Born in Terrell, Texas, Foxx is the son of Darrell Bishop (renamed Shahid Abdula following his conversion to Islam), who … See more

Foxx first told jokes at a comedy club's open mic night in 1989, after accepting a girlfriend's dare. When he found that female comedians were often called first to perform, he chose the stage name of Jamie Foxx, whic… See more

Foxx has two daughters: model, actress, and television producer Corinne Foxx, born in 1994; and another daughter born in 2009. Corinne made her formal debut at the Bal des débutantes in November 2014 and was named … See more

• Peep This (1994)
• Unpredictable (2005)
• Intuition (2008)
• Best Night of My Life (2010)
• Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (2015)… See more

• The Unpredictable Tour (2006)
• The Blame It Tour (2009) See more

Foxx, Jamie, with Nick Chiles (2021). Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1-538-70328-1. OCLC 1273729038. See more

• List of actors with Academy Award nominations
• List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories
• List of actors nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year… See more