a film debut in Toys (1992), he took his first dramatic part in Any Given Sunday (1999). His portrayal of Ray Charles in Ray (2004) won him the Academy Award for Best Actor, and that year brought a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Collateral (2004). His later films include Django Unchained (2012), Soul (2020), Baby Driver (2017), Miami Vice (2006), Dreamgirls (2006), Jarhead (2005), Ali (2001), Just Mercy (2019) and Annie (2014), and he played the villain Electro in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), after first taking the part in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). He has also recorded R&B albums, hosted Beat Shazam since 2017 and written a 2021 memoir.
58years old
Turns 59 on December 13in 32 days
- Born Terrell
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Eric Marlon Bishop (birth name)Also credited as Eric Bishop
Movie Career
- Films
- 55
- Career span
- 33 years1992 to 2025
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About the name
Foxx chose his stage name because female comedians were called to the stage first at open mic nights, so he picked something ambiguous enough to avoid that bias, taking the surname in tribute to Redd Foxx.
First role
Foxx was cast as a hard-partying quarterback in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday partly because of his own football background, and it became his first dramatic role.
A first
Foxx is the fourth artist to have won an acting Academy Award and also reached No. 1 on the album chart, joining Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Barbra Streisand.
A first
Foxx became the third male ever to earn two acting Oscar nominations in a single year, following Barry Fitzgerald and Al Pacino. His nominations were for the movies Collateral and Ray.
Early training
Foxx earned a scholarship to United States International University once he finished high school, and his coursework there covered classical piano, music theory and composition.
Behind the camera
Foxx co-executive produced White Famous, a 2017 Showtime sitcom. Jay Pharoah played a young African-American comic in the show, which drew on Foxx's own early career.
Jamie Foxx movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Mann directed three of these films, Seth Gordon two and Carlos Saldanha two. Ten actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Michael Mann
Seth GordonDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2025
All films by Seth Gordon
Also three films together4 more actors
- George LopezRio 2 (2014), Rio (2011) and Valentine's Day (2010)
- Christoph WaltzQT8: The First Eight (2019), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) and Django Unchained (2012)
- Barry Shabaka HenleyMiami Vice (2006), Collateral (2004) and Ali (2001)
- Peter BergThe Kingdom (2007), Collateral (2004) and The Great White Hype (1996)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jamie Foxx's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$7.1 billion
37 of the 55 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 55 films: 37 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 10 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.
- 37Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 10Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 67% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.9B27.2% of the total
- 2$717M10.2% of the total
- 3$499M7.1% of the total
- 4$484M6.9% of the total
- 5$425M6.0% of the total
- 6$227M3.2% of the total
- 7$220M3.1% of the total
- 8$217M3.1% of the total
$2.3 billionfrom the other 29 films with a worldwide figure, 33% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 2005 to 2013, five of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2005 | Best Actor | Ray | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2005 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Ray | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 2005 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ray | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2005 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Ray | Won |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2007 | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2013 | MTV Movie Award for Best Jaw Dropping Moment | Django Unchained | Won |
| 2009 | BET Award for Best Collaboration | Blame It | Won |
| 2007 | Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male | Unpredictable | Won |
| 2006 | Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video | Gold Digger | Won |
| 2005 | Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor | Collateral | Won |
| 2005 | Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor | Ray | Won |
| 2005 | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance | Ray | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.