Jamie Foxx net worth: Jamie Foxx is an American actor, producer, singer and comedian who has a net worth of $150 million. Jamie is one of Hollywood’s most sought after and highest paid actors. He is a multi-talented actor, singer, writer and producer.
Personal Life: Foxx’s first film appearance was in the 1992 comedy Toys. Other films Foxx appeared in during this period included The Great White Hype and Any Given Sunday, for which Foxx received his first film award nominations.
He was also nominated for his roles in Ali (2001, in which he played opposite Will Smith), Breaking All the Rules and Collateral, which grossed $217.7 million worldwide. Foxx was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work on Collateral opposite Tom Cruise.
In 2004, Foxx portrayed Ray Charles in the biopic Ray. For his performance in the title role, Foxx received nineteen awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. In 2005 he became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Other notable films Jamie has worked on include Stealth, Jarhead, Miami Vice, the award-winning film adaptation of the stage show Dreamgirls, the biopic The Soloist, Law Abiding Citizen, Valentine’s Day, I’m Still Here, Due Date, Horrible Bosses, Django Unchained, White House Down, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Horrible Bosses 2, Annie, Sleepless and Baby Driver. In September 2007, Jamie received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which he describes as one of the most surreal days of his life.
An award-winning recording artist, Foxx has released five studio albums. His first album, 1994’s Peep This, was a commercial flop. However, his second album, Uncredictable (2005), was his most successful, earning a double platinum certification from the RIAA. The album also reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and US R&B charts, and #9 on the UK Albums Chart. To date, the album has sold 1.98 million copies in the US. His hit singles include “Uncredictable” (featuring Ludacris), “Blame It” (featuring T-Pain) and “Fall for Your Type” (featuring Drake). Foxx was also featured on the #1 singles Twista’s “Slow Jamz” (featuring Kanye West) and Kanye West’s “Gold Digger.”
Foxx is known for his crossover collaborations. Foxx was featured on the Ludacris and Field Mob single “Georgia” in 2005 and sampled the Ray Charles class “Georgia on my Mind.”
A longtime country music fan, he recorded “She Goes All the Way” with Rascall Flats in 2007. He also performed the George Strait song “You Look So Good in Love” at the Artist of the Decade All-Star Concert. When Fox hosted the 2009 BET Awards in 2009, it opened with a rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It.”
Fox became the host and executive producer of the Fox game show Beat Shazam on May 25, 2017. On January 31, 2020, the show was renewed for a fourth season.
<Jamie is notorious for keeping his personal life under wraps. He has two daughters, Corinne (born 1994) and Anelise (born 2009). His daughter Corinne is a model and actress and co-hosted with Foxx on Beat Shazam.
Foxx and Katie Holmes were in a long-term relationship following her split from Tom Cruise in 2012, but it was reported that their relationship ended in August 2019.
Foxx was involved in an April 2003 incident in New Orleans in which he and his sister were escorted out of Harrah’s Casino in New Orleans, Louisiana. Casino employees claimed they did not show their ID when entering the casino. Foxx was charged with assaulting police officers, resisting arrest, trespassing and disturbing the peace. He did not plead disturbance of the peace in exchange for the other charges being dropped. He was sentenced to two years probation and fined $1,500.
On January 18, 2016, Foxx rescued a drunk driver (Brett Kyle) from a burning vehicle that had crashed in front of his home. Kyle was driving at high speed when the truck went off the road into a ditch and rolled over several times.
Assets: | $150 million |
Birth date: | Dec 13, 1967 (52 years old) |
Gender: | Masculine |
Height: | 5ft 8in (1.75m) |
Job: | Actor, TV Producer, Screenwriter, Pianist, Musician, TV Director, Songwriter, Stand-up Comedian, Radio Personality, Film Producer |
Nationality: | United States of America |
Last updated: | 2020 |
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