Jamie Foxx won the 2004 Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Ray.

Foxx is also a singer and accomplished musician. Jamie is the fourth person in history to have both scored a #1 album and win an Academy Award. However, Foxx started his career as a comedian. He changed his name to "Jamie Foxx" in order to get more opportunities to perform at comedy clubs. 

He became known for his appearances on comedic TV series when he joined the cast of In Living Color during the third season. When In Living Color ended, Foxx was given his own show, The Jamie Foxx Show, which produced 100 episodes from 1996-2001 and still runs in syndication.