The Jamie Foxx Show
| The Jamie Foxx Show | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Bentley Kyle Evans Jamie Foxx |
| Starring |
Jamie Foxx Garcelle Beauvais Christopher B. Duncan Ellia English Garrett Morris |
| Theme music composer | Jamie Foxx |
| Opening theme | "Here Comes Jamie Foxx" (seasons 1–3) "The Simple Things Are All I Need" (seasons 4–5), both performed by Jamie Foxx |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 100 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bentley Kyle Evans Marcus King (seasons 2–5) Bennie R. Richburg, Jr. (seasons 2–5) Jamie Foxx (seasons 3–5) |
| Producer(s) | Drew Brown |
| Location(s) |
Los Angeles, California (setting) Warner Bros. Studios, Hollywood, California (taping location) |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bent Outta Shape Productions Foxx-Hole Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor |
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (1996-present) Telepictures Distribution (1996-2003) |
| Release | |
| Original network | The WB |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | August 28, 1996 – January 14, 2001 |
The Jamie Foxx Show is an American television sitcom that aired on the WB Network from August 28, 1996 to January 14, 2001. The series stars Jamie Foxx, Garcelle Beauvais, Christopher B. Duncan, Ellia English, and Garrett Morris.
Although the show wasn't 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 Morris' career after his 1994 shooting. It also served as a launch pad for Beauvais who would go on to star in ABC's NYPD Blue.
Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) is an aspiring musician from Terrell, Texas, who has come to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. To support himself, he works in his family's hotel, the financially strapped King's Tower, which is owned by his aunt and uncle, Helen and Junior King (Ellia English and Garrett Morris).
Among his co-workers during the series' run were the beautiful and intelligent Francesca "Fancy" Monroe (Garcelle Beauvais) and Jamie's high-strung, stuffed-shirt, "bourgeois" nemesis Braxton P. Hartnabrig (Christopher B. Duncan).
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. 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.
Many things get in the way of Jamie and Francesca's wedding.
The series aired in broadcast syndication distributed by Telepictures Distribution and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution from 2000 to 2003. The series had reran weeknights at 7:00pm EST on New York City's local UPN's affiliation WWOR-TV until Fall 2003, when it was replaced with reruns of The King of Queens. Reruns of the series also aired on BET from 2005 to 2008 and started airing once again September 2009 to 2016, and as part of The CW Television Network's The CW Daytime (along with reruns of The Wayans Bros.) block from September 2008 to September 2009. As of 2010, reruns also air on Centric. In Jamaica, the series airs on both major stations Television Jamaica and CVM TV.
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