This tow-headed, bespectacled child actor came to prominence as Jeff Foxworthy's youngest child on the sitcom "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" (NBC, 1996-97) and as Ray Boyd, Renee Zellweger's son, in Cameron Crowe's "Jerry Maguire" (1996). Lipnicki particularly shone in the latter with some critics saying he was the best thing in the film. His chemistry not only with the camera, but also with Tom Cruise in the title role was magical in the real cinematic use of the word. It was no wonder that he won Cruise's heart before Zellweger's character did.

Following the success of "Jerry Maguire", Lipnicki