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Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer and comedian. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, for his work in the biographical film Ray (2004). The same year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the action film Collateral (2004). Other prominent acting roles include the title role in the film Django Unchained (2012), the supervillain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), and William Stacks in the modern version of Annie (2014).
Jamie Foxx was born Eric Marlon Bishop in Terrell, Texas, to Louise Annette Talley and Darrell Bishop, who worked as a stockbroker and had later changed his name to Shahid Abdula. His mother was an adopted child. When her marriage to his father failed, his maternal grandparents, Mark and Estelle Talley, stepped in and, at age seven months, adopted Jamie too. He has said that he had a very rigid upbringing that placed him in the Boy Scouts and the church choir. During high school, he played quarterback for his high school team and was good enough that he got press in Dallas newspapers. He studied music in college. He released a music album, "Peep This" (1994), and sings the theme song for his movie, Any Given Sunday (1999). However, in 1989, his life changed when a girlfriend challenged him to get up onstage at the Comedy Club. In fact, he says he took his androgynous stage name because he learned that women got preference for mike time on open stage nights. That led to his being cast on Roc (1991) and In Living Color (1990).
Foxx had his own WB television show from 1996 to 2001, the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show (1996), in which he played Jamie King Jr. Foxx is also a Grammy Award-winning musician, producing four albums which have charted highly on the US Billboard 200: "Unpredictable" (2005), which topped the chart, "Intuition" (2008), "Best Night of My Life" (2010), and "Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses" (2015). In 2012, Foxx starred in the title role of the Quentin Tarantino written and directed Django Unchained (2012). Foxx starred alongside his Ray co-star Kerry Washington, as well as Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson. In 2013, Foxx was cast as President James Sawyer in White House Down (2013) alongside Channing Tatum. The following year, Foxx appeared as the villain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), and co-starred with Quvenzhané Wallis in Annie (2014), Sony's Will Smith and Jay-Z produced update of the comic strip-turned-musical.
He has two children, including Corinne Foxx, (born 1994), who resides with her mother.- Laci Mosley was born on 4 July 1991 in Terrell, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for The Out-Laws (2023), Yes We Cannabis (2023) and The Wedding Year (2019).
- Doug Jackson was born on 1 June 1954 in Terrell, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for To the Stars (2019), The Last Stand (2013) and Dallas (2012). He has been married to Amy Mills Jackson since 12 May 1984. They have two children.
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Ken Harrison was born on 6 August 1942 in Terrell, Texas, USA. He was a director and writer, known for 1918 (1985), On Valentine's Day (1986) and Hannah and the Dog Ghost (1981). He was married to Nancy Taylor Harrison. He died on 5 January 2019 in Dallas, Texas, USA.- Jimmy earned degrees in geology and history while leading his the OU Sooners to National Championships in 1955 and 1956 and a record-breaking three-year winning streak (47 games total) that still stands today. He went on to form his own successful oil and gas and land corporation and was just as proud to be an independent oil operator as he was of his football career.
Jimmy Harris played NFL seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1957 as Quarterback, the Los Angeles Rams in 1958, the Dallas Texans in 1960 as Defensive Halfback and the Dallas Cowboys in 1961 where he recorded 11 career interceptions. He returned to his alma mater and coached the OU Alumni team in several games in the 1970's.
His wife Donna who also attended OU was a Yearbook beauty queen in 1954, Homecoming Queen in 1955 and Miss Football in 1956. They had two children, Cathy Harris Lamb and James David Harris and one grandchild Benjamin Lamb, by Cathy. All four still reside in Oklahoma and his grandson plans to continue his grandfather's sports and perhaps geology legacy.
On August 5th, 2013 Jimmy Harris was posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. - Producer
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Charles Alan Jones was born in Terrell, Texas and grew up in the neighboring town of Wills Point, Texas for the first 18 years of his life. After receiving a football and baseball scholarship from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, he attended the school as a two sport athlete for a year but was dissatisfied.
Shortly after, he joined the United States Air Force in which he served for 8 years before moving to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of acting and filmmaking.
Graduated From Santa Monica College with a degree in film studies.
Attended the 2008 Cannes Film Festival with his film,Barry's Last Chance (2007), as a participant in the Short Film Corner.
Won the Audience Choice Award at the Cannes 24 Hour Film Challenge with the mockumentary film, Grand Cheveux (Big Hair).
Has worked on several projects with his production company, Cajones Films.- Director
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Jack Glenn was born on 17 September 1904 in Terrell, Texas, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The House of the Seven Gables (1967), Cry Murder (1950) and Crusade in Europe (1949). He died on 12 February 1981 in New York City, New York, USA.- Charlie West was born on 31 August 1946 in Terrell, Texas, USA.
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Donnie F. Wilson was born on 4 May 1964 in Terrell, Texas, USA. Donnie F. is a producer and writer, known for HeadNoise (2021), Eternal Lotus the Journey of Black Women in Buddhism and Shaq (2022).- Jerry Neill was born on 12 October 1950 in Terrell, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Dallas (1978). He was married to Sandra Coplin. He died on 11 February 2022 in Mesquite, Texas, USA.
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Guy Stroman was born on 11 September 1951 in Terrell, Texas, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Life is Funny (2016) and Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996).- Autry Beamon was born on 12 November 1953 in Terrell, Texas, USA.
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Lloyd Akridge was born on 21 March 1910 in Terrell, Texas, USA. He was a composer, known for Under the Gun (1951), Hot and Hectic (1945) and Solid Senders (1945). He died on 20 January 1972 in Terrell, Texas, USA.- Darrius Johnson was born on 18 May 1973 in Terrell, Texas, USA. He died on 25 February 2021 in the USA.
- Dusty Boggess was born on 7 June 1904 in Terrell, Texas, USA. He was married to Manalee Wilmeth. He died on 8 June 1968 in Dallas, Texas, USA.