''The Jamie Foxx Show'' is an American television

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created by

Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Grammy Award ...

and Bentley Kyle Evans for

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. It premiered on August 28, 1996, and ended on January 14, 2001, with a total of

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over the course of five seasons. Although the show was not a major success with the ratings due to The WB being a relatively new network, the show did help launch Foxx's acting career while also relaunching

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' career after his 1994 shooting. It also served as a launch pad for Beauvais, who later starred in

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's ''

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''.

Synopsis

Jamie King (

) is an aspiring

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from

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, who has come to

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to pursue a career in entertainment. To support himself, he worked at his family's hotel, the financially strapped King's Tower, which is owned by his aunt and uncle, Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior King (

Ellia English Ellia English is an American singer, dancer, stage and film actress. She is best known for her role as Aunt Helen King on the comedy sitcom ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' which originally ran from 1996 to 2001, where she was featured in a central role a ...

and

). Among his co-workers during the series' run were the beautiful and intelligent front desk clerk Francesca "Fancy" Monroe (

Garcelle Beauvais Garcelle Beauvais (, formerly Beauvais-Nilon; born November 26, 1966) is a Haitian-American actress and television personality. She is best known for her starring roles in the sitcom ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' and the crime drama series ''NYPD Blue' ...

) and Jamie's high-strung, stuffed-shirt, "

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" nemesis/frenemy Braxton P. Hartnabrig ( Christopher B. Duncan), who works as an accountant for the King's Tower. Jamie's romantic overtures toward Fancy were mostly unrequited until the final two seasons, when the two began to tentatively date and eventually became engaged and finally married. Braxton, who generally served as the brunt of Jamie's insults, was known to get in a few digs of his own as the series progressed, eventually becoming Jamie's best friend and, at one point, roommate.

Cast

Main

as Jamie Percy King *

as Francesca Danielle "Fancy" Monroe * Christopher B. Duncan as Braxton P. Hartnabrig *

as Aunt Helen King *

as Uncle Junior King *

Andy Berman Andrew Mark Berman (born February 24, 1968) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Dib Membrane in ''Invader Zim'', Dennis in '' The Jamie Foxx Show'' (1996-1997), Chuck in '' The Wonder ...

as Dennis, the bellboy (season 1, episodes 1–12)

Recurring

* Orlando Brown as Nelson (seasons 1–3) * Suli McCullough as Mouse (seasons 4–5). McCullough portrayed a different character in season 3 (episode: "Where There's a Will...") * Alex Thomas as Phil (seasons 4–5) *

Gladys Knight Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins Will ...

(season 1, episode 22, and season 5, episode 12) and Jo Marie Payton (season 3, episode 7) as Janice King, Jamie's mother *

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as Sheila Yarborough (seasons 4–5) * Chris Spencer as Curtis (season 4) * Susan Wood as Cameron (season 3) * Alan F. Smith as Silas (season 3) *

Blake Clark Blake Clark is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known as Chet Hunter on '' Boy Meets World'' and Harry Turner on '' Home Improvement''. Clark has voiced Slinky Dog in the ''Toy Story'' franchise starting with 2008's '' Toy Sto ...

as Bob Nelson (season 4) * Kellita Smith as Cherise (seasons 2–3) *

Rhona Bennett Rhona Bennett, also known as Miss R&B, is an American singer and actress best known for her recurring role as Nicole on ''The Jamie Foxx Show''. She is currently a member of the R&B group En Vogue. Bennett began her career doing voiceovers and ...

as Nicole Evans (season 4) *

Karen Maruyama Karen Maruyama (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress and comedian. Career Maruyama has appeared on television in supporting roles in a number of sitcoms, including recurring characters on ''The Jamie Foxx Show'', ''Strip Mall'', ''Suddenly ...

as Gloria (seasons 4–5) *

Billy Davis Jr. Billy Davis Jr. (born June 26, 1938) is an American singer and musician, best known as a member of the 5th Dimension. Along with his wife Marilyn McCoo, he had hit records during 1976 and 1977 with "I Hope We Get to Love in Time", " Your Love", ...

and

Marilyn McCoo Marilyn McCoo (born September 30, 1943) is an American singer, actress, and television presenter, who is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group the 5th Dimension as well as hosting the 1980s music television show '' Solid Gol ...

as William and Joan Monroe, Fancy's parents (seasons 4, episode 8, and season 5, episode 12) * Scott Atkinson as Hawkins (season 4, episodes 4, 14, 18, and 22) *

Gerald LeVert Gerald Edward Levert (July 13, 1966 – November 10, 2006) was an Americans, American singer-songwriter and Music Producer, producer. Levert performed with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon with the R&B vocal group, LeVert. Le ...

as Charles Young, Jamie's stepfather (season 3, episode 7, and season 5, episode 12)

Episodes

Reruns and syndication

The series was distributed in broadcast syndication by

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and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, and aired on local television stations from 2000 to 2003. Reruns of the series also aired on

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from 2005 to 2008 and started airing once again from 2009 to 2016, and as part of

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block along with reruns of ''

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'' from September 2008 to September 2009. In the 2010s, reruns also aired on Centric,

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and

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(until 2020, but as of 2020/2021 only MTV2 shows reruns of the series late nights). Reruns of the series have also been shown on

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. In

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, the series aired on

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and

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. In Canada, the series aired on

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and Much. Several episodes of ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' were also available on AOL's

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, which allowed Internet users to watch streamed or download high resolution episodes of various favorite classics. Since Time Warner's June 2009 announcement that it would split from

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, the episodes have been moved over to AOL Video. On November 1, 2021, all episodes of ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' were made available for streaming on

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Home media

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released season one of ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' on DVD in Region 1 on February 8, 2005.

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has subsequently released seasons 2–4 on DVD. These are Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) releases, available from Warner's online store and Amazon. The fifth season has not been released on DVD.

In popular culture

American producer

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used a clip from an early episode in the show as a

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, "Yo Pi'erre, you wanna come out here?". Most notably featured in the 2017 hit song "

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" by American rapper

Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1995, or 1996), known professionally as Playboi Carti, is an American rapper. Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, he is considered an influential figure in modern Hip hop music, hip hop a ...

References

External links

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