Jamie Foxx has inked a multi-year deal with Fox Entertainment Studios, giving the network first-look rights to scripted television material from Foxx’s Foxxhole Productions banner, and exclusive rights to his projects and producing services in the unscripted space.
Foxx already has a slate of scripted and unscripted projects in progress and will begin developing them with Fox Entertainment Studios immediately. The agreement builds on Foxx’s long-standing relationship with the network — he currently hosts the music game show “Beat Shazam” alongside his daughter Corinne Foxx, and he executive produces the police procedural “Alert: Missing Persons Unit.”
Foxx and Fox go way back — the Oscar winner had his breakout role on the network’s sketch comedy series “In Living Color,” from 1991 to 1994. Foxx then went on to create and star in “The Jamie Foxx Show” on the WB Network.
On the film side, Foxx is best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Ray Charles in “Ray,” as well as the movies “Collateral,” “Django Unchained” and “Just Mercy.” He’s also a Grammy-winning musician with hit songs “Blame It” and “Unpredictable.”
“We are ready and excited to kick-start this very promising new creative partnership with Jamie as we build on Fox’s longtime association with him — initiated by our CEO Rob Wade and network president Michael Thorn,” said Fernando Szew, president of Fox Entertainment Studios. “Jamie is a renowned multifaceted talent, so as a studio, we want to support his tremendous creativity with access to the full scope of our genres, formats and brands. Together we will deliver unexpected, unforgettable content to audiences everywhere. At Fox Entertainment Studios we are expanding our reach and portfolio, and this is a keystone creative partnership as we build.”
Foxx is repped by CAA, LBI Entertainment, Johnson Slewitt, Shapiro, Kole, and Rogers & Cowan PMK.
