Winfrey's Etiquette Advice For Foxx

Comedic actor JAMIE FOXX has credited talk show host OPRAH WINFREY with refining his rough exterior.

Foxx debuted his new MTV show From G's to Gents in America earlier this week (15Jul08) in an effort to teach socially-challenged men how to perfect their modern-day etiquette.

And he insists it was Winfrey who whipped him into shape before he became an Oscar winner.

He says, "Oprah Winfrey said, `Before they give the Oscar out, there's a certain way you have to campaign and carry yourself.'

"Being a comedian, (I was) sort of looking at everything as like, 'Oh, it's a joke,' and she said, 'No, you really need to take it seriously,' and she took me and introduced me to Sidney Poitier and all these other different actors. I had to change."