Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop, 1967) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and R&B singer who has won an Academy Award, a BAFTA and a Grammy - a combination very few entertainers can claim. He broke through on the sketch show In Living Color in the early 1990s, then cemented his reputation with back-to-back 2004 film roles in Ray and Collateral, the former earning him the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ray Charles. As a musician he scored a US Billboard 200 number-one with the album Unpredictable (2005) and a Grammy with the single 'Blame It' (feat. T-Pain).
Jamie Foxx signed a multi-year first-look deal with Fox Entertainment Studios covering both scripted and unscripted television projects.
Netflix action-comedy Back in Action, co-starring Cameron Diaz, drew 46.8 million views in its first three days - the platform's biggest English-language film debut since The Adam Project (2022).
Foxx released his Netflix stand-up special What Had Happened Was, his first stand-up film in over two decades, in which he addressed his 2023 medical emergency.
Foxx received a 2025 Golden Globe nomination for his Netflix comedy special What Had Happened Was.
Foxx was injured at his birthday celebration in Beverly Hills on December 13, 2024, and required stitches; police noted a physical altercation had taken place.
