Jamie Foxx in Conversation (Speaker ReBroadcast)

Date and Time

Tuesday, February 22 2022 at 4:00 PM PST to

Tuesday, February 22 2022 at 5:00 PM PST

Location

Academic West 204

Description

UPDATE

The WWU Chapter of National Society for Leadership & Success (NSLS-WWU), Associated Students of Western Washington University, Morse Leadership Institute, and the Leadership & Community Engagement (LACE) Center are delighted to host a speaker broadcast with Academy Award Winning Actor, Grammy Award Winning Musician and Producer Jamie Foxx.

ABOUT Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx is an American actor, comedian, and singer. In 1991 he joined the cast as a featured player in the sketch comedy show In Living Color until the show's end in 1994. Following this success, Foxx was given his own television sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, in which he starred, co-created and produced, airing for five highly rated seasons from 1996 to 2001 on The WB Television Network. He subsequently became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film Ray, for which he won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming the second actor to win all five major lead actor awards for the same performance. That same year, Foxx was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the crime film Collateral. Since spring 2017, Foxx has served as the host and executive producer of the Fox game show Beat Shazam.

Join us as he tells us about his life's journey, how he keeps himself motivated, and how gratitude, gatherings and giving shape life. 

For more information about Jamie Foxx and his projects, visit

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