Article: JAMIE FOXX - IN THE SPOTLIGHT THE FUNNYMAN IS GAINING A SERIOUS REPUTATION AS A DRAMATIC ACTOR AND MUSICIAN

NEW YORK - Jamie Foxx is all about the love.

He loves his family. He loves his career. And he loves making people happy.

The 36-year-old star of "Ray," director Taylor Hackford's portrait of Ray Charles that opens nationwide Friday, says he feels at peace with himself and simply wants to pass that good feeling on to others.

"That's just what I do - I call it `Jamie's love,' " Foxx says. "I spread it all the time. I'm spreading it through Ray Charles, I'm spreading it every time I talk. Let's get the love going."

Foxx's love thing stems from his childhood in Terrell,

Texas, where love was sometimes absent and racism was the cultural

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