1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album's second single, "Blame It," hit No.
'Intuition,' 'Best Night of My Life,' 'Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses'įoxx released his third album, Intuition, in 2008, which featured West and Lil Wayne, among others. The recording reached the top of the pop, R&B and hip-hop charts, driven by the title track single, "DJ Play a Love Song," and "Can I Take You Home." At the 2006 Black Entertainment Television Awards, Foxx won Best Duet/Collaboration with Kanye West for his work on the single "Gold Digger."
In 2006, Foxx released a new album, Unpredictable. 12 on the R&B and hip-hop charts, its single "Infatuation" attracting attention from listeners and radio stations. With its traditional, smooth R&B sound, the album reached No. Musical Success and Albums 'Peep This,' 'Unpredictable'įoxx began professionally exploring his interest in music during the 1990s, releasing the album Peep This in 1994. Next up for the actor is a leading voice role in the animated Soul, as well as a re-pairing with Downey in the sports comedy All-Star Weekend. The following year, he delivered a strong performance in Just Mercy, based on the story of an African American pulpwood worker who was wrongfully convicted of the 1986 murder of a young white woman.
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In late 2018, following the announcement that he would star in an adaptation of the popular comic book series Spawn, Foxx appeared in a remake of Robin Hood as the title character's trusted friend Little John. 'Sleepless,' 'Baby Driver,' 'Robin Hood'įoxx took a break from the screen, before resurfacing in 2017 with the crime flicks Sleepless and Baby Driver. In 2014 he reprised earlier roles in Rio 2 and Horrible Bosses 2 played the villain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and took on the role of the Daddy Warbucks-like William Stacks for a remake of Annie. 'White House Down,' 'Spider-Man 2,' 'Annie'įoxx then co-starred in the 2013 action film White House Down as President Sawyer, opposite Channing Tatum. He starred as Django, a freed enslaved person who teams up with a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to find his wife ( Kerry Washington) and face off against the plantation owner ( Leonardo DiCaprio) who has her captive. In late 2012 Foxx burst back onto the big screen with a leading role in Quentin Tarantino's action western Django Unchained. He also had a supporting role in the workplace comedy Horrible Bosses (2011), starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Spacey, and lent his voice to the animated children's film Rio the following year. Returning to lighter fare, Foxx appeared in the 2010 romantic comedy Valentine's Day, with Jessica Biel and Jennifer Garner. In 2009 he portrayed Nathaniel Ayers in the drama The Soloist, with Robert Downey Jr., and starred in Law Abiding Citizen. (1996–) 'The Kingdom,' 'The Soloist,' 'Horrible Bosses,' 'Rio'įoxx then featured prominently in The Kingdom (2007), a thriller about a terrorist attack on Americans in Saudi Arabia. Bringing the legendary R&B musician to life on the big screen, Foxx earned Best Actor wins at both the Academy Awards and Golden Globes, cementing his place on the Hollywood A-list. While Collateral was a critical and commercial hit, Foxx drew more attention that year for his starring role as Ray Charles in the biopic Ray. His next notable film role was in Michael Mann's Ali (2001), and he later earned praise for his performance opposite Tom Cruise in the thriller Collateral (2004). Playing football star Willie Beamen, Foxx showed incredible range in his performance and held his own against one of film's greats, Al Pacino. This was due in large part to his performance in the sports drama Any Given Sunday (1999). 'Any Given Sunday,' 'Ali,' 'Collateral'īy the time his show ended in 2001, Foxx was beginning to be viewed as a talented dramatic actor. In 1991 he was hired as a regular cast member on the Fox variety show In Living Color. Foxx left In Living Color in 1994, but in 1996 he returned to television with The Jamie Foxx Show, playing a struggling Los Angeles actor who lives in a hotel owned by his aunt and uncle. Leaving college, Foxx moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy.
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TV and Movie Roles 'In Living Color' and 'The Jamie Foxx Show'
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