Jamie Foxx is ready to turn tragedy into comedy.
The Oscar-winning actor and comedian, 56, revealed at Sunday's African American Film Critics Association Awards luncheon that he plans to reveal details about his mysterious health scare in 2023 during a stand-up. .
“Everyone wants to know what happened. I'm going to tell you what happened, but I have to do it my way,” Fox said, according to a video of the speech uploaded to YouTube. he said. “I'll try to do it in a fun way.”
He hinted that he intended to share these details “on stage” after returning to his “stand-up roots,” adding, “I'll tell you in my own way.”
The “Django Unchained” star was hospitalized last year after experiencing what his family called “medical complications.” Fox did not provide details about what led to his hospitalization, but he has since returned to public life.
jamie foxxFirst public appearance after hospitalization to celebrate being able to walk again
Jamie Foxx returns to Fox's 'Beat Shazam'
At an African American Film Critics Association event, Foxx received the Producer Award.
In his speech, he said he was grateful for the people who “really convinced me that I was here” after being in a “horrible situation.”
Last week, Foxx hinted at a return to the stage by sharing an old clip of his stand-up on Instagram, telling fans he was “going to bring” more moments like this.
“I'm going to be on stage for someone near you,” Foxx wrote. “I'd like to talk to Joke about something.”
Fox is also set to return to television. On Monday, Fox announced that he will return as host and executive producer when the game show “Beat Shazam” returns for its seventh season on May 28. Nick Cannon replaced Foxx due to a medical scare.
Jamie Foxx says of his health scare: 'I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy'
In July, the actor said on Instagram that he had “experienced something I thought I would never experience,” adding, “I wanted to give fans a glimpse of me with tubes coming out of my body and trying to figure out if I was going to keep going.” I didn't want to be hurt,” he said. To get it done. ”
By December, Foxx had won the Vanguard Award at the Critics Choice Association's “Film & Television Celebration: Celebrating Black, Latinx, and AAPI Achievement'' event in Los Angeles, making her first public appearance since her hospitalization. appeared on. At the time, she revealed that six months ago, she “couldn't actually walk.”
“It feels good to be here,” he said. “I cherish every moment now. It's different now. I wouldn't wish what I went through on my worst enemy, because it's hard when you're so close to the end…I see the tunnel. I see the light. There wasn't. It was light. It was hot in that tunnel too, and I didn't know where I was going.”
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Contributor: KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY
