Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer who is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 1991, he joined the cast as a featured player in the sketch comedy show In Living Color until the show's end in 1994. Following this success, Foxx was given his own television sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, in which he starred, co-created and produced, airing for five highly rated seasons from 1996 to 2001 on The WB Television Network.[1]
He is known for working with Kanye West on the track "Slow Jamz" from Ye's debut album The College Dropout (2004) and on "Gold Digger" from the follow-up, Late Registration (2005). In turn, Ye has appeared in Foxx's discography twice.[2] A line from The Jamie Foxx Show is often used as Pi'erre Bourne's producer tag.[3]
Collaborations[]
Kanye West[]
- The College Dropout (2004)
- Slow Jamz (ft. Twista & Jamie Foxx)
- Late Registration (2005)
- Gold Digger (ft. Jamie Foxx)
Jamie Foxx[]
- Extravaganza (ft. Kanye West) (2005)
- Digital Girl (Remix) (ft. Drake, Kanye West & The-Dream) (2009)