9. Jamie Foxx – Eric Marlon Bishop
When Jamie Foxx first started out doing stand-up comedy, something that started with a dare from his girlfriend, Foxx realized that his original name of Eric Marlon Bishop wasn’t separating him from the pack at open mic nights as well as he would have liked. The astute comedian saw that women were consistently getting preferential treatment during open mic nights, or at least they were getting the best time slots, so he decided to change it to the more gender neutral name of Jamie. The last name Foxx came from the famous Redd Foxx, from Sanford and Sons, one of Jamie’s idols growing up. I guess when you think of it, Foxx does look really made up. Redd Foxx was also a stage name, by the way, which he got because he was a foxy dresser.
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