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He adopted the surname Foxx as a tribute to legendary comic Redd Foxx (1922-1991) and used the ambiguous spelling "Jamie" to trick comedy emcees into picking him, not knowing by his name if he was male or female.

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He thought it was an ambiguous name . Using Red Foxx name in inspiration

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