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Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments

Jamie Foxx, dreamgirls, ray, law abiding citizen, ali, the soloist
By · Updated October 29, 2020
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Lights, Camera, Action

Hollywood chameleon Jamie Foxx has come a long way from his days as “In Living Color”’s Wanda. In the midst of his “Blame It” tour, he stars in the new action flick “Law Abiding Citizen.” Relive some of his best moments on the big screen.

F. Gary Gray on directing Jamie Foxx in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ »

Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
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‘The Soloist’

Earlier this year, Foxx once again showed his versatility alongside Robert Downey, Jr. He mastered the role as a mentally ill musician who goes from a praised artist at Julliard to being homeless and alone in Los Angeles, with his talent in tow.

F. Gary Gray on directing Jamie Foxx in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ »

Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
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‘Any Given Sunday’

Foxx may have received his Oscar for “Ray,” but his early role as footballer Willie Beamen in “Any Given Sunday” gave us the first taste of Foxx’s solid, dramatic acting chops. Go Foxx!

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Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
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‘The Kingdom’

In “The Kingdom," which boasts a plot ripped from the headlines about terrorism and war in the Middle East, felt all the more real with Foxx as leading government agent Ronald Fleury. Plus, we loved seeing him as a devoted husband and father.

F. Gary Gray on directing Jamie Foxx in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ »

Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
05
‘Miami Vice’

Remakes are hard to do, but director Michael Mann pulled off a worthy double take of the 80’s series “Miami Vice.” Of course, Foxx’s reinterpretation of Ricardo Tubbs made this ladies man sexier the second time around.

F. Gary Gray on directing Jamie Foxx in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ »

Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
06
‘Dreamgirls’

Thanks to his award-winning performance in “Ray,” we knew Foxx could more than handle the role of shrewd music manager Curtis Taylor, Jr., in “Dreamgirls.”

F. Gary Gray on directing Jamie Foxx in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ »

Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
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‘Stealth’

As Lt. Henry Purcell, Foxx’s small part in the sci-fi thriller “Stealth” lasted as long as the film did in theaters. Still, it gave him further credibility as an actor who could transition from funnyman to action hero.

F. Gary Gray on directing Jamie Foxx in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ »

Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
08
‘Jarhead’

Leading a troop of unstable infantrymen through Desert Storm, Foxx played against type as the stern Staff Sgt. Sykes. Years later, his “Jarhead” costar Jake Gyllenhaal would make a guest appearance in Foxx’s monster-hit video “Blame It.”

F. Gary Gray on directing Jamie Foxx in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ »

Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
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‘Ray’

The bar on biopics was raised when Foxx transformed into Ray Charles right before our eyes. The Academy agreed as he won an Oscar for Best Actor.

F. Gary Gray on directing Jamie Foxx in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ »

Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
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‘Collateral’

Foxx officially entered Hollywood’s inner circle when he matched Tom Cruise on the big screen in 2004. The thriller had us thinking as Max (Foxx) found himself in the middle of a murder plot, when he was just out for his usual cab-driving shift.

F. Gary Gray on directing Jamie Foxx in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ »

Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
11
‘Breaking All the Rules’

He’s a comic at heart, and Foxx had us rolling in this 2004 romantic film. Gabrielle Union and Morris Chestnut joined him in the feel-good story of love. We hope the fellas were taking notes.

F. Gary Gray on directing Jamie Foxx in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ »

Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
12
‘Ali’

Will Smith took a big bite in playing Muhammad Ali in 2001, and Foxx was right there to help him bring the story to live as his manager Bundini.

F. Gary Gray on directing Jamie Foxx in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ »

Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
13
‘Bait’

We’ve all got a cousin like Foxx’s character Alvin Sanders in this action comedy. He gets a second chance after being locked up, as cops use him for bait to lure a thief. Of course, it’s not long before he finds his way back to trouble, with a new baby, an angry girlfriend and the feds all wanting something from him.

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Jamie Foxx: Big Screen Moments
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