2005

HAVING A BALL

"He's a hell of a lot of fun to be around," says Tom Cruise of his Collateral costar (in Venice, Italy, in September). "But he's also a very serious man." The pals first met when Foxx was auditioning for 1996's Jerry Maguire, a role that ultimately went to Cuba Gooding Jr., and earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

From:Jamie Foxx: Inside His Life