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Article: Oprah talks to Jamie Foxx: the brilliant Oscar-winning star of Ray (and a stand-up guy besides) in one of the most candid interviews you'll ever read--about racism, sex, fame, family, fathers, daughters, marriage, music, manhood, accomplishment, and what really brings him pleasure.(THE O INTERVIEW)(Interview)
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- O, The Oprah Magazine
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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FIRST I HEARD THE PRE-OSCAR hullabaloo about Jamie Foxx: He'd portrayed legendary singer Ray Charles so convincingly that critics called him a shoo-in for the Academy Award. Next I became anxious for Jamie: I knew those very predictions might invite a force to rise up and block a victory. Yet I also knew about a woman named Estelle--the extra-ordinary grandmother who raised Jamie in Terrell, Texas. When Jamie lost his 95-year-old grandmother to Alzheimer's in October 2004, I said to my friend Gayle, "We've got this one." Because here's what I believe: When you lose someone who has loved you, part of that person's spirit and energy is left with you--so you can become more ...
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Article: The amazing ascension of Jamie Foxx
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February 15, 2005 ;
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... ... Keenen Ivory Wayans chose Jamie Foxx to be added to the cast ... his own sitcom, "The Jamie Foxx Show," and it, too ... Foxx (real name: Eric Bishop) was also a favorite ... one was ready for what Jamie Foxx would offer in "Ray ...
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