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How Jamie Foxx’s Successful Career in Comedy Kept Him From Being Successful in Music for Nearly a Decade

Jamie Foxx once explained how his hit character on ‘In Living Color’ actually prevented him from being a star R&B singer like he wanted.

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Jamie Foxx is one of those rare talents who could truly do it all. He’s a singer, he had his own TV show, he could act on the big screen, he’s a comedian, a game show host. But it wasn’t like he was a master of none— he was great at all of them.

However, sometimes, being multi-talented can end up putting you in a box. For Foxx, he was one of the most recognizable cast members on the 90s sketch comedy hit In Living Color. He would frequently portray the character Wanda Wayne, a flamboyant female character that made fellow comedians break character.

At the same time, Jamie Foxx was trying to break into the music industry as a........

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