Jussie Smollett ( born Jussie Smollett ; born June 21, 1983) is an American actor and singer.
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| Place of Birth | Santa Rosa , California , USA |
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| Profession | actor , singer |
| Career | 1991 - present time |
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| Awards | [d] ( 2016 ) [d] ( 2016 ) [d] ( 2016 ) [d] ( 2016 ) [d] ( 2017 ) |
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Smollett was born in Santa Rosa, California [1] , but raised in New York. He has three brothers and two sisters, including Jernie Smollett [2] . As a child, he began an acting career, appearing in the films “The Mighty Ducklings ” and “ North ”. On television, he then starred with his brothers and sisters in the short-lived ABC sitcom “On My Square” (1994-1995) [3] .
After completing her career as a child, Smollett did not appear on the screen until 2012. In 2012, he played a major role in the LGBT film "Thin" [4] . Later that year, he released his debut mini-album, The Poisoned Hearts Club [2] , and has since appeared on the TV series Project Mindy and Revenge . In 2014, he received one of the central roles in the prime time soap opera Fox Empire , playing Jamal Lyon , the gay son of the heroine Taraja P. Henson [5] [6] .
Smollett is an open gay.
Filmography
| Year | Title in Russian | English name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Piece of paradise | A little piece of heaven | Salem Bordeaux | TV movie |
| 1992 | Mighty ducklings | The mighty ducks | Terry Hall | Nomination - Young Actor Award for Best Cast in a Movie |
| 1994 | North | North | Adam | |
| 2011 | Pitch this | Mike | Short film | |
| 2012 | Thin | The skinny | Magnus | |
| 2014 | Natural Born 2 | Born to Race: Fast Track | Tarik | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Ask me for anything | Ask me anything | Nico Dempster | |
| 2017 | Alien: Testament | Alien: Covenant | Ricks |
| Year | Title in Russian | English name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Quinn | Alex Haley's Queen | Simon | Mini-series |
| 1993 | Trainer | Coach | Billy | Episode: “Piece o 'Cake” |
| 1993-1994 | Cro | Cro | Mike | Scoring, 20 episodes |
| 1994-1995 | In my square | On our own | Jesse Jerrico | Regular role, 20 episodes |
| 2012 | Mindy Project | The mindy project | Barry Sassen | Episode: "Josh and Mindy's Christmas Party" |
| 2014 | Revenge | Revenge | Jamie | Episode: "Ashes" |
| 2015 - present time | Empire | Empire | Jamal Lyon | Regular role |
Notes
- ↑ Jussie Smollett: “I was NOT born in Brazil!”
- ↑ 1 2 Jussie Smollett Biography . TV Guide . Date of treatment January 8, 2015.
- ↑ The '94 TV Season: Who's New and Who's Back (English) // Ebony . - Johnson Publishing Company, 1994. - October ( vol. 49 , no. 12 ). - P. 27 . - ISSN 0012-9011 .
- ↑ David Bridgeforth. The David Bridgeforth Quarterly Magazine, DBQ Magazine Jussie Smollett . DBQ Magazine . Date of treatment January 8, 2015. Archived January 9, 2015.
- ↑ Lesley Goldberg. Taraji P. Henson Nabs Female Lead in Fox's Lee Daniels Hip-Hop Drama 'Empire' . The Hollywood Reporter (February 26, 2014). Date of treatment January 8, 2015.
- ↑ Ariel Kay. Who Is Jamal on 'Empire'? Jussie Smollett Was in Your Favorite '90s Movies & Is Back on Your New Favorite Show . Bustle (January 7, 2015). Date of treatment January 8, 2015.
- ↑ 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett reveals he's gay on 'Ellen': 'There is no closet' . New York Daily News (March 9, 2015). Date of treatment March 9, 2015.