NEW YORK – December 5, 2017 – Academy Award® winner and executive producer Jamie Foxx, who played an over-the-top, satirized version of himself in the pilot episode of WHITE FAMOUS, will reprise his role for the series’ season one finale airing this Sunday, December 10 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. The episode finds Floyd Mooney (Jay Pharoah) coming full circle as his life is once again turned upside down due to a viral internet video. As the career opportunities start pouring in, Foxx comes calling to offer Floyd a chance of a lifetime.
WHITE FAMOUS is a collaboration between creator and writer Tom Kapinos (CALIFORNICATION), who serves as showrunner and executive producer, along with Jamie Foxx. Tim Story also serves as executive producer and directed multiple episodes, including the season finale. A co-production of Lionsgate Television and SHOWTIME, WHITE FAMOUS stars Jay Pharoah, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lonnie Chavis and Jacob Ming-Trent. Guest stars include Cleopatra Coleman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Meagan Good, Jack Davenport, Michael Rapaport, Kendrick Sampson, Lyndon Smith, Natalie Zea, Steve Jones, Stephanie Simbari and Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
