Jamie foxx says he was an embarrassment during ray. Comparisons between scenes from the movie ray 2004 with the real events from the life of ray charles. Jamie foxx embodies the heart and soul of ray charles in the musical biopic ray. The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician ray charles, from. Lennix joe adams terrence howard gossie mckee larenz tate quincy jones bokeem woodbine fathead newman sharen warren aretha robinson curtis armstrong ahmet ertegun richard schiff jerry wexler c. The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician ray charles, from his humble beginnings in the south, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s. But all of that changed in 2004, when jamie foxx landed the role of a lifetime, portraying legendary musician ray charles. The song is also known from the star wars parody its a trap.
Young ray watches his 7yearold brother drown at age seven. To be honest i was never really fan of ray charles, but my wife is, so i thought i was in for a pretty boring 2 hours, how wrong could i have been, jamie foxx absolutely nailed the part of ray charles, and i found myself converted to being a ray charles fan, wonderful music, and a masterful portrayal by foxx, buy it. Foxx received an oscar for best actor for his performance as well as the. Ray is the neverbeforetold, musical biographical drama of american legend ray charles. Im aware that jamie could actually sing and play the piano, but i just watched the mess around scene, and it sounded exactly like the original song, so i was wondering what songs he actually sung and what ones were just ray charles tracks in the movie. A tremendous story on the best jazz singer ever, ray charles. Jamie foxx stars in this and is his iconic role and the highlight of his career, and he deserved the oscar.
Foxx did the movie with prosthetic eyelids over his eyes, rendering him blind. Were jamie foxs eyes glued shut when making the movie ray. The movie is a mostly accurate portrait of charles life, which was achieved by director taylor hackford giving a braille copy of the script to charles himself for his approval. Ray charles became blind at age 9, two years after. Ray charles was deeply involved in the project for years, until his death in june, and the film had access to his recordings, so of course it should use them, because nobody else could sing like ray charles. Ray charles music and lyrics by jamie foxx performed by for the song whatd i say. Jamie foxx wins an oscar for playing ray charles news. Jamie foxx goes dark to play a musical hero the new york times. While its a little early in the game to predict whos going to win this years academy award, its a pretty safe bet that actor jamie foxx, who plays ray charles in the movie, ray, will be a. Terrell native jamie foxx is seen portraying music legend ray charles in the 2004 movie ray. Jamie foxx got brutally honest during a sitdown at the 2018 tribeca film festival about the awards season he spent campaigning for ray. Jamie wore prosthetics during the entire filming of the movie that made him unable to see, so if you wonder why he acts like hes blind so well, its because he was for the movie. And he says he avoided further contact with charles for fear he would end up portraying the older versi. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line.
He stole the show from tom cruise in collateral, and now with his. Profile of jamie foxx, who plays ray charles in taylor hackfords. Ray on imdb ray at the tcm movie database ray at allmovie ray at. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of ray. Ray is a 2004 american biographical film focusing on 30 years in the life of rhythm and blues musician ray charles.
Ray 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nine words youre likely to hear this coming february 27. With jamie foxx, regina king, kerry washington, clifton powell. Ray charles became blind at age 9, two years after witnessing the drowning death of his little brother. Ray is the triumphant and remarkable story of one of americas true musical geniuses, ray charles. Ray 2004 official trailer jamie foxx, kerry washington movie hd. The eyelids were glued over foxxs eyes every morning, which made the effect more realistic, both from the outside looking in, and from the inside looking at blackness. Jamie foxx is an american actor, singer and comedian. Jamie foxx full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Academy award winner jamie foxx dreamgirls stars as the oneofakind innovator of soul who overcame impossible odds to become a music legend. In the ray charles movie is jamie foxx actually playing. Jamie foxx stars as the oneofakind innovator of soul, ray charles, who overcame impossible odds and humble beginnings to become an. For his academy awardwinning turn as the legendary blind musician ray charles, american actor jamie foxx not only lost 30 pounds, but. The film was a major hit and proved to be the biggest success of his career.
Ray script transcript from the screenplay andor jamie. Finally, the ray script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring jamie foxx as ray charles. But he said, theres only one ray charles and his music should be used not an impression. Comedian foxx praised for oscar worthy performance in ray. Funny man jamie foxx turns in a serious performance that could earn him an oscar nomination, starring in a film biography of musical genius ray. Foxx brings the charm and energy of ray charles to the screen in a way that very few actors, if any, have managed to do when playing an iconic entertainer. All jamie foxx movies ranked by tomatometer jamie fox spent a lot of time with ray charles in preparing for this role. Like the mess around and such, because if he was, he has some amazing talent. After receiving critical acclaim in such films as collateral and ali jamie foxx got the chance to play the leading man in ray.
But this year sees him stepping up to the premier league. In a memory that haunted his life, he stood nailed to the spot while the little boy drowned absurdly in a bath basin. So utterly and superbly does the standup comic turned dramatic actorand trained pianist, whose earliest ambition was to become a professional musiciancapture the heart and soul of ray charles that its impossible to imagine any performance outdistancing foxxs in the race for oscar. Terrell native jamie foxx won the best actor oscar. Jamie foxxs 10 best movies according to rotten tomatoes. Online film critics society awards 2005 nominee ofcs award.
So all the music except for 2 songs is ray charles recordings. Best actress in a supporting role, comedy or musical regina king. The independently produced film was written, produced, and directed by taylor hackford, and stars jamie foxx in the title role. Foxx plays all the piano in ray, but he made no attempt to reproduce charless distinctive vocals. He rises through the ranks of the seattle jazz scene, struggling with drug addiction and infidelity while on the road. Ray 2004 official trailer jamie foxx, kerry washington movie hd the story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician ray charles, from his humble beginnings in the south. Jamie foxx, american comedian and actor who was known for his impersonations on the tv show in living color and later became a versatile film actor, acclaimed especially for his oscarwinning portrayal of ray charles in ray 2004. When he loses his sight at the age of 9, his hardworking mother sharon warren urges him not to feel sorry for himself. Jamie foxx plays the role as ray charles and curtis armstrong plays the role as ahmet ertegun. From that moment on jamie was an actor, a true thespian. When he met with foxx, hackford told the actor his main concern was that whoever played ray charles would have to reveal. What foxx gets just right is the physical ray charles, and what an extrovert he was. His role of ray charles was marked as his best role ever and earned him an academy award for best actor as well. Legendary soul musician ray charles is portrayed by jamie foxx in this oscarwinning biopic.
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