He chose his surname as a tribute to the African-American comedian Redd Foxx.
Were often called first to perform, he changed his name to Jamie Foxx,įeeling that it was a name ambiguous enough to disallow any biases. Career 1989–2003: Beginnings and acting debutįoxx first told jokes at a comedy club's open mic night in 1989,Īfter accepting a girlfriend's dare. After completing high school, Foxx received a scholarship to United States International University, where he studied classical music and composition. He also sang in a band called Leather and Lace. His ambition was to play for the Dallas Cowboys, and he was the first player in the school's history to pass for more than 1,000 yards. Foxx attended Terrell High School, where he received top grades and played basketball and football (as quarterback). Second grader, when his teacher would use him as a reward: if the classīehaved, Foxx would tell them jokes. His natural talent for telling jokes was already in evidence as a
He had a strict Baptist upbringing, and as a teenager he was a part-time pianist and choir leader in Terrell's New Hope Baptist Church. įoxx began playing the piano when he was five years old. He has often acknowledged his grandmother's influence in his life as one of the greatest reasons for his success. Foxx was raised in the black quarter of Terrell, which at the time was a racially segregated community. He has had little contact with his birth parents, who were not part of his upbringing. Operator, and Mark Talley, a yard worker. Shortly after his birth, Foxx was adopted and raised by his mother'sĪdoptive parents, Esther Marie (Nelson), a domestic worker and nursery Who sometimes worked as a stockbroker, and Louise Annette Talley Dixon. He is the son of Darrell Bishop (renamed Shahid Abdula following his conversion to Islam),
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