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Article: Loudmouth comic Jamie Foxx talks about serious role as Ali cornerman
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- Indianapolis Recorder
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- December 21, 2001
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Williams, Kam
Indianapolis Recorder
12-21-2001
Loudmouth comic Jamie Foxx talks about serious role as Ali cornerman
Jamie Foxx was born Eric Bishop on Dec. 13, 1967, in the tiny town of
Terrell, Texas. His mother, Louise, who had been adopted herself, put her
baby up for adoption. Raised by his grandparents, Jamie exhibited an array
of talents in his childhood, from singing in the church choir to
quarterbacking his high school football team.
But Foxx only discovered his ability to make people laugh as an adult, in
1989, when he decided to try his hand at stand-up on open-mike night at a
comedy club on a dare. Jamie, a natural crowd-pleaser, went over big. So,
he soon started to develop an act and ...