Erik Marlon Bishop ( born Eric Marlon Bishop ), better known as Jeym Fox ( Jamie Foxx ; born December 13, 1967 , Terrell , Texas , USA ) is an American actor and singer , a stand-up comedy member. Became widely known for his role as Ray Charles in the biopic " Ray ." Having played in the " Ray ", he became the third African American to be awarded the Oscar . He is also known for his roles in the films " Partner ", " Law-abiding citizen ", " Django liberated ", "Storm of the White House" , " New Spider-Man. High Voltage , Ali .
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| Birth name | Eric Marlon Bishop |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Terrell , Texas , United States |
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| Profession | actor , singer |
| Career | 1991 - present time |
| Direction | |
| Awards | Oscar (2005) Golden Globe (2005) BAFTA (2005) “ Screen Actors Guild Award ” (2005) |
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Fox studied at the Juilliard School and at the International American University in San Diego as a musician. His personal star appeared on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 14, 2007 .
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Biography
Youth
Jamie was born in the town of Terrell, Texas . His mother was Louise Annette Talley Dixon, and her father was Darrel Bishop, who worked as a broker and changed his name to Shahid Abdullah after adopting Islam . Shortly after birth, Fox was adopted by the foster parents of mother Esther Marie, a nurse and housewife and Marc Talley, a warehouse worker. He sometimes met with his real parents, but they never took part in his upbringing. Fox grew up in the black quarter of Terrell and was brought up in the spirit of Baptism . He often referred to the influence of the adoptive grandmother on his life.
At the insistence of his grandmother, he began taking piano lessons from the age of 5. Jamie worked in church groups in Terrell, then studied classical music in college. He was also interested in football and he seriously thought about the career of a football player in Dallas Cowboys .
Career
Fox changed his name while participating in a stand-up comedy, after he learned that female comedians were invited to speak first. He chose a name for himself in honor of another famous comedian, Red Fox .
Actor's career
After a small role in the show "Rock" Fox joined the cast of the TV series "In lively color" in 1991 . Here he won the love of the audience by many unusual characters, such as the terrible girl Wanda, the fictional boxer Carl "Tooth" Williams; and a dozen Golden Champion T-Dog Jenkins.
His first dramatic role was in Oliver Stone ’s film “ Every Sunday, ” where he played football. He was invited to this role, as he himself was once a football player. After that, he became one of the most prominent actors in Hollywood . His next film was “The Participant ”, in which he played the role of taxi driver Max, for which he received excellent reviews and was nominated for an Oscar ( best male supporting role ), his partner in the film was Tom Cruise . But his best role was the role of Ray Charles in the film biography " Ray " (2004), for which he won the Oscar for best actor.
Jamie Foxx - the second man and the first African American, twice nominated for an Oscar in one year (for roles in the films " Accessory " and " Ray "). Before him, there was only one man who achieved this - Al Pacino . In 2005, Fox was invited to join the American Academy of Film .
After this success, Fox starred in three more films: “ Marines ”, “ Miami Police: Department of morals ”, “ Dreamgirls ”, which received huge fees in cinemas and made Jamie one of the highest paid Hollywood actors. In 2007, he starred in the lead role in the film Kingdom with Chris Cooper and Jennifer Garner .
In September 2007, star Jamie Fox was laid on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . After the ceremony, Jamie said: “It was one of the most wonderful days of my life!”
Musical career
Fox attended piano lessons from the age of 5, and later took lessons in classical music. In 1994, he recorded his first album (at FOX Studios) Peep This , and in 2001 received the prestigious MTV Video Music Awards .
His musical career went up after in 2004 he took part in the rapper Kanye West 's song " Slow Jamz ", along with rapper Twist . This song has reached the first line of the hot American Billboard hundreds of hundreds , as well as the third line in a similar British chart . The next collaboration with Kanye West “ Gold Digger ”, where he performed the Ray Charles song “ I Got a Woman ” lasted for 10 weeks at the top of the charts . In 2005, Jamie took part in the work on the hit single “Georgia”, along with the rapper from Atlanta Ludacris and the band Field Mob . The model for this song was Ray Charles’s famous “ Georgia on My Mind ”. He also participated in the recording of the track “Build You Up” with the rapper 50 Cent , which appeared on the last album, “The Massacre”.
Fox's next album was called Unpredictable . 598,000 copies of this album were sold only in the first week, in the hit parade it started from the second position. Soon, Unpredictable rose to the top of the hit parade with 200,000 copies sold over the second week in the United States . The album also ranked ninth in the top ten UK albums. Soon this album became platinum . Fox became the fourth artist to win an Oscar, whose album was the best-selling in the United States (the previous three artists: Frank Sinatra , Bing Crosby and Barbara Streisand ). The first song from the album Unpredictable of the same name was a cover version of the song “ Wildflower ” by New Birth .
Discography
- Peep This (1994)
- Unpredictable (2005)
- Intuition (2008)
- Best Night of My Life (2010)
Filmography
- 2019 - Spawn / Spawn ... Al Simmons
- 2018 - Robin Hood: The Beginning / Robin Hood ... Little John
- 2017 - Baby Driver / Baby Driver ... Bats
- 2017 - Sleepless Night / Sleepless ... Vincent Jones
- 2014 - Annie / Annie ... Will Stacks
- 2014 - Horrible Bosses 2 / Horrible Bosses 2 ... Jones
- 2014 - One million ways to lose your head / Django
- 2014 - New Spiderman. High Voltage / The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ... Max Dillon / Electro
- 2014 - Rio 2 / Niko
- 2013 - White House Storm / White House Down ... US President
- 2012 - Django Unchained ... Django
- 2011 - Horrible Bosses / Horrible Bosses ... Jones
- 2011 - Rio / Niko
- 2010 - I'm still here / I'm Still Here ... in the role of myself
- 2010 - Due Date
- 2010 - Valentine's Day / Valentine's Day ... Kelvin Briggs
- 2009 - Law Abiding Citizen / Law Abiding Citizen ... Nick Rice
- 2009 - Soloist / The Soloist, The ... Nathaniel Ayers
- 2007 - Kingdom / Kingdom, The ... Ronald Fleury
- 2006 - Dream Girls / Dreamgirls ... Curtis Taylor, Jr.
- 2006 - Miami Police: Department of Morals / Miami Vice ... Ricardo Tubbs
- 2005 - Jarheads ... Staff Sgt. Sykes
- 2005 - Stealth / Stealth ... Lt. Henry purcell
- 2004 - Ray / Ray ... Ray Charles
- 2004 - Associate / Collateral… Max
- 2004 - Encyclopedia of Divorce / Breakin 'All the Rules ... Quincy Watson
- 2004 - Redemption (TV) / Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story ... Stan 'Tookie' Williams
- 2003 - Dexterous hands / Shade ... Larry Jennings
- 2003—2008 - Chappelle Show (TV series) / Chappelle's Show ... Black Tony Blair
- 2001 - Ali / Ali ... Drew 'Bundini' Brown
- 2000 - On bait / Bait ... Alvin Sanders
- 1999 - Every Sunday / Any Given Sunday ... Willie Beamen
- 1999 - Robbery / Held Up ... Michael
- 1998 - Strip Club / Players Club, The ... Blue
- 1997 - The Call of Flesh / Booty Call ... Bunz
- 1996 - Great White Hype / The Great White Hype, The ... Hassan El Ruk'n
- 1996 - The Truth About Cats and Dogs / Truth About Cats & Dogs, The ... Ed
- 1992 - Toys / Toys ... Baker
- 1990-1994 - In Vibrant Color (TV series) / In Living Color ... Various
Interesting Facts
- He starred with Jennifer Garner and Jessica Beal in the romantic comedy " Valentine's Day ", with whom he had previously played in the films "The Kingdom " and " Stealth "
- May 3, 2015, performed the American anthem during the opening of the century of Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas in the MGM Grand ring
Awards and nominations
Awards
- 2005 - Academy Award - Best Actor, for the film " Ray "
- 2005 - Golden Globe Award - best male role in a comedy or musical, for the film "Ray"
- 2005 - BAFTA Award - Best Actor for the film "Ray"
- 2005 - Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Actor for the film "Ray"
Nominations
- 2005 - The Academy Award - Best Supporting Actor for the film " Partner "
- 2005 - Golden Globe Award - Best Supporting Actor for the film “Partner”
- 2005 - BAFTA Award - Best Supporting Actor for the film “Accessory”
- 2005 - United States Film Actors Guild Award - Best Supporting Actor for the film "Partner"
- 2005 - Golden Globe Award - Best Male Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie, for the Atonement TV Movie
- 2005 - United States Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Male Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series for the Atonement TV Movie
Notes
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ Discogs - 2000.
Links
- Official site
- Jamie Foxx on the Internet Movie Database
- Jamie Foxx on Twitter
- The official Jamie Fox page on the Myspace site