You never know what will happen during the annual gala celebration of the Gene Siskel Film Center. It is unpredictable last year when actor Robert Downey Jr. has his own brand of celebrity event renaissance Ritz-Carlton Chicago. And he was completely out of the box Saturday night when he returned with his best friend - Actor and comedian Jamie Foxx.
A director on stage, sit down interview with Foxx, sometimes sad, sometimes crazy level, Downey has created a "party with Jamie Foxx," intimate that he gave his good friend, the Grand Prize of the Renaissance, Downey was honored in 2010.
"It's an honor to share the night with my good friend. Is a national treasure," Downey said of the actor in collaboration with the "Expiration Date" and "The Soloist."
"There are few artists today are as prolific as Jamie Foxx, covering a wide range of disciplines, standing comedy act with music," said Jean de Saint-Aubin, executive director of the Gene Siskel Film Center School of Art Institute before the gala.
The two star crossed career triple threat Foxx, a comedian, actor and musician.
"What is fun for you?" Downey asked at one point.
"There are many things that are fun for me not to be," said Foxx, 43, who took his chance with Keenan Ivory Wayans variety show of comedy in March 1990, "In Living Color."
Born Eric Marlon Bishop, Foxx was raised by his grandparents in Terrell, Texas, after her parents divorced. He sang in the church choir and played the fourth of its football team in Terrell High School, Downey said. "It was the first player to play more than 1,000 meters"
Foxx attended U.S. International University of San Diego on a scholarship, which specializes in music. He caught on open mic nights in comedy clubs and leave the school premises and moved to Los Angeles to pursue comedy, music and movies.
In 1994, two years after coming to television, had her film debut with a small role in Robin Williams Toys, and also released a debut album, "Peep This." first films in 1997 including low-budget sex comedy steam "Booty Call."
He had his chance as a dramatic actor in 1999, quarterback Willie Beaman in Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday."
"I came to read it and then, TV was hot - I did it so high," said Foxx. "Ultimately, Peter said:" Can not act at all, right? "I remember he wrote," Jamie Foxx, the slave of television. "But Peter remembered reading a different paper, and this time, Foxx sent a video of himself rapping and got the job.
He quickly made impressions with serious film roles in "Ali," "Collateral" and "Ray" in which she plays the legendary Ray Charles. The role won her last Oscar for best actor.
Foxx and Downey waiting note sent to Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert, who attended the event with his wife Chaz, to support Foxx's career.
"I remember Ebert said that when he saw him in" Collateral ", became encouraged after hearing they were playing" Ray, "said Downey." So when I saw "Ray" he said in the middle of the movie, thinking of you left to play and could see Ray Ray Charles. The thing everyone noticed was that image did not channeled. "
"I want to thank Roger tonight," said Foxx. "I know it's weird that they do, and I thank you."
Foxx credits include the 2006 film "Dreamgirls," alongside Jennifer Hudson, and can not be understood as Nico, the canary in the animated film "Rio."
Foxx, who also treated the audience to a song, released their third album, "Intuition" in 2008, and his hit "Blame It," a collaboration with rapper T-Pain, Foxx won a Grammy for Best Duo Interpretation R & B or group.
"I had a friend to see" The Soloist "Foxx said of Downey." It is rare to go out with someone after a movie. I feel honored to share with him a shining moment in my life. This award means everything. I started doing stand here in Chicago many moons ago. And I'm not yet begun to fight. I have many things in the pipeline, and I am very grateful to 312 for the honor. "
A director on stage, sit down interview with Foxx, sometimes sad, sometimes crazy level, Downey has created a "party with Jamie Foxx," intimate that he gave his good friend, the Grand Prize of the Renaissance, Downey was honored in 2010.
"It's an honor to share the night with my good friend. Is a national treasure," Downey said of the actor in collaboration with the "Expiration Date" and "The Soloist."
"There are few artists today are as prolific as Jamie Foxx, covering a wide range of disciplines, standing comedy act with music," said Jean de Saint-Aubin, executive director of the Gene Siskel Film Center School of Art Institute before the gala.
The two star crossed career triple threat Foxx, a comedian, actor and musician.
"What is fun for you?" Downey asked at one point.
"There are many things that are fun for me not to be," said Foxx, 43, who took his chance with Keenan Ivory Wayans variety show of comedy in March 1990, "In Living Color."
Born Eric Marlon Bishop, Foxx was raised by his grandparents in Terrell, Texas, after her parents divorced. He sang in the church choir and played the fourth of its football team in Terrell High School, Downey said. "It was the first player to play more than 1,000 meters"
Foxx attended U.S. International University of San Diego on a scholarship, which specializes in music. He caught on open mic nights in comedy clubs and leave the school premises and moved to Los Angeles to pursue comedy, music and movies.
In 1994, two years after coming to television, had her film debut with a small role in Robin Williams Toys, and also released a debut album, "Peep This." first films in 1997 including low-budget sex comedy steam "Booty Call."
He had his chance as a dramatic actor in 1999, quarterback Willie Beaman in Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday."
"I came to read it and then, TV was hot - I did it so high," said Foxx. "Ultimately, Peter said:" Can not act at all, right? "I remember he wrote," Jamie Foxx, the slave of television. "But Peter remembered reading a different paper, and this time, Foxx sent a video of himself rapping and got the job.
He quickly made impressions with serious film roles in "Ali," "Collateral" and "Ray" in which she plays the legendary Ray Charles. The role won her last Oscar for best actor.
Foxx and Downey waiting note sent to Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert, who attended the event with his wife Chaz, to support Foxx's career.
"I remember Ebert said that when he saw him in" Collateral ", became encouraged after hearing they were playing" Ray, "said Downey." So when I saw "Ray" he said in the middle of the movie, thinking of you left to play and could see Ray Ray Charles. The thing everyone noticed was that image did not channeled. "
"I want to thank Roger tonight," said Foxx. "I know it's weird that they do, and I thank you."
Foxx credits include the 2006 film "Dreamgirls," alongside Jennifer Hudson, and can not be understood as Nico, the canary in the animated film "Rio."
Foxx, who also treated the audience to a song, released their third album, "Intuition" in 2008, and his hit "Blame It," a collaboration with rapper T-Pain, Foxx won a Grammy for Best Duo Interpretation R & B or group.
"I had a friend to see" The Soloist "Foxx said of Downey." It is rare to go out with someone after a movie. I feel honored to share with him a shining moment in my life. This award means everything. I started doing stand here in Chicago many moons ago. And I'm not yet begun to fight. I have many things in the pipeline, and I am very grateful to 312 for the honor. "
