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Jamie Foxx

Eric Marlon Bishop, who is popularly known as Jamie Foxx is an Academy Award winning American actor, singer, songwriter, and stand-up comedian. He was born in Texas and graduated from the United States International University with a degree in classical music and composition. Jamie began his career as a stand-up comedian performing at Open Mics. He made his Hollywood debut with the film Toys (1992). He was then seen in a few television shows like The Jamie Foxx Show, Roc and In Living Color. Jamie then delivered an outstanding performance in Ray (2004) for which he won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award for Best Actor. Some of his other notable work includes Collateral (2004), Miami Vice (2006), Rio (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), Django Unchained (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). His 2017 release includes Baby Driver.
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