Jamie Foxx Through the Years: From ‘In Living Color’ to Oscar Winner

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A multitalented star! Jamie Foxx got his start in sketch comedy before becoming an Oscar-winning actor.Foxx began playing the piano at a young age, going on to perform and lead the choir at New Hope Baptist Church in his hometown of Terrell, Texas.

As a teenager, he excelled in basketball and football before choosing to study musical and performing arts composition at United States International University in California.On a dare, Foxx gave his first stand-up comedy performance at an open mic night in 1989.

Two years later, he joined the cast of In Living Color, a sketch comedy series that also featured Jim Carrey, Kim and Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier. Carrie Ann Inaba and Jennifer Lopez also performed in the show’s “Fly Girls” dance troupe.Lopez was in the audience when Foxx auditioned for the Emmy-winning series. “It was interesting because we were both rookies on the show.

And I remember seeing her, and I say to her, ‘Hey, I have a girlfriend, I’m not hitting on you, but you’re the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen,'” he recalled to Yahoo Entertainment in 2020. “But we became friends because we were the rookies on the show.”Foxx remained on In Living Color from season 3 to season 5 before landing his own sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show.