First discovered by audiences as a confident, fresh faced comic who was incredibly proficient at playing outrageous characters and sending up famous celebrities on the small screen after joining the TV sketch comedy "In Living Color" in 1991, and over time developed into one of the big screen's most admired performers after earning an Oscar for his uncanny and unforgettable performance as the iconic musician Ray Charles in the 2005 biopic "Ray."

Born Eric Bishop in Terrell, Texas, Foxx's young mother was had difficulty supporting him when her marriage dissolved early on, but his maternal