Jussie Smollett

About Jussie Smollett

Former child actor best remembered for his roles in The Might Ducks and North in the early 1990s. In 2012, he starred in The Skinny as Magnus, and in 2015, he joined the FOX series Empire as Jamal Lyon.

Jussie Smollett is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1987 acting in films including The Mighty Ducks and Rob Reiner's North. In 2015, Smollett portrayed musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox drama series Empire, a role that was hailed as groundbreaking for its positive depiction of a black gay man on television. Smollett has also appeared in Ridley Scott's science fiction film Alien: Covenant as Ricks and in Marshall as Langston Hughes. Smollett was indicted in February 2019, for disorderly conduct for allegedly staging a fake hate crime assault. The charges were dropped the following month, but in February 2020, he was reindicted on similar charges, relating to the same incident.

Born	June 21, 1982, Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Years active	1991–1995, 2009–2018
Occupation	Actor, singer, songwriter
Relatives	Jake Smollett (brother), Jurnee Smollett (sister)

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Trivia

He returned to film with 2013 roles in Born to Race: Fast Track, and Undiscovered Gyrl. 

Jussie Smollett before fame

He made his acting debut at the age of eight in the television movie A Little Piece of Heaven, which aired in 2000.

Achievement of Jussie Smollett

With roles in Born to Race: Fast Track and Undiscovered Gyrl in 2013, he returned to movies.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$1.5 Million

Jussie Smollett family life

Jojo, Jazz, Jurnee, Jake, and Jocqui were his five siblings. During an interview with Ellen DeGeneres in 2015, he came out as gay.

Associations of Jussie Smollett

In 2012, he appeared on The Mindy Project alongside Mindy Kaling.

Jussie Smollett Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	180 cm
Eye Color	N/A
Hair Color	N/A

Facts about Jussie Smollett

In 2019 there was an accident. The performer was attacked and beaten by some unknown men who shouted out some racist slurs. It was in Chicago.
• Some of his ancestors were immigrants from Poland and Russia.
• Jussie Smollett wears a beard and a short moustache.
• Jussie Smollett has Jewish and Afro-American roots.
• Jussie Smollett enjoys cooking.