Jamie Foxx's professional and personal troubles

The lives of all these Hollywood stars seem glamorous and far removed from those of us mortals. But in most cases, they have problems that are often just as bad (or even worse) than the public who go to see their films.

Anyone would think that the actor would consider himself a lucky man to have been part of some of the highest grossing productions in the film industry. He is a man who obviously possesses an incredible talent.

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You have to look at his performances in hits such as 'Collateral' (2006), 'Django' (2012), 'Annie' (2014) and 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021) to realise this actor has had one of the most successful careers

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Hr got some serious recognition for his performance of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film 'Ray', which earned him an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. Not bad.

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Jamie Foxx is undeniably talented in the movie industry, but what many may not know is that he also shines within the music industry, too. In fact, he can proudly say he has won a Grammy as a musician.

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And if that all wasn't enough to convince us of his success, he is also a television presenter and entrepreneur - then, in October 2021, he published the book 'Act Like You Got Some Sense' to great critical acclaim.

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In the book, Jamie Foxx writes down his memories and recounts the story of one of the most difficult times he has faced in his life.

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At the age of 5, the actor found out that the person who he believed to be his sister was actually his biological mother. And who he thought was his mother was actually his grandmother.

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His parents, Louise Annette Talley Dixon and Darrell Bishop, split up when Jamie Foxx was just a newborn baby.

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Following his parent's split, he was adopted by his grandparents Mark and Estelle Marie Talley - as he himself revealed in 2005 in an interview with 'The Oprah Magazine'.

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