Islamabad OCTOBER 06 (Online): Jamie Foxx pays tribute to his longtime actor and producer friend Keith Jefferson, calling him an amazing soul.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Foxx, 55, mourned on Instagram that his friend Keith Jefferson had passed away, writing that \u00ecthis one hurts.<\/p>\n
Keith, you have been nothing but absolute grace, your whole life your heart is pure your love is immeasurable you were an amazing soul,\u00ee Foxx wrote in the post\u00eds caption.<\/p>\n
We will all miss you dearly. It\u00eds gonna take a long time for this to heal, Foxx added.<\/p>\n
Goodbye, my friend. I love you.
\nThe Day Shift\u00ed actor shared another post, saying that \u00eceverything hurts right now having a hard time looking through these pictures reliving the memories of us having a <\/p>\n
He continued that he and Jefferson had been friends since we met back in college; you have been in incredible soul God rest, NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO SEE THE WORDS ABOUT MY FRIEND RIP @keith.jefferson Keith\u00ee
\nJefferson was an actor, producer, voiceover artist and acting coach. His IMDb shows that he had worked with Foxx since 1998, when he appeared in two episodes of the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show.<\/p>\n
Jefferson also had roles in Quentin Tarantino\u00eds 2012 movie Django Unchained, which starred Foxx in the title role, as well as Foxx is 2022 film Day Shift and the actor\u00eds new movie The Burial. Jefferson revealed on Instagram on Aug. 9 that he had been diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n
Foxx wrote on Instagram on Aug. 30, \u00ecI met Keith in college we have a deep friendship and kinship. I\u00edm asking everybody for prayers up. Asking god to heal his body and mind\u00d6 devil you a lie. @keith.jefferson continue to fight because you are blessed. I love u.<\/p>\n
In addition to his work with Foxx, Jefferson continued to work with Tarantino with roles in 2015\u00eds The Hateful Eight and 2019\u00eds Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.<\/p>\n
The Django Unchained’ star shared a trailer for The Burial on his Instagram last month, writing in a caption, \u00ecIt\u00eds finally here and what a blessing it was to work on this film with an amazing group of actors. Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones along with an all-star cast and my most important role to date.\u00ee<\/p>\n
Jefferson also shared the same photo of himself and Foxx on his Instagram account on the same date Foxx first posted that image. Jefferson wrote at the time that \u00ecthe admiration I have for my friends is unmatched before thanking Foxx and another friend, Rodney Mason, for supporting him.
\nIs Foxx you already know. For you to take the time to spend with me everyday every hour tells me everything I already know,\u00ee Jefferson wrote at the time.
\nYou are my family and I wouldn\u00edt have it no other way. Luv you bro. I will pull thru because my faith is strong and with God on my side I won\u00edt worry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad OCTOBER 06 (Online): Jamie Foxx pays tribute to his longtime actor and producer friend Keith Jefferson, calling him an amazing soul. On Thursday, Foxx, 55, mourned on Instagram that his friend Keith Jefferson had passed away, writing that \u00ecthis one hurts. Keith, you have […]<\/p>\n
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