Jamie set to play detective in upcoming drama-film 'Zebra' - 2007-11-07
Jamie Foxx is gearing up to portray Prentice Earl Sanders in the forthcoming movie version of “The Zebra Murders: A Season of Killing, Racial Madness, and Civil Rights”. The film is a real-life story that happened in San Francisco in the early 1970’s and involved racial killings. DreamWorks/Paramount will distribute the movie.
Jamie gets royalty treatment filming in the United Arab Emirates - 2007-09-25
Jamie Foxx received a royal treatment during his stage at the United Arab Emirates for the shooting of his latest movie ‘The Kingdom’. The actor, who joined co-stars Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman in the capital Abu Dhabi for the Middle Eastern action thriller, was specially given a treatment usually reserved for top politicians and members of the royal family - including a 25-strong armed guard, a personal food taster and his own team of paramedics, who followed his every move. Director Peter Berg told OK! magazine, "They gave him their highest level of protection - what they would offer a visiting president."
Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Lopez, Hilary Swank summoned by the HFPA to hand out grants - 2007-08-16
Jamie Foxx , Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron and Jennifer Lopez were some of the celebrities enlisted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to give $1.2 million in grants to filming schools and nonprofit groups during a ceremony Thursday at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Close to his arrival to the stage, Foxx greeted shouting, all the Leos in the place, refeering to J.Lo and Hilary. And then, then presented a $50,000 grant to Josh Brolin on behalf of FilmAid International.
Jamie Foxx and Mary J. Blige raised honours at the Soul Train Music Awards - 2007-05-15
Jamie Foxx and Mary J. Blige were acclaimed with album honors on Saturday at the 21st Anniversary Soul Train Music Awards in Pasadena, California. Foxx won best male album for "Unpredictable" and Blige won best female album for The Breakthrough.
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Jamie Foxx was born December 13, 1967 in Terrell, Texas. His
orginal name was Eric Bishop. When his parents marriage failed,
his grandparents, Mark and Esther Talley, stepped in and at age
7 months adopted him. During high school, he played quarterback
for his high school team and was good enough that he got press
in Dallas newspapers. He studied music in college
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