Showtime Orders Jamie Foxx Pilot 'White Famous'
Showtime has ordered a pilot for White Famous, a half-hour comedy executive produced by Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and Tom Kapinos. Kapinos will write the series, based on an idea by Foxx, who will guest star in a recurring role.
The project is a co-production between Lionsgate Television and Showtime, and will focus on a talented young African-American comedian, who happens to be a rising star, and will see him attempting to maintain his credibility as he moves towards becoming "white famous."
“I came up from standup comedy, so to be able to share that aspect of my life on screen with a project like ‘White Famous’ is incredibly exciting,” said Foxx. “We couldn’t have found better partners than SHOWTIME, Lionsgate and Tom Kapinos to tell this story in the best possible way.”
“They say you can’t go home again, but I’m thrilled to be back at Showtime, where I’m equally jazzed to be working with the brilliant Jamie Foxx on the creation of another wickedly profane TV antihero,” said Kapinos.
Source: Comingsoon
