| Profession |
actor, singer, writer, comedian, film producer, rapper, television actor, pianist, songwriter, film actor, voice actor, film director, game show host, record producer |
| Nominations |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Awards Received |
Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male, Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance, MTV Movie Award for Best Jaw Dropping Moment, BET Award for Best Collaboration, Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor, Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor, Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor, Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actor, Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Hollywood Film Festival, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor, London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, Women in Film Honors |
| Work Period Start |
1989 |
| Genre |
contemporary R&B, soul, pop music, hip-hop, comedy music, sketch comedy, musical comedy, ribaldry, observational comedy, satire |
| Record Label |
20th Century Fox Records, J Records, RCA Records, Fox Music |
| Instruments |
voice, piano, keyboard instrument |
| Notable Works |
In Living Color, The Jamie Foxx Show |
