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You know what? I never really factor Hollywood into anything. I'm a black actor, so I can't really control what Hollywood thinks. I gotta go do my thing, and my jokes have got to be funny. Whatever I do has got to be great.

Jamie Foxx

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Jamie Foxx
Age: 56
Born: 1967
Born: December 13
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If you can, always be appreciative of the ebb and flow of the losses and the wins.
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