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Milestones
- 2004: Starred in "Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story" about the founder of the Crips L.A. street gang; received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead; received SAG and Golden Globe nominations for Best Lead Actor for a Mini Series or TV Movie
- 2004: Cast as Ray Charles in the film biography "Ray," which tells the extraordinary life story of Ray Charles from 1935 to 1966
- 2004: Featured with Twista and Kanye West on the track "Slow Jamz" from the album "Kamikaze"; received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Collaboration
- 2004: Starred opposite Tom Cruise in the film "Collateral," directed by Michael Mann; received SAG, Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor
- 2002: Starred in the HBO comedy special "Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security"
- 2001: Cast alongside Will Smith as Drew 'Bundini' Brown in "Ali", the Michael Mann-directed biopic of of boxer Muhammad Ali
- 2001: Hosted the MTV Video Music Awards
- 2000: Starred in "Bait"
- 1999: Played featured role of a football player in "Any Given Sunday", directed by Oliver Stone
- 1996: Co-starred in "The Truth About Cats and Dogs" and "The Great White Hype"
- 1993: Starred in own HBO special
- 1992: Feature film debut in "Toys"
- From 1991 to 1994: Became a regular on the Fox variety series "In Living Color"
- 1989: Arrived in Los Angeles; began performing at comedy clubs
- Had lead in the golfing comedy "Ingle Woods" (lensed 2004)
- Will co-star with Beyonce, playing Curtis Taylor Jr., the fictionalized Berry Gordy character in "Dreamgirls," an adaptation of the Broadway musical (lensed 2005)
- Set to star in the action drama "The Executioner's Game" based on the upcoming novel by Gary Hardwick (lensed 2005)
- Headlined his own sitcom "The Jamie Foxx Show" on The WB
- Had recurring role on the Fox sitcom "Roc"
- Studied music and sang in church choir in his Texas hometown
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