jamie foxx young high school senior year graduation 1986 photo red carpet 2012

An accomplished athlete and musical performer in high school, Eric Marlon Bishop (his birth name before he adopted the stage name Jamie Foxx) graduated with a full scholarship to study classical music and composition at the United States International University. Five years later, Foxx was a cast member on In Living Color, creating classic characters like Wanda Wayne and Cornbread Turner.  Did we mention he’s got an Academy Award too?