Popular actor Jamie Foxx has been dealing with health complications since April. The talented actor who is also a brilliant singer is an Oscar and a Grammy winner. Foxx showcased his acting and singing skills with great success in his Oscar winning role in Ray while also giving power packed performances in films like Django Unchained. The star was also part of the Marvel Universe in his role as Electro in The Amazing Spiderman 2.
Jamie Foxx’s career and performances speak for himself and he is one of Hollywood’s most powerful and versatile stars. The actor though, did not always exude the same level of confidence during his early acting days that led to him being rejected from a few high profile films.
Foxx had originally landed a audition to play the role of Rod Tidwell in Tom Cruise’s Jerry Maguire which was ultimately made famous by Cuba Gooding Jr. The Ray star though, was completely out of his element when he realized that he was going to be auditioning with none other than Tom Cruise.
Tom Cruise was not impressed
Completely starstruck by Cruise’s aura and presence, Jamie Foxx started fumbling with words in an effort to impress the Mission Impossible star. The result, by the actor’s own confession, was a very cringeworthy effort at making conversation. Recalling the incident, Foxx said [via Howard Stern Show]:
“I had no business being there, I felt. So I’ll never forget making a fool of myself by … speaking to Tom, and Tom said, ‘Where do you live.’ I said, ‘Oh, I got two houses. I live in LA and Vegas, you know what I’m saying?’”
Foxx’s awkwardness to please Cruise resulted in the actor making a mess of his audition while also rubbing the Top Gun star the wrong way with his attempt at jokes to cover up his mistakes. It was then that one of the producers of the film called him aside and ordered him to pull up his socks to prove his worth.
“So anyway, I’m blowing it, and the guy—I can’t remember the producer’s name—he pulls me out of the thing and he goes, ‘What in the f*ck are you doing!? You gotta f*ck him up, he’s Tom Cruise! You gotta take it to him! ”
