@@jomomma900 bro your last name is same of a white girls first name. And Marcus is one of the laziest names black people give to their children… have several seats
He just knows how to package and deliver mundane information and make it into a good story bc he sees small everyday occurrences as meaningful. He could've just said, "Well I changed my name to a unisex name to get more action on open mic nights." But he made it sound like a magical story! That's how cool everyone's life is too
It’s true. I’m black but my mother gave me a “white” name so I wouldn’t be turned down on resumes and opportunities like she was. Gotta be a step ahead of the game to survive.
Your race,family wealth,name,sex,where you were born. Everything effects everything else. Its so scary to think that if i was given a different name i could have lived a completely different life.
As someone who has done stand up at many open mics. Comedy is as cut throat as any other business. It's like high school, everyone forms into little groups & they hate on each other. That was so smart of him to use different names.
It's the easiest job in the world. You work what, 45 minutes two days a week? You get to drink on the job. People are addicted to attention these days, and I mean more addicted to it than folks used to be addicted to those needles, so you work maybe 2 hours a week, you get your attention fix, you get to travel if you want to, you're essentially working at a bar or a club and if you trying to smash more than likely some chick from your show thought you were funny and hell women will throw you some pussy quick if you can make them laugh. Easiest job.
Colbert has a fake name too. He completely made up the French pronunciation. Jon Stewart also hides his last name of Leibowitz. So Colbert is Irish and pretends to be French and Stewart is Jewish and tries to not make it obvious
Jamie Fox sincerely seems to be one of those generational talents. Some people pull off being super good at 2 or 3 things, but it’s like this man is on a Smurf account.
I swear the way Jamie tells a story it could be multiple times but then way he tell it with such enthusiasm its like your hearing it the first time I am always up for story time anytime with Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx is by far one of the best talents of our generation. My man can do music, comedy, dramatic acting, etc. He's the Barry Bonds of entertainment.
You’re both missing the point. He’s saying Barry bonds could hit for power, average, steal bases , and play defense. For a sport. Jamie/Eric can act, dance , sing for entertainment. I hope nobody is still confused
You have to reinvent yourself to make it in the entertainment industry. Jamie having the foresight to know he had to use a non gender name to get stage time is why we now have the gift of his artistry. He is a great actor, singer, impersonator, story teller, quick on his feet, and obviously very intelligent.
I always think about all the talent we have been robbed from someone who wasn't witty like Foxx or other scenarios where they can't catch a break. Instead we get clowns who aren't funny at all.
You’re a retard. It’s nothing to do with gender, they knew his name Eric and when they saw it wouldn’t call him to perform, so he put fake names using unisex names so they wouldn’t think it’s him. Gotta use your brain, he explained all of what I just said in the clip
Jamie always been thinking steps ahead from then to the parties he throws to meet people and crest opportunities and make stories he tells so well. Man this guy’s moves and brain are so underrated. But I guess it’s essential to move in the dark if you wanna be successful in what he’s doing
@@speedlimit6869 Not the dark. You have to guard your hand to play. This is not the dark. This is common sense. You don't get fans in the dark. You don't get fame in the dark. Jamie Foxx has both. The dark is for those that don't seek reward. The zealous. The most sure of themselves. Those will move mountains in the dark, and never take eather credit or blame. I doubt this is the sort of potency you considered success. It is the sort of potency that can get to anyone. Solve anything. At the price that it stays in the dark. Most of the evil done there is done to keep things hidden after all. Stay out of the dark. It's not for you and me. Read the prince, employ some machiavellianisme. Think a little about what you want to accomplish before you start. You'll be fine.. No need to go darkside. You won't find what you are looking for there. You will find other things, and then likely wish you hadn't. Getting the people around you to root for your success is usually the easier way to get it. Nobody- no matter how good or clever can be successful if the people around them don't want them to be. Not saying assholes can't win. They often do. I'm saying assholes have to rotate the people around them to do it. They must fight an unnecessary uphill battle socially. This caps their prospects powerfully. Success isn't just about money. In fact it's hardly about money at all. It's about who you know- how they feel about you. It's about who trusts you. Nobody builds trust from the dark. The dark isn't good for networking* Honesty and openness is.
I think Jamie Foxx is one of the most, if not the most talented person in the entertainment industry. He’s got the triple crown (Academy Award, Grammy, Emmy), so it goes without saying that he can act and sing, but he’s also a hilarious comedian, and can impersonate just about anyone.
@@bobbytatum84 good for him. Very talented, yes. Do you understand that the OP claimed he was the most talented overall entertainer IN THE HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD? Do you also realize how old Hollywood is and how many extremely talented entertainers there have been?
“Wait a second, wait a second..a man has the right to change his name to whatever he wants to change it to..and if a man wants to be called Jamie Foxx, gah dammit, this is a free country, you should respect his wishes, and call the man Jamie Foxx.”
@@FleshWolf Exactly 💯%!! @Darshawn is hatin' because his life is miserable while he sits on his dusty beat up couch from Rent A Center while eating a king size bag of sour cream and onion potato chips and drinking a 12 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer with his cousin whose also his wife that's making him a fried balony sandwich with extra fried onions and extra dabs of mayonnaise while patiencely waiting on handymen who are outside fixing the leaky roof on his 30 year old double wide trailer!! 🥪 🍺
It’s really interesting to hear this since a lot of authors use initials to hide that they are women as it affects sales. The two x in his name always made me figure it was a stage name since being part of actors guild or equity means you can’t share the same name as another member but honestly this reasoning is damn genius! BUT it probably meant he struggled to build a reputation if he was constantly trying out names.
Crazy about Jamie is that he doesn’t get credit for who he is and how talented. You mention Leo or Brad Pitt and ppl drool, even if get mention Denzel or will. But no one really looks at Jamie. Does anyone realize how capable this man is? He’s a legend any roll any stand up and thing. This guys a goat! 💪🏼
I personally think a person should be called what they want to be called. I introduce myself as Pamela and someone decides to call me Pam. I don’t get it, really.
"The rising star started to use androgynous stage names so he would get called up earlier. He eventually chose "Jamie," a gender-neutral name, and "Foxx" as an homage to John Elroy Sanford, or Redd Foxx, his favorite stand-up comedian"
Eric Bishop is still his legal Government name. Jamie Foxx is his stage name, just like Red Foxx is John Elroy Sanford stage name. Jay -Z is Sean Carters stage name Busta Rhymes is Trevor George Smith Jr. Stage name & so on . . .
Jamie is that friend that if he’s tellin a story you either need a blunt or a drink because it’s be hella interesting
💯%
that’s when you don’t need either
Or you could just listen to the story sober instead of giving yourself an excuse to use drugs.
@@Lamtitude Exactly. Lol
Maybe its so good you dont need help
So it NEVER occurred to me that Jamie Foxx was not his real name. Wow Eric Bishop nice to meet you.
Whatever his name that is one talented guy.
Same here! I didn’t know lol. L😂
It's a lot of celebrities that don't use their real names
💯
Honestly though Eric bishop is a great name imo.
He was determined to succeed.
He outfoxed them 😂
OutFoxxed* 😂
Because you didn’t understand it right 😒
Underrated comment
@@amadi2188 I’m on RUclipss black list.
😂😂😂😂😂 good one
Eric bishop is a hard ass name
Shits weak wym
No seriously, it demands instant respect for some reason
Lol apparently it was too hard at one point in his career because they feared his competition therefore he had to change his name he says!
Mr Bishop. 😁
@@jomomma900 bro your last name is same of a white girls first name. And Marcus is one of the laziest names black people give to their children… have several seats
What an awesome story to be able to tell after all his success. Eric, you are one of the kings.
Only his friends and family call him Eric. You Betta put respec on his name
U peasant aren't allowed to call his real name. U're a nobody to him. People has no respect now adays smh
You mean Stacey Green right ?
@@randomguy037 that is his name dude... absolutely stupid to call someone something different from their actual name
@@randomguy037 I'm sorry are you the name police?
Jamie Foxx has the best stories lol
You mean Eric lol
Thing is, he doesn't even need a good story - his storytelling is so legendary he could read from the dictionary and that shit would have a flow
@@JohnGrahamDoe agreed! ive said the same thing about him. His storytelling ability rivals all his other talents. Crazy
Talent and endless practice
He just knows how to package and deliver mundane information and make it into a good story bc he sees small everyday occurrences as meaningful.
He could've just said, "Well I changed my name to a unisex name to get more action on open mic nights."
But he made it sound like a magical story! That's how cool everyone's life is too
This is so smart! He didn't cheat he just worked the system!
Well done!!!
Eric Bishop is still a tight name.
Sure is: most famous people and CEO's have names no longer than 11 letters.
Down here in Terrell Texas were he's from we already knew
Eric Marlon Bishop
It's like the secret identity of a Superhero.
It Issssss!!! ☺️👍
Man: Jamie Foxx is she here?
Foxx: Heyyyy! 😆😆😆
That gave me Wanda vibes!!!
It sounds like a pornstar name, they were probably like, “ooo, let’s see what Jamie Foxx looks like”
Jamie Foxx: “Heyy”
Thats the birth of his Wanda Wayne character 😉
Jamie Fox/ Eric Bishop to me is one of the most talented human beings to ever live.
Serious?
Brilliant fellow...
@@tj9305 its the truth
What about Horatio Caine?
@@tj9305 amazing singer, songwriter, musician, actor, comedian, story teller and a a few other things i probably don’t know off the top of my head
Every Jamie Foxx story has him getting a standing ovation in it 😂
Omg this dude. Like every time I hear story about him, the more I dont know him. He was just born genius bro
It's crazy how something as simple as your name could have made or break you in life
Lol I know right.
It’s true. I’m black but my mother gave me a “white” name so I wouldn’t be turned down on resumes and opportunities like she was.
Gotta be a step ahead of the game to survive.
Anyone with an "ethnic" name who has ever applied for a job already knows this 😂
@@iorilamia Fr it's liked that sometimes
Your race,family wealth,name,sex,where you were born. Everything effects everything else. Its so scary to think that if i was given a different name i could have lived a completely different life.
As someone who has done stand up at many open mics. Comedy is as cut throat as any other business. It's like high school, everyone forms into little groups & they hate on each other. That was so smart of him to use different names.
Real life Playa Hater lol
It's the easiest job in the world. You work what, 45 minutes two days a week? You get to drink on the job. People are addicted to attention these days, and I mean more addicted to it than folks used to be addicted to those needles, so you work maybe 2 hours a week, you get your attention fix, you get to travel if you want to, you're essentially working at a bar or a club and if you trying to smash more than likely some chick from your show thought you were funny and hell women will throw you some pussy quick if you can make them laugh. Easiest job.
@@captainobvious90 exactly lol
You say that but but what about hamburger?
Ummm so bones smith is ur stage name? Lol 😂
I just love Jamie's stories! He seems so genuine, funny and just a great guy!
We need a movie about this guy cuz there are too many stories ❤️
Darling, he’s alive, your witnessing him righTnoooooow, whatchu mean? No he’s not about to do a Charlie Murphy Hollywood stories movie.
It was today that I learned that wasn’t his real name
Me too!
Heard this story a long time ago about "Jamie".
I watched this video thinking it was going to explain why he chose Foxx, haha.
Same.
Colbert has a fake name too. He completely made up the French pronunciation. Jon Stewart also hides his last name of Leibowitz. So Colbert is Irish and pretends to be French and Stewart is Jewish and tries to not make it obvious
Aww, I knew. I'm a fan😍😍
When the haters just give you more motivation and creativity! 😂😂👌
Jamie Fox sincerely seems to be one of those generational talents.
Some people pull off being super good at 2 or 3 things, but it’s like this man is on a Smurf account.
That "heeeey" hahaha hahaha 😆 😂
I swear the way Jamie tells a story it could be multiple times but then way he tell it with such enthusiasm its like your hearing it the first time I am always up for story time anytime with Jamie Foxx
Jamie is not his name 🤣
Jamie Foxx is by far one of the best talents of our generation. My man can do music, comedy, dramatic acting, etc. He's the Barry Bonds of entertainment.
Barry bonds could only play baseball and needed HGH to perform. Jamie Foxx is more like Mickey mantle
@@Gromble_Sir Bo Jackson
You’re both missing the point. He’s saying Barry bonds could hit for power, average, steal bases , and play defense. For a sport.
Jamie/Eric can act, dance , sing for entertainment.
I hope nobody is still confused
@@jn7428 there's a huge asterisk next to Barry bonds name. There will never be an asterisk next to Jamie Foxx name
@@jn7428 unless there's a comedic enhancing drug, Jamie Foxx is authentic as it gets. Barry? 🙅♂️
You have to reinvent yourself to make it in the entertainment industry. Jamie having the foresight to know he had to use a non gender name to get stage time is why we now have the gift of his artistry. He is a great actor, singer, impersonator, story teller, quick on his feet, and obviously very intelligent.
I always think about all the talent we have been robbed from someone who wasn't witty like Foxx or other scenarios where they can't catch a break. Instead we get clowns who aren't funny at all.
You’re a retard. It’s nothing to do with gender, they knew his name Eric and when they saw it wouldn’t call him to perform, so he put fake names using unisex names so they wouldn’t think it’s him.
Gotta use your brain, he explained all of what I just said in the clip
Eric Bishop is a dope ass comic hero name!
Omg the "heeeeey" at the end xD
Jamie always been thinking steps ahead from then to the parties he throws to meet people and crest opportunities and make stories he tells so well. Man this guy’s moves and brain are so underrated. But I guess it’s essential to move in the dark if you wanna be successful in what he’s doing
Yes .. but not just for what he’s doing… you have to move in the dark to be successful at anything…
Wtf are yall on about? How is Jamie "moving in the dark"
@@speedlimit6869 Not the dark. You have to guard your hand to play. This is not the dark. This is common sense.
You don't get fans in the dark. You don't get fame in the dark. Jamie Foxx has both. The dark is for those that don't seek reward. The zealous. The most sure of themselves. Those will move mountains in the dark, and never take eather credit or blame. I doubt this is the sort of potency you considered success. It is the sort of potency that can get to anyone. Solve anything. At the price that it stays in the dark. Most of the evil done there is done to keep things hidden after all. Stay out of the dark. It's not for you and me.
Read the prince, employ some machiavellianisme. Think a little about what you want to accomplish before you start. You'll be fine.. No need to go darkside. You won't find what you are looking for there. You will find other things, and then likely wish you hadn't.
Getting the people around you to root for your success is usually the easier way to get it. Nobody- no matter how good or clever can be successful if the people around them don't want them to be. Not saying assholes can't win. They often do. I'm saying assholes have to rotate the people around them to do it. They must fight an unnecessary uphill battle socially. This caps their prospects powerfully. Success isn't just about money. In fact it's hardly about money at all. It's about who you know- how they feel about you. It's about who trusts you.
Nobody builds trust from the dark.
The dark isn't good for networking* Honesty and openness is.
@@speedlimit6869 Yes Indeed!!!
He has the BEST stories about the stuff that happens to him!!!!!!
I just think about the hater ass comedians that didn't want him to perform. Just get better at ur craft folks.
Man Jamie Foxx has to be one of the best storytellers
I think Jamie Foxx is one of the most, if not the most talented person in the entertainment industry. He’s got the triple crown (Academy Award, Grammy, Emmy), so it goes without saying that he can act and sing, but he’s also a hilarious comedian, and can impersonate just about anyone.
Did you see his recent impersonation of Trump. When i thought he’d done it all he killed a Trump impersonation! It’s on complex with Snoop.
@@Msd4-13 WOW thank you for suggesting that..that’s arguably the best Trump impression I’ve ever seen 😂😂
Now he just needs the Tony.
The dance Jamie Foxx does at the beginning got me weak asf😂😭🤣😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jamie is one of the most talented humans ever, dude can do it all
💯💯💯
Oh man...I LOVE ERIC MARLON BISHOP/JAIME FOXX! He is just... EVERYTHING!!!
He is an amazing storyteller.
It's hard to recall that Jamie started out in stand up comedy. He's such a talented actor and has been blessed with great directors.
He was on one of my favorite shows check it out. In living color
"Jamie" because it was a Unisex name and "Foxx" because he was paying homage to Redd Foxx
Sly like a Foxx..😎
Name quite fitting
The "heYyYyy" jajajaj🤣
LOVE the hustle 😭❤️
Quite possibly the most talented overall entertainer in the history of Hollywood!
You don't get out much, do you?
I gotta give it to Sammy Davis jr
@@ChadtheHammer Dude is a comedian, actor, singer, and musician. He's won a Oscar and a Grammy.
@@bobbytatum84 good for him. Very talented, yes. Do you understand that the OP claimed he was the most talented overall entertainer IN THE HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD? Do you also realize how old Hollywood is and how many extremely talented entertainers there have been?
Dude jamie can do an impression of celebrities you don’t even know
He is talented af
Dude is literally great at everything he does. He's the natural
One of the best story tellers hands down.
He's too likeable and funny
That’s a negatory
It’s IMPOSSIBLE to dislike this dude!!!!!!!!!! Love ya Jaime!!!!!!!!! hahahahaha ✌🏻&❤️
U mean Jamie right🤔
@@stockstock6805 hahahahaha yes !!!! Jamie
That's an amazing story!! And for him to let it stick. Amazing!!!!
Sly like a fox! Love this guy!
Can we talk about how they tried to block him BECAUSE he was excellent????
That's how it goes, people try to put you down because of how much better you may be to them. Happens everywhere.
@@txstdmmy9774what are you talking about? It’s the main part of the interview.
His mama call him Eric I'm a call him Eric #coming2america 😂😂😂
No need to put coming to America those who know, know.😂
Good 👆
“Wait a second, wait a second..a man has the right to change his name to whatever he wants to change it to..and if a man wants to be called Jamie Foxx, gah dammit, this is a free country, you should respect his wishes, and call the man Jamie Foxx.”
@@yopappy6599 😂😂😂
Eric Bishop is such a dope and memorable name. 🤩🤩🤩
It’s a reason he wanted to be called Jamie 🌈
@@daribanz seek help
@@FleshWolf Exactly 💯%!! @Darshawn is hatin' because his life is miserable while he sits on his dusty beat up couch from Rent A Center while eating a king size bag of sour cream and onion potato chips and drinking a 12 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer with his cousin whose also his wife that's making him a fried balony sandwich with extra fried onions and extra dabs of mayonnaise while patiencely waiting on handymen who are outside fixing the leaky roof on his 30 year old double wide trailer!! 🥪 🍺
@@isiahwarner3087 that's the kind of person you got from "Darshawn"?
@@lestervarela3332 I'm dead 💀
I’m every single story he tells he gets a standing ovation
I could sit off and listen to this guy all day! 😄
I’m huge fan of this brother because he was so determined to make it✊🏿
After everyone is drunk at the table they be saying Jamie tell a story
“Hey! Word uuuppp” 🤣
Word up😝🤗 such a FUNNY FUNNY guy . . . Especially as Wanda🤗
Love his 80s 90s hip hop slang, word up, been a long time since i heard that one.
Listen to his first album Peep This from 1994. Man’s been killin it a long time
this dude is the real deal, huh?!
This guy is just all round talented ...
It’s really interesting to hear this since a lot of authors use initials to hide that they are women as it affects sales. The two x in his name always made me figure it was a stage name since being part of actors guild or equity means you can’t share the same name as another member but honestly this reasoning is damn genius! BUT it probably meant he struggled to build a reputation if he was constantly trying out names.
I know his family reunions were lit AF! 🤣🤣🤣
Er... Jamie Foxx is probably the most talented, capable actor living
Damn brodie pulled out the government name on him?! Shady 😂
A true life lesson Eric has taught us when life throws you lemons Jamie makes you lemonade...❤️❤️
If true, that's genius
Crazy about Jamie is that he doesn’t get credit for who he is and how talented. You mention Leo or Brad Pitt and ppl drool, even if get mention Denzel or will. But no one really looks at Jamie. Does anyone realize how capable this man is? He’s a legend any roll any stand up and thing. This guys a goat! 💪🏼
Honestly i didn't until i read the comments. I forgot he sings and plays piano too.
You trippin bro he a legend and everyone knows…. Don’t be a chris
"Tracy Brown, Stacy Green..."
*Rips headphones*
Fse😂
Foxx greatest entertainer bar none
Playing the game! Big brain move bro!
This guy is a genuis
Obviously I'm not lol
Jamie Fox future was created by the same people that were trying to stop his Destiny👏
BOOM! 🤯
Talent…!!!
It was already written... 😇
His Mama named him Eric, imma call him Eric... Lol...
I personally think a person should be called what they want to be called. I introduce myself as Pamela and someone decides to call me Pam. I don’t get it, really.
@@bmac6841 do you happen to work in an office and know a guy named Jim?
this guy is incredible, his story how he came up with Jamie Foxx is genius
Sh*t like this is why I luv my man here so much. Talk about lit. His I.Q. has to be off the charts I Sean to god.
The way you speak n type, obviously yours isn't that high lol
@@thesanders5822 Oh for chris sake get a life would you?Key-rist you’re annoying!
I always say what u say. He is not ordinary
God you sound insufferable
@@thesanders5822 talk about lit
The most talented brother on the planet!
1 of. 👍
From Bishop to *King*
he's so smart and talented
This dude operates on higher levels than most of us
Reacting to his real name like he hasn't heard it in centuries
He is awesome! Nice to know Eric Bishop as Jamie Foxx!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This dude is so talented: He didn't care what people called him. He just wanted to perform.
Jamie doing the 3rd grade, dancing in your seat, not listening to the teacher dance in the very beginning.
I lovehow Jamie Fox tells stories, it's always interesting, and always well told and often with impressions
Foxx
Jamie Foxx is a national treasure.
So he’s been insanely smart since the very beginning
Can’t stop what god has meant for you.
The name Jamie really fits him
Love this guy! Great actor and have the best & funniest histories to tell...
Jamie has thee best stories.
What a legend
Could've sworn it had something to do with Red Foxx
"The rising star started to use androgynous stage names so he would get called up earlier. He eventually chose "Jamie," a gender-neutral name, and "Foxx" as an homage to John Elroy Sanford, or Redd Foxx, his favorite stand-up comedian"
He basically saying the first name was unisex jamie, tracy, stacey
@@wildb647 Jamie is not gender neutral, only in the US. The rest of the world its a male name
@@jackwhitbread4583 too bad we're in the US huh🤔🤔
The most underrated comedian/actor I know.
Love You Jamie!!😂🔥🔥Entertainment Legend!!
This guy is an unsung hero 😅 absolute legend and talented beyond belief
Eric Bishop is still his legal Government name.
Jamie Foxx is his stage name, just like Red Foxx is John Elroy Sanford stage name.
Jay -Z is Sean Carters stage name
Busta Rhymes is Trevor George Smith Jr. Stage name & so on . . .
Ya don't say 🤯
What’s your name?
There needs to be a movie about his life
Jamie Foxx is the GOAT of talent
Another great example of how hard work and dedication equals success.
Word Up is my favorite Korn song
Very interesting. Bad ass that he kept that name for so long after
"Word up"? Didn't realize that Jamie Foxx was Wordgirl. Lmfao