Studied music and sang in church choir in his Texas hometown

Arrived in Los Angeles; began performing at comedy clubs

Became a regular on the Fox variety series "In Living Color"

Feature film debut in "Toys"

Starred in own HBO special

Had recurring role on the Fox sitcom "Roc"

Released an album entitled "Peep This"

Headlined his own sitcom "The Jamie Foxx Show" on The WB

Played featured role of a football player in "Any Given Sunday", directed by Oliver Stone

Starred in "Bait"

Hosted the MTV Video Music Awards

Cast alongside Will Smith as Drew 'Bundini' Brown in "Ali", the Michael Mann-directed biopic of of boxer Muhammad Ali

Starred in the HBO comedy special "Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security"

Starred opposite Tom Cruise in the film "Collateral," directed by Michael Mann; received SAG, Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor

Cast as Ray Charles in the film biography "Ray," which tells the extraordinary life story of Ray Charles from 1935 to 1966

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

Featured with Twista and Kanye West on the track Slow Jamz from the album "Kamikaze"; received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Collaboration

Set to star in the action drama "The Executioner's Game" based on the upcoming novel by Gary Hardwick (lensed 2005)

Starred as Lt. Henry Purcell in the big budget "Stealth," with Josh Lucas and Jessica Biel

Co-starred as Sgt. Siek in Sam Mendes' "Jarhead" based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling novel about his pre-Desert Storm experiences

Second collaboration with Kanye West, Gold Digger also released the single Creepin, which earned him a Grammy nomination

Released second studio album, "Unpredictable," featuring another collaboration with Kanye West; earned 3 Grammy nominations, including Best R&B Album

Cast as Det. Ricardo Tubbs in Michael Mann's "Miami Vice" based on the popular '80s cop show

Co-starred with Beyonce, playing Curtis Taylor Jr., the fictionalized Berry Gordy character in "Dreamgirls," an adaptation of the Broadway musical directed by Bill Condon

Launched the Foxxhole, a new urban comedy, entertainment and lifestyle channel on Sirius Satellite Radio

Portrayed a government agent investigating the bombing of an American facility in Saudi Arabia in Peter Berg's "The Kingdom"