December 18, 2006 16:37

Jamie Foxx announces US tour

Oscar-winner hits the road with music and comedy

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Jamie Foxx has confirmed the full list of dates for his forthcoming US tour.

Foxx, who won an Oscar in 2005 for Ray Charles biopic ‘Ray’, plans to fuse his background in stand-up comedy with his recent success in music.

Foxx’s first success was with the TV show ‘In Living Color’, which led the comedian to star in his own ‘The Jamie Foxx Show’.

Following his Academy Award winning portrayal of Ray Charles, Foxx recorded his debut album ‘Unpredictable’, which sold a million copies in its first three-weeks of release and was nominated for a Grammy.

'American Idol' winner Fantasia Barrino is confirmed as the support act on a number of dates.

The dates are:

San Diego Civic Theatre (December 26)
Sacramento Arco Arena (29)
Oakland Oracle Arena (31)
Cincinnati Music Hall (January 4)
Milwaukee Riverside Theater (5)
Chicago Allstate Arena (6)
St. Louis The Fabulous Fox Theater (10)
Denver The Wells Fargo Theater (13)
Atlantic City Borgata Resort Spa & Casino (14)
Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena (19)
Boston Wang Theater (20)
New York Madison Square Garden (22)
Jacksonville Performing Arts Moran Theater (31)
Orlando TD Waterhouse Stadium (February1)
Sunrise BankAtlantic Center (2)
Columbus Veterans Memorial Auditorium (8)
Cleveland Wolstein Center (9)
Fresno Save Mart Center (15)
Las Vegas Aladdin Theater (16)

--By our New York staff.
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