Jamie Foxx

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Jamie foxx

Jamie Foxx is a well respected American actor, comedian and R&B singer. He has a self-title show called The Jamie Foxx Show.

1 About
- 1.1 Awards & Certifications
- 1.2 Chart Toppers
2 News
- 2.1 Tours & Concerts
- 2.2 Announcements
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 Singles
4 Other artists
5 Trivia
6 Reviews
7 External Links

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About

Actor and singer, Eric Morlon Bishop, Jr a.k.a. Jamie Foxx was born on December 13, 1967 in Terrell, Texas. As a child, he learned how to play the piano. Jamie Foxx entered the business as a comedian. In 1994, he recorded his debut album, Peep This, which didn't have much success.

In 2001, Foxx hosted the MTV Video Music Awards. It was in 2004, when he got the attention of various artists in the music industry. He was featured in Twista's "Slow Jamz", Kanye West's "Gold Digger" (both singles reached #1 on the Billboard Top 100) and Ludacris "Georgia". Foxx also played a legendary soul artist in the 50's, Ray Charles on the film Ray. In the film he sang "I Got a Woman". On 2005, his second album, Unpredictable, was released.

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Awards & Certifications

Awards

Year	Award	Category
1998	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for The Jamie Foxx Show
2002	Black Reel	Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor for Ali (2001)
2002	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Ali (2001)
2004	SEFCA Award	Best Actor for Ray (2004)
2004	Seattle Film Critics Award	Best Actor for Ray (2004)
2004	PFCS Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Ray (2004)
2004	NBR Award	Best Actor for Ray (2004)
2004	BSFC Award	Best Actor for Ray (2004)
2004	FFCC Award	Best Actor for Ray (2004)
2005	VFCC Award	Best Actor for Ray (2004)
2005	Golden Satellite Award	Best Actor in a Miniseries
2005	Golden Satellite Award	Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for Ray (2004)
2005	Sierra Award	Best Actor for Ray (2004)
2005	ALFS Award	Actor of the Year for Ray (2004)
2005	Grace Award	Most Inspiring Television Acting: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
2005	NSFC Award	Best Actor for Ray (2004)
2005	Prism Award	Performance in a Feature Film for Ray (2004)
2005	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for Ray (2004)
2005	BFCA Award	Best Actor for Ray (2004)
2005	Oscar	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Ray (2004)
2005	KCFCC Award	Best Actor for Ray (2004)
2005	BAFTA Film Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Ray (2004)
2005	Black Reel	Best Actor, Drama for Ray (2004)
2005	Black Reel	Best Actor, Network/Cable Television for Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
2005	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Ray (2004)
2005	Black Reel	Best Supporting Actor for Collateral (2004)
2005	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
2005	Actor Award	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Ray (2004)
2005	BET Award	Best Actor
2006	American Music Award	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist for "Gold Digger"
2006	Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Award	R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Male
2006	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Male Artist

Certifications

Year	Album	Certification
2005	Unpredictable	Certified 2x Platinum in U.S.

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Chart Toppers

Year	Title	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Billboard Hot 100	Pop 100	Album
1994	Experiment	88			Peep This
1994	Infatuation	36	92		Peep This
2006	Can I Take You Home	48			Unpredictable
2006	DJ Play A Love Song	5	45		Unpredictable
2006	Unpredictable	2	8	35	Unpredictable