Jamie Foxx Says He Had a 'Brain Bleed That Led to a Stroke' in New Netflix Special: 'I Don't Remember 20 Days'

Jamie Foxx at the ‘Creed III’ European premiere in London in February 2023.Photo:WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/Shutterstock WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Jamie Foxx opened up about his April 2023 medical emergency in his new Netflix comedy specialJamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…The Oscar winner revealed how a doctor in Atlanta told his sister Deidra Dixon that he had suffered “a brain bleed that has led to a stroke” and that if they didn’t operate on him as soon as possible he would dieFoxx also recalled how he “woke up” on May 4, 2023, and “found myself in a wheelchair"Jamie Foxxhas confirmed that he suffered a stroke that almost killed him.

Jamie Foxx Says His 2025 Mantra Is About ‘All Love, No Hate’: 'Got All This Joy I Want to Spread'

Jaime Foxx.Photo:Frazer Harrison/Getty; Jamie Foxx/Instagram Frazer Harrison/Getty; Jamie Foxx/Instagram New year, same good energy fromJamie Foxx!The actor posted an Instagram Reel on the first day of 2025, in which he expressed his gratitude for the past and excitement for the future. Foxx highlighted in the video that he is especially thankful for those who supported the recent release of his comedy special,What Had Happened Was….“Look, I can’t even tell you — I ain’t gotta tell you — how grateful I am, how thankful I am,” he began.

Jamie Foxx Says Leonardo DiCaprio Had 'Hard Time’ Saying Racial Slurs inDjango Unchainedbut Samuel L. Jackson Aided Him

Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson starred in ‘Django Unchained’.Photo:Mike Marsland/WireImage; Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty; Mike Marsland/WireImage Mike Marsland/WireImage; Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty; Mike Marsland/WireImage Jamie FoxxandSamuel L. Jacksonstepped in to giveLeonardo DiCapriosome advice on theDjango Unchainedset. TheBack in Actionstar, 57, revealed in aVanity Fairvideo looking back at all of his hit movies that despite having an “all-star” cast, theDjango Unchainedactors really had to start “digging in” to get to the gritter parts of the source material in theQuentin Tarantinofilm — none more so than DiCaprio, 55.

Jamie Foxx Was Cameron Diaz’s ‘Biggest Cheerleader’ as She Returned for First Film in Over a Decade, Director Says (Exclusive)

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx alongside director Seth Gordon at the Back in Action premiere.Photo:Sebastian Reuter/Getty; Anita Bugge/imageBROKER/Shutterstock Sebastian Reuter/Getty; Anita Bugge/imageBROKER/Shutterstock Jamie Foxxwill always be inCameron Diaz’s corner. Foxx, 57, served as a big supporter for Diaz, 52, when she made her triumphant return to acting with her first movie in more than a decade,Back in Action, according to the film’s director, Seth Gordon. “Anyone who was on set will tell you he was the biggest cheerleader and hype man for her, and really for everybody involved, but especially for her,” Gordon, 48, tells PEOPLE exclusively of Foxx and Diaz.

Jamie Foxx's 2 Daughters: All About Corinne and Anelise

Jamie Foxx with daughters Corinne Foxx (left) and Annalise Bishop (center) in 2020.Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage Jamie Foxxis a proud girl dad. TheSoulstar first became a father in 1994 with the birth of his daughter Corinne, 31, whom he shares with ex Connie Kline. It wasn’t until 15 years later that he welcomed his second daughter, Anelise Bishop, 16, with his ex Kristin Grannis. During a 2017 interview with PEOPLE, Foxx opened up aboutraising his two daughters in Hollywood.