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Jamie Foxx: 'Annie character is sort of based on Combs'
Written by . Published: October 26 2013
Actor Jamie Foxx has revealed he studied Sean 'Diddy' Combs to perfect his moneybags character in movie musical Annie.
The Django Unchained star plays a modern-day version of the stageshow's Daddy Warbucks, named Benjamin Stacks, in the upcoming Annie movie, and admits he didn't have to look far to find some inspiration.
He says, "I'm a cellular phone mogul. I'm running through the
streets of New York, I'm trying to be mayor. And, to be honest with
you, I'm letting the cat out the bag just a little bit, I'm sort of
mirroring Puffy (Combs) a little bit."
Annie, which stars Quvenzhane Wallis and Cameron Diaz, is set to
hit theatres in 2014.
Warbucks was previously played on the big screen by Albert
Finney.