On this day December 13, 1967, Eric Marlon Bishop, AKA Jamie Foxx was born in Terrell, Texas. Foxx is a multi talented actor, singer, comedian, producer, and musician.
Jamie Foxx began his acting career in the 90s with a role in the comedy fantasy film “Toys:”. He went on to join the cast of “In Living Color”, and eventually starred in his own sitcom “The Jamie Foxx Show”.
Musically Foxx has released 5 studio albums with two #1 singles, “Slow Jamz”, a collab with Twista, and “Gold Digger” a track with Kanye West.
Jamie Foxx later took his talents to the big screen with lead roles in blockbuster films “Ray”, “White House Down”, “Django Unchained”, “Baby Driver”, “Just Mercy”, and “The Burial”.
Jamie Foxx has been highly recognized for his accomplishments and received several awards for his work including NAACP Awards, Academy Awards, MTV Movie Awards, an Oscar, a Grammy Award and many more.