Watching Jamie Foxx mentoring on America Idol this week sealed it for me: he’s the best entertainers in Hollywood. He was so helpful and true with the contestants, it was eye-opening. It really just served a reminder that this guy is one of the top dogs in entertainment, and it shows.Supremely talented, Foxx has literally done everything in show business, from comedy to acting to music – and he’s excelled at all of them. He started out has a comedian, doing stand-up and becoming legendary on In Living Color (Handdddyyymannnn!). After he blew up on ILC, he was given his own show, The Jamie Foxx Show, in 1996 and appeared in his first movie, Booty Call, a year later.
His big break was his role as Steamin’ Willie Beamen in Any Given Sunday. He’s since starred or co-starred in the critically acclaimed Collateral, Ray, and Dreamgirls, winning an Academy Award and being nominated for another.
He’s been nominated for Grammys and Oscars.
Take a look at this resume, courtesy of Wikipedia:
Academy Awards
2004, Best Actor: Ray
2004, Best Supporting Actor: Collateral (nominated)
Golden Globes
2004, Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy: Ray
2004, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Collateral (nominated)
2004, Best Actor in a Television/Mini-Series: Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (nominated)
Grammy Awards
2007, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Unpredictable") with Ludacris (nominated)
2007, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Georgia") with Ludacris & Field Mob (nominated)
2007, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group ("Love Changes") with Mary J. Blige (nominated)
2007, Best R&B Album (Unpredictable) (nominated)
2006, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Slow Jamz") with Twista & Kanye West (nominated)
2006, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Creepin") (nominated)
American Music Awards
2006, Favorite R&B/Soul Male Artist
2006, Favorite R&B/Soul Album: Unpredictable (nominated)
Woooo. Guys is nice. Time to give him some props.
Singing:
Comedy:
One of the best clips of all time:
--Nick
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