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Jamie Foxx and Corinne Foxx Ask Each Other 28 Questions

It's The GQ Family Quiz! In this episode, we take a look into one of entertainment's favorite father-daughter duos: Jamie Foxx and Corinne Foxx. It's the ultimate test of parent-child knowledge. Who knows the other best? DAD STOP EMBARRASSING ME! is available now on Netflix, www.netflix.com/DSEM

Released on 04/20/2021

Transcript

You know they have these things where

girls asked their dad's.

Name two of my best friends. And dads can never do it.

Oh! Taylor.

Taylor.

Let's stop there.

Taylor, there you got one.

[laughs]

Hey everyone. I'm Corinne Foxx.

And I'm her father.

Jamie Foxx.

Yeah.

And this is the GQ family quiz.

♪Family affair ♪

Hey family.

Oh hey family. Yes.

So. I'm going first.

What's my rising...

I'm going first.

I'm going first.

I'm asking you questions about me

and then I'm gonna decide how many points it's worth.

My child

Oh!

What's my favorite meal?

Your favorite meal is gluten free.

Okay. Gluten free, you're on track.

Gluten free what? That's it.

No, gluten free what?

You're favorite meal is gluten free salmon.

I like salmon.

Gluten free steak and potatoes.

It's Pizza. Pizza.

You know that though.

Okay. So I'm gonna say half point cause you got

gluten free and I'm proud that you even acknowledge

I'm gluten free.

The fact that I hadn't acknowledged a man from Texas

who lives by the steer.

Ooh! Okay.

I feel like you might know this.

What is my favorite hobby?

What's your favorite hobby?

Yes.

Mental illness.

[giggles]

That's my cause, that's what I'm passionate about.

Tell them about your cause. Now see how I brought that in.

I'm an ambassador for NAMI

the National Alliance for Mental Illness

and it's a big passion of mine,

but you and my mom almost got me this for my birthday.

Oh!

Kayak.

There you go.

She likes Kayaking.

There you go. You get one point.

Oh!

What time was I born?

You were born at 5:15.

7:17AM in the morning.

No, no. We left at 5:15.

To go to hospital? Yeah

Yeah but I was born at 7:17 in the morning.

[inaudible]

I just know we got there at five.

You know what ,Matter of fact I got it wrong.

That's central time.

Oh! okay. That makes sense.

So that's gonna be zero points.

I just know when you did come out. You did this.

What's happening with it.

Okay dad. What am I most scared of?

What are you most scared of?

Tight spaces. Being under water.

Yes. Ding! Ding! Ding! Underwater.

I did 47 meters down. She did 47 meters down.

And I will never go underwater again.

She don't like that underwater.

That is one point for you.

She don't even like it.

Her bath tub water is only this much.

I don't even know this.

What year did I make my New York fashion week debut.

Oh!

That was 1946.

No, no, not even close.

I think it was 2010.

Oh! 2010 I was in 10th grade

I think it was 2017.

2016? 2016. Yes.

Wow they had to tell me that.

I'll give you a point for that

cause I did not know the answer.

Dad what is my favorite season?

Think about me.

Oh! Valentine's. Well yeah.

Because it's February 15th.

Yes my birthday is the next day.

I'll give that to you.

Dad What was the first time

we walked at red carpet together?

Ooh!

That was

2005

and it was the Oscars.

Yes. She was ten years old.

Daddy know. Do you though?

Okay Dad. I know this.

You know this one. Exactly.

Because it directly affected your life.

Exactly.

Who was my childhood crush?

It was three of them. There were three of them.

You were just so out there at a young age.

It was the Jonas Brothers. There you go. Ding! Ding!

She called me, she was like Daddy, Jonas Brothers.

Who did something to you?

What them brothers do to you?

I don't know who the Jonas brother was.

You thought they went to my school.

Did they go to your school? Did they harm you?

Back then, back in the day when I was in love with them.

And I'm honestly surprised they don't have a

a restraining order against me

because I saw these dudes everywhere they went in L.A.

For me it was Joe,

Nick,

Kevin.

But I love all of them.

I still do.

I just went to their concert.

Oh! We're not asking you about my first boyfriend.

I know your first boyfriend.

Yeah, I know you do

and I don't want to ask you about that anymore.

Named all of my characters as he's name.

Yeah why?

I don't know.

It was like subliminal torment.

Who was my favorite singer growing up?

What's the group? Singer.

Singer?

We both, we both liked her a lot.

Taylor Swift.

Okay. Yeah.

Yeah. I was thinking Rihanna but I also love Taylor Swift.

Yeah you love Taylor Swift.

Taylor. Sagittarius.

You guys have the same birthday.

We do. I am a Sagittarius. Half man half amazing.

Okay. You definitely don't know this.I'm gonna ask you.

Ask me.

What is my secret hidden talent?

Your secret hidden talent is

predicting sunrises.

Is that anybody's secret hidden talent.

That's a hidden talent.

She would sit up as a little kid and she'd go.

Five fifty eight.

I've never done that in my life.

My secret talent is that I'm a really good Baton Twirler.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

When did you become a Baton Twirler?

Since I was a kid. You've never seen it though.

It's a hidden talent. Yeah. That's way hidden.

Some child is making up things.

I'm not.

I really am good at it.

And we're gonna test those skills right after that.

I'm gonna call and get some boutons right now.

Bonus questions Dad. Yes

Let me find a good one for you.

Dad What is my dream travel destination or vacation?

What is your dream travel destination or vacation.

I would say We went there lunch.

Every summer for like three summers you took me there.

You took the boyfriend.

Paris Paris.

You get a half point for that.

[speaking foreign language]

What did I wanna be when I was a kid?

You wanted to be grown. That's what all kids wanna be.

You wanna grow up.

I wanted to be in advertising.

That is right and that's why you went to college.

That's why I went to college.

Okay nice job dad.

This is how many you got, I'm very confident

that I'm gonna beat that.

What is my great grandmother's rising insane

That's not. Read off the card dad.

Read off the card.

That's not what it says. You don't know you're family

See that's what I'm talking about.

That's a disrespect.

These children today don't respect elders.

What is my favorite TV show of all time.

Hmm! Tough.

Sanford and Son.

Wow! Great. Am I right?

That's the best. The greatest TV show of all time.

Okay. All right, What is my biggest fear?

You're actually pretty Yeah. Pretty strong.

You're not really scared of much.

Corinne and Annalise?

Yeah, that's it exactly.

Oh! How many albums have I released?

Was there one that was self-titled?

Yeah.

Okay. There's that?

There's unpredictable. Yes.

There just is a story of a dozen roses.

Yes

There's Blame it. Yes.

Is it a single? Yeah it was a single.

I'm gonna guess.I'm gonna say there's two in there

I don't know. I'm gonna say they're five.

You are correct.

Am I really? Five. Yes.

I knew it.

What is my most embarrassing dad moment?

I mean, I feel like I can get this point because

it's really up to me right.

Most embarrassing dad moment.

I mean, it's a tossed up between

wearing too tight of clothes and harassing

my high school boyfriend.

Between those two.

That was all Snoop Dogg's ideas.

He's the one who harassed your boyfriend.

I had nothing to do it.

He said. Hey look here hommie.

Come here hommie. What's popping.

What is my birthday?

December 13th, 1967.

Wow! Vintage. Born in the struggle.

I was more like this.

Power to the people.

How do you know when I'm mad at you

Or You're in trouble?

I don't know, You don't get mad at me often.

I like to stay on your good side.

How do you know I'm mad in general?

There's an energy shift.

there's an energy shift.

Yeah. I'll give you that one.

I'll give you half a point.

Your half point.

I don't even know if I have this.

What are my favorite hobbies?

You like Pickleball.

Oh my God! Perfect.

Pickleball, highest rising sport.

Don't test me.

Pickleball is like standing on top of a ping pong table.

It's just short of playing tennis.

It's a smaller court and you play doubles.

It's addictive.

Yeah, he loves it.

What sports did I play in high school?

Definitely football and basketball.

Wasn't good.

Our high school basketball team was so bad.

You know how they have banners of when you won?

Ours said welcome.

But dad if you had to choose to be a professional athlete

would you been basketball or football?

I mean, I would say football

but my calf muscles are a little too small.

So I'll say basketball. Okay.

Where did I go to college?

United States International university..

There you go.

And what was my major in collage?

Classical Piano.

Well, there you go.

I'm cruising through this.

What is my favorite accessoriae?

Sunglasses.

Yeah.

Just plug it in now.

Not trying to promote anything like that

cause that would just be, you know. Too much.

[inaudible]

What was the first movie I was ever in?

Toys.

Wow. Toys. I've never seen it

but I know you were in it.

This is the type of respect.

I was the guide.

I was guide number one just over the shoulder.

I worked for that.

It says guide number one just over the shoulder of

God bless, Robin Williams.

I was just over the shoulder

and I did a lot of this.

Did you have a line?

Oh!

[inaudible]

I'm surprised I wasn't recognized .

early on in my career path.

Where was I born and where did I grow up?

I don't know where you were born.

You grew up in Terrell, Texas.

But were you born in Terrell.

I'll give you half a point.

I was born in Dallas, Texas. Grew up in Terrell, Texas.

What is the thing you remember when you were riding

into Terrell, Texas for the first time?

I mean, I was really young.

There was a sign. What did it say?

There was a sign.

As you walk in it said congratulations.

You said dad ,they spell congratulations wrong.

Oh yeah!

It said, congrad.

What did I wanna be as a kid?

Football player.

White you're right. I'm just kidding.

I don't know a singer? A piano player?

I did, I did want to be a singer and a piano player.

Did you sing when you were younger?

I did sing when I was young.

I did a great impersonation of Lionel Richie

had the Jerry curl and the whole nine it was amazing.

I started playing piano when I was five years old.

My grandmother started me out on classical piano.

The reason that I liked it was because of my

older adopted brother played

and I just thought he was cool.

And so, you know I wanted to be like him.

All right.

What was the favorite movie I was ever in?

What was you're favorite movie?

What was my favorite movie that I was ever in?

I feel like it's gotta be between Django and Ray right?

I feel like you've really enjoyed Django

cause you got to be on the horse...

I got to whop some ass. You know. In that order.

What year did I win the Oscar for Roy?

Roy? Ray. Sorry.

Is that a different movie?

Yeah it was a different movie I did.

Roy was sort of like sex. Soft. Um!

No it wasn't.

And I had one major line. Roy! Don't you do this to me

Roy. Roy where've you been Roy.

Roy, is you kidding? Or are you kidding Roy.

then I sung it.

♪ Roy, look out above the mountains Roy, ♪

♪ What is you're ploy Roy, ♪

♪ I eat soy paper Roy, ♪

♪ All my life I've looked for Roy. ♪

Yes

I can't believe I missed that, but to answer your question

2005.

Sorry I missed Roy though.

I'm it on Betamax.

Listen, we had a great time and Corinne

this is how many you got right.

I clipped you.

And no, I definitely, definitely won as I knew I would.

Well, that was it guys.

Thanks for watching.

We appreciate it.

And I definitely crushed my dad.

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