In honor of the upcoming 80th Anniversary of the Golden Globe Awards, we continue on our 80-Day Countdown to reach the year 2005, when a former comedian finally came into his own as a dramatic movie star winning the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Drama portraying legendary musician Ray Charles in the film, Ray.

In a special Rewind episode of our Golden Globes Around the World podcast series recorded in 2020, Jamie Foxx talked to HFPA member Kristien Gijbels about his life and career, including his memories of the audition to play Ray Charles, the influence his grandmother had on him, who keeps him grounded, and what’s it like having his whole family living with him.  Enjoy!