Jamie Foxx trolls fan who mistakenly, but correctly identified him by telling him he wishes he had Jamie’s money in response to being called a lookalike [VIDEO]

The Oscar-winning actor’s quick-witted response from his Rolls-Royce during LA traffic turned a routine celebrity sighting into a viral moment

A Rolls-Royce Cullinan sat idling in Los Angeles traffic and its driver’s-side window down. That is when an older man in the adjacent car leaned toward the open space between them. “I like you. You got it going on?” he called out. He complimented the driver’s hat, his overall look. Then came the observation: “You over there looking like Jamie Foxx.”

Behind the wheel of the luxury SUV was, in fact, Jamie Foxx. The actor and comedian, in Los Angeles for appearances including the Fanatics Flag Football Classic earlier that week, kept a straight face. “Man, that’s what they told me,” he responded. After that came the punchline: “I wish I had some of that Jamie Foxx money.”

The exchange, captured on video and posted to X by @KollegeKidd on March 21, has racked up nearly 900,000 views and 13,000 likes in less than 24 hours. It is the kind of moment that lives in the intersection of celebrity culture and everyday Black social life—a spontaneous traffic encounter that became a masterclass in wit, humility, and the particular art of deflecting recognition without breaking character.

21 Seconds That Launched a Thousand Laughs

The clip runs 21 seconds. It begins with two vehicles side-by-side in daytime traffic, identified by commenters as La Brea Avenue near Obama Boulevard, a stretch locals call “The Jungles.” Foxx sits in the driver’s seat of a black Rolls-Royce Cullinan, his window down, dressed casually in a hat and dark shirt. The fan, an older Black man estimated in his mid-60s, occupies a standard sedan with his window fully lowered.

The fan initiates the exchange with enthusiasm, leaning toward the open window. After complimenting Foxx’s hat and overall look, he delivers the line that sets the moment in motion: “You over there looking like Jamie Foxx.” There is no hesitation in his voice, no second-guessing. He has identified a resemblance and decided to share it.

Foxx listens, his expression composed but warm. He does not correct the man. He does not announce himself. Instead, he plays along, responding with the kind of self-deprecating humor that defined his stand-up career long before the Oscar. “I wish I had some of that Jamie Foxx money,” he says, delivering the line with an even tone and a quick smile.

The fan laughs, nods, and as traffic begins to move, pulls forward. Some viewers later speculated that he realized his mistake in the final seconds—that the man in the Rolls-Royce who looked like Jamie Foxx was, in fact, Jamie Foxx. If so, the clip ends before that moment lands. The exchange remains what it was: a compliment, a deflection, and a laugh shared between strangers at a red light.

When the Rolls-Royce Didn’t Give It Away

The fan’s failure to connect the face to the car became a secondary punchline. The Rolls-Royce Cullinan, a luxury SUV with a starting price around $330,000, is not subtle. Its distinctive grille, emblem, and presence on LA streets typically signal wealth before the driver’s identity becomes relevant. But the fan, focused on the face, missed what commenters considered an obvious clue.

@gucci_p777 wrote, with over 400 likes: “Bro is in a rolls royce lmao he couldn’t just put two and two together.. this guy driving a rolls Royce looks like Jamie foxx.. maybe it just might be Jamie foxx.” @need_mo_mana added: “‘I wish I had some of that Jamie foxx money’ while driving a rolls Royce lmao.” @sored222 put it simply: ““Looking like Jamie Foxx” – Jamie is driving Rolls Royce… who else he thought it was?”

The disconnect between the car and the fan’s assumption became a running joke in the replies. Some speculated that the fan’s attention was simply elsewhere—that the face registered before the vehicle registered as context. Others suggested the fan’s age played a role: an older man, perhaps less familiar with luxury SUVs, saw what he saw and spoke accordingly.

How a Comedian Handles Being Invisible

Foxx’s response belongs to a specific genre of celebrity encounter: the moment when a public figure is recognized but not acknowledged, and chooses to engage rather than reveal. The joke lands on multiple levels. There is the surface irony—a man who does not recognize Jamie Foxx telling Jamie Foxx he looks like Jamie Foxx. There is the self-deprecating twist—Foxx, worth an estimated $170 million, joking that he wishes he had his own money. And there is the underlying warmth of a man who could have rolled up his window but instead chose to play along.

The response also reflects Foxx’s origins. Before the Oscar, before “Ray,” before “Collateral” and “Django Unchained,” Foxx was a stand-up comedian. He cut his teeth in comedy clubs, developed timing that could turn any interaction into a setup, and built a career on the ability to find humor in everyday moments. The traffic exchange is not a prepared bit, but it carries the same structure: an observation, a misdirection, a punchline that lands because the delivery is perfect.

Commenters on X noted the humility in the response. @PappyCounts wrote: “Jamie out here humble but lowkey laughing. ‘I wish I had some of that Jamie Foxx money.'” Others pointed out that deflecting with humor is a veteran move. @marbythegreat added: “Lol That’s how those celebs deflect ‘I wish I had that Jamie Foxx money.'”

“Nobody Gives a Compliment Like a Black Person Does”

Beyond the humor, commenters recognized the clip as a familiar scene in Black social life. @charlie_wally wrote: “Nobody gives you a compliment like a black person does.” The observation captured something about the fan’s directness—the way he initiated conversation, offered praise without preamble, and treated a stranger in traffic as a neighbor.

The OG, as commenters referred to him, displayed no hesitation. He leaned out his window, made eye contact, and delivered his assessment. This is not unusual in Black communities, where public interactions between strangers often carry the warmth of assumed familiarity. The exchange was not invasive; it was social. Foxx, himself a product of that culture, responded in kind.

Some replies speculated that the fan only realized his mistake after the clip ended. @rla314 wrote: “I think OG started to peep that was actually Jamie Foxx at the end.” @creamchees88 added: “i bet you when somebody tell him it was Jamie Foxx he’s going to say I know but he was looking scared of an OG so i pretend i didn’t.” Whether the fan ever connected the face to the name, the moment had already passed.

The Man Who Told Jamie Foxx He Looked Like Jamie Foxx

The fan remains unidentified. Commenters refer to him only as “OG”—older gentleman, an elder in the community. He wore a black hat, drove a standard sedan, and saw a man in a Rolls-Royce who reminded him of the actor. That was the extent of his interest. He did not ask for a photo, nor did he ask for money. He simply offered a compliment and kept moving.

His directness became part of the clip’s appeal. There was no fanfare, no screaming, no demands. Just an older man in LA traffic, seeing someone he recognized—or thought he recognized—and saying what he thought. The exchange lasted seconds. The fan drove off before the irony could fully land.

Some commenters wondered if he ever learned the truth. If a friend sent him the video, if he scrolled past it himself, if he ever realized that the man in the Rolls-Royce was not someone who looked like Jamie Foxx but Jamie Foxx himself. The clip does not answer that question. It leaves the fan where he started: a man who paid a compliment to a stranger and kept driving.

Conclusion: A Red Light, a Joke, and a Story He’ll Never Hear

Jamie Foxx was sitting in traffic on La Brea Avenue when a stranger leaned out his window and told him he looked like Jamie Foxx. Instead of correcting the man, Foxx played along. Meanwhile, the fan laughed, the light changed, and both men drove off.

The exchange has now been seen nearly a million times. It endures because it contains a bit of everything: the irony of unrecognized fame, the humility of a man who jokes about his own wealth, the warmth of a spontaneous interaction between strangers. Foxx could have rolled up his window. Instead, he gave the man a moment, a laugh, and a story that he probably still does not know is circulating across the internet. Sometimes the best celebrity encounters are the ones where nobody gets caught.