Jamie Foxx is an American singer-actor, who was born on December 13, 1967 in Terrell, Texas, to Eric Marlon Bishop. When he was on his seventh month after birth, he was abandoned and was adopted and raised by the parents of her mother, Estelle and Mark Talley and he was raised in Terrell, which is a culturally segregated community that time. He was baptized with the real name of Eric Marlon Bishop. At the young age of five, he started to attend piano lesson because of his grandmother’s orders. He then became a part-time pianist and also a choir leader in Terrell’s New Hope Baptist Church. He also became a good dancer. In addition, Foxx entered the Terrell High School, where he became a top student and played the sports of basketball and football, where he became a quarterback. Foxx also sang for the band called as the Leather and Lace. After finishing his high school, Foxx was accepted and was given a scholarship to the United Stated International University, where he took classical music and composition. In addition, Foxx started piano lesson at the young age of five and in year 1994, he release an album called Peep This and was then followed by another three albums.
In year 1989, Foxx performed jokes as well as impressions at a comedy club’s open mic night. After learning that the female comedians were frequently called first to have their turn to stage, he changed his name from Eric Marlon to Jamie Foxx, considering it as an uncertain name to avoid biases. On the other hand, his name was after the comedian Redd Foxx. In year 1991, Jamie Foxx was included in the casts of In The Living Color and was followed by a spot in the comedy-drama series called, Roc. In year 1996, Foxx began his own series show which has been called as The Jamie Foxx Show. In addition, the said show lasts on year 2001.
In year 1992, Jamie Foxx made his debut on film industry. He first appeared in the comedy film entitled, Toys, where he portrayed the role of the Baker. On the other hand, his first dramatic film came when he was included in the film of the 1999 drama film of Any Given Sunday, which he portrayed the role of an American football player. He then starred together with Tom Cruise in the crime thriller film of the Collateral in year 2004. On the following year, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In year 2007, he was honored by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In year 2009 he portrayed the lead role in the drama film of The Soloist and on the same year, he starred together with Gerard Butler in the film of Law Abiding Citizen. Foxx voiced the character of Nico in the 2011 box office animated film of Rio. In addition, he is set to star in the upcoming film of Django Unchained, which has been written by Quentin Tarantino.
