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Article: Jamie Foxx has lead in `Held Up'
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- Chicago Defender
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- June 7, 2000
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Jamie Foxx has lead in `Held Up'
Another personality has emerged as a significant comedian and with the assistance of television has also become a humorous fixture in homes.
He has made movies and videos, but "Held Up" in which Jamie Foxx stars with Nia Long promises to be another blockbuster for the summer.
On hiatus from his WB network series, "The Jamie Foxx Show," which is now entering its 5th successful season, Foxx jumped into the role of Michael Dawson for "Held Up," his follow-up to Oliver Stone's masterpiece "Any Given Sunday."
For Foxx, the role of Dawson had its challenges - like most gigs - and its fringe benefits. Foxx and Long "had to do a scene on the plane and we had to do ...