US star Jamie Foxx has been announced as the host of a new music-centric game show, days after it was confirmed that he had been discharged from the hospital.<\/p>\n
The Oscar-winning actor and singer will host We Are Family on the US network Fox alongside his daughter, Corinne.<\/p>\n
She said on Friday that her father was recuperating at home after a spell in hospital due to a \u201cmedical complication\u201d. They said they were \u201cthrilled\u201d to have worked on the show.<\/p>\n
The father and daughter have previously appeared together on another music-based game show, Beat Shazam, broadcast on the same network.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope this show brings as much fun to audiences at home as we\u2019ve had to create it when it premieres next year,\u201d they said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n
The new show will feature non-famous relatives of celebrities performing duets with their hidden famous family members, while audience members attempt to guess their identity through clues in order to win a $100,000 prize.<\/p>\n
It is scheduled to be broadcast in 2024.<\/p>\n
Allison Wallach, one of the Fox Entertainment bosses, described the Foxx family presenting pair \u2013 who UK audiences may have seen together on-screen in recent TV adverts \u2013 as \u201cimportant partners to the Fox family.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir boundless energy and charming interplay with contestants are irresistible, which make them the perfect hosts of We Are Family,\u201d said Wallach.<\/p>\n
What has been going on with Jamie Foxx?<\/h2>\n
Corinne Foxx, the 29-year-old actress, model and activist, first shared news about her 55-year-old father being in hospital on 12 April but did not specify the reason for him needing care.<\/p>\n
She said that \u201cdue to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery\u201d.<\/p>\n
It led to online speculation about his health but on Friday Corinne posted on Instagram that her father had been out of hospital for \u201cweeks\u201d and even recently played some [racket sport] pickleball.<\/p>\n
She also thanked people for their \u201cprayers and support\u201d.<\/p>\n
The actor was reportedly in hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, where he had been filming Netflix\u2019s\u00a0Back In Action alongside Cameron Diaz.<\/p>\n
According to People magazine, the incident did not happen on set and he was not taken to hospital in an emergency vehicle.<\/p>\n
They also reported he was undergoing testing while at the Atlanta hospital. It is not clear exactly when he was released.<\/p>\n Celebrities like Vin Diesel and Jeremy Renner expressed their support and admiration for Foxx Senior as he recovered.<\/p>\n In response, he posted on social media earlier this month saying: \u201cAppreciate all the love!!! Feeling blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n In a podcast released early this month, friend Kevin Hart said \u201cthere was a lot of progression\u201d in his recovery.<\/p>\n The star won an Oscar for best actor for playing musician Ray Charles in Ray in 2005. He was also nominated for best supporting actor the same year for his role in Collateral.<\/p>\n His other films include Baby Driver, Annie and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.<\/p>\n His daughter, who made a cameo as a youngster on The Jamie Foxx Show before acting as a DJ on Beat Shazam, also played the character Sasha in the 2019 horror sequel, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged.<\/p>\n She shared the new game show news on\u00a0Instagram\u00a0on Monday, saying: \u201cThe Foxx Family is headed back to our home on Fox TV and we can\u2019t wait for this new show!\u201d.<\/p>\n DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Jamie](\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/_129716424_2f999fe74e1f80f45c7bc9e4aa92380c20e6c8d1.jpg\" "\\"Jamie")