Article: Up, up and away: Jamie Foxx remakes himself as show-biz superman

ANTHONY BREZNICAN, AP Entertainment Writer
AP Worldstream
08-06-2004
Dateline: LOS ANGELES
Jamie Foxx is a hero, an idol, an inspiration to a guy like Eric Bishop.

Foxx is the former "In Living Color" comic making his dramatic breakthrough this year with "Collateral," opposite Tom Cruise, and "Ray," in which he steps behind the dark glasses and glorious smile of the late legend Ray Charles.

Eric Bishop is Jamie Foxx's real name.

"Jamie Foxx is the Superman, and Eric Bishop is the Clark Kent," the 36-year-old actor replied, smiling as if he was conveying the coolest secret in the world.

Bishop was the kid from Terrell, Texas, who dreamed of being a star. It almost didn't matter what kind of ...

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