Jamie Foxx at GT

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Ibeeballin said:
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What was Jamie Foxx doing at Georgia Tech?

In metro Atlanta to shoot a movie, Jamie Foxx was looking for a gym where he could work without attracting notice. With a connection to former Georgia Tech football player Osahon Tongo, Foxx made use of Tech’s weight room Wednesday to get in a workout.
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I found this quote interesting...
On his monthly podcast released Thursday, athletic director Todd Stansbury revealed that part-time Atlanta resident Elton John plays tennis at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex “on a somewhat regular basis.”
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Ibeeballin said:
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What was Jamie Foxx doing at Georgia Tech?

In metro Atlanta to shoot a movie, Jamie Foxx was looking for a gym where he could work without attracting notice. With a connection to former Georgia Tech football player Osahon Tongo, Foxx made use of Tech’s weight room Wednesday to get in a workout.
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We met Osahon's parents at an away game. I think it might have been Notre Dame, but not completely sure. Super nice folks. Glad to see he's successful.
 
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Ibeeballin said:
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What was Jamie Foxx doing at Georgia Tech?

In metro Atlanta to shoot a movie, Jamie Foxx was looking for a gym where he could work without attracting notice. With a connection to former Georgia Tech football player Osahon Tongo, Foxx made use of Tech’s weight room Wednesday to get in a workout.
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GT fans would be amazed at the amount of celebrities and pro athletes that work out at GT. Lots of times GT respects their wishes and doesn't post anything.

Good on Jamie Foxx for letting us hype it up.
 
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Any good publicity we can get the better. We definitely need it.

That being said I had looked this guy up & found nothing that looked remotely familiar. After all the comments on here I doubled back. He’s done one thing anyone in my family has ever seen, White House Down. My wife was watching it one night when I walked in & it was a decent enough movie. He’s certainly a talented actor. That being said he’s certainly not on the level of a Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, James Earl Jones, Samuel L Jackson, etc. I’m not glued to the tv, so perhaps there’s a whole world out there I’m missing out on.
 
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LibertyTurns said:
Any good publicity we can get the better. We definitely need it.

That being said I had looked this guy up & found nothing that looked remotely familiar. After all the comments on here I doubled back. He’s done one thing anyone in my family has ever seen, White House Down. My wife was watching it one night when I walked in & it was a decent enough movie. He’s certainly a talented actor. That being said he’s certainly not on the level of a Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, James Earl Jones, Samuel L Jackson, etc. I’m not glued to the tv, so perhaps there’s a whole world out there I’m missing out on.
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It's extremely weird that you only compared him to be 'on the level of' other black actors instead of just other actors. Jamie Foxx has won an Oscar (for Ray). Add in Django, Dreamgirls, Baby Driver, Jarhead, Horrible Bosses (all off the top of my head) and he's undeniably an A list actor spanning many decades of work.
 

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LibertyTurns said:
Any good publicity we can get the better. We definitely need it.

That being said I had looked this guy up & found nothing that looked remotely familiar. After all the comments on here I doubled back. He’s done one thing anyone in my family has ever seen, White House Down. My wife was watching it one night when I walked in & it was a decent enough movie. He’s certainly a talented actor. That being said he’s certainly not on the level of a Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, James Earl Jones, Samuel L Jackson, etc. I’m not glued to the tv, so perhaps there’s a whole world out there I’m missing out on.
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If you had never heard of Jamie Foxx you clearly are in a very small minority of Americans. He is very well known and accomplished, He is an accomplished comedian, actor and musician. Regardless, 100% of all GT football players and recruits will be very familiar with Jamie Foxx.
 

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LibertyTurns said:
Any good publicity we can get the better. We definitely need it.

That being said I had looked this guy up & found nothing that looked remotely familiar. After all the comments on here I doubled back. He’s done one thing anyone in my family has ever seen, White House Down. My wife was watching it one night when I walked in & it was a decent enough movie. He’s certainly a talented actor. That being said he’s certainly not on the level of a Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, James Earl Jones, Samuel L Jackson, etc. I’m not glued to the tv, so perhaps there’s a whole world out there I’m missing out on.
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You need to get out more!
 

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JacketRacket said:
It's extremely weird that you only compared him to be 'on the level of' other black actors instead of just other actors. Jamie Foxx has won an Oscar (for Ray). Add in Django, Dreamgirls, Baby Driver, Jarhead, Horrible Bosses (all off the top of my head) and he's undeniably an A list actor spanning many decades of work.
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He WAS Ray Charles in "Ray". Outstanding.
 
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