Jamie Foxx to Launch Exclusive Urban Comedy, Entertainment and
Lifestyle Channel on SIRIUS Satellite Radio Jamie Foxx presents 'The
Foxxhole,' groundbreaking channel of comedy, variety, music, radio theater
and entertainment
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq:
SIRI) today announced that it will launch The Foxxhole, an exclusive urban
comedy, entertainment and lifestyle channel with Academy Award-winning
actor, American Music Award-winning and GRAMMY(R)-nominated artist, and
comedian Jamie Foxx. Foxx won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Actor for
his performance in Ray and is currently starring in the award-winning
smash hit movie Dreamgirls.
As executive producer, on-air host and contributor for the channel,
Foxx will draw from his wide array of artistic experience and success from
music, comedy, film and television. Marcus King, who has produced such
Foxx projects as The Jamie Foxx Show, Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable, Genius: A
Night for Ray Charles, and other television series and specials, will also
serve as executive producer. The 24/7 channel will feature urban comedy
bits from a large number of comedians, and will create groundbreaking
approaches to presenting comedy to radio listeners, as well as showcase
music, skits, radio theater and more. The Foxxhole will launch this spring
on SIRIUS channel 106.
"The Foxxhole will break new ground in comedy, blurring the lines
between stand-up, sketch, and music," said Foxx. "SIRIUS
Satellite Radio gives me the opportunity to create urban entertainment and
programming like you have never heard on the radio."
Foxx will be heard on the channel daily with a segment featuring
dispatches from Jamie no matter where he is in the world. Also, Foxx and
his team of contributors will host a weekly show on the channel. The show
will feature original comedy bits and a new approach to radio theater.
"Jamie Foxx is a triple threat in the world of entertainment and
we are thrilled to have him make his radio home at SIRIUS," said
Scott Greenstein, President, Entertainment and Sports, SIRIUS Satellite
Radio. "SIRIUS has established itself as a leader in groundbreaking
exclusive programming. The Foxxhole adds yet another compelling element to
our channel lineup."
The Foxxhole joins a powerful lineup of comedy, music, variety and
entertainment channels on SIRIUS, including Raw Dog: Comedy Uncensored,
Blue Collar Comedy, Laugh Break, Eminem's Shade 45, Hip-Hop Nation, and
SIRIUS Hits 1.
Jamie Foxx is an Academy-Award winning actor, American Music
Award-winner, Grammy-nominated artist, and critically acclaimed comedian.
A classically trained pianist who was raised in the church, Foxx studied
at San Diego Performing Arts College before moving into comedy on
television. Early in his career, Foxx did stand-up at comedy clubs. He won
the 1991 Oakland Comedy Competition and that same year joined the cast of
In Living Color. He went on to star in The Jamie Foxx Show and multiple
feature films such as Any Given Sunday, Ali, Jarhead, Collateral, and
Miami Vice.
Currently Foxx is on a nationwide
tour in support of Unpredictable, his 2006 debut album from J Records.
The album was an unprecedented success, selling over 2 million copies,
garnering critical acclaim and winning Foxx his first AMA at the 34th
annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. He was named Favorite Male
Soul/R&B Artist and dedicated his performance of "Wish U Were
Here" to his mother. He was also nominated for Favorite Album.
"Gold Digger," his collaboration with Kanye West, spent 10 weeks
at #1 on the Billboard Top 100 and also received GRAMMY nominations for
Record of the Year and Best Rap Solo Performance.
Foxx is nominated for four 2007 GRAMMY awards: Best R&B Album for
Unpredictable, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for
"Love Changes" by Jamie Foxx featuring Mary J. Blige, Best
Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Unpredictable" by Jamie Foxx
featuring Ludacris, and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for
"Georgia" by Ludacris and Field Mob, featuring Jamie Foxx.
Foxx is represented by Creative Artists Agency and the law firm of Del,
Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein, and Lezcano, who negotiated this deal.
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