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Jamal Lyon was born to Lucious (Terrence Howard) and Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the second of three sons. Jamal grew up with his brothers, father, and mother; his parents were selling drugs in the Philadelphia ghetto they lived in to finance Lucious' music career. As a child, he began to dress in women's ...
In 2014, Smollett was cast as Jamal Lyon—a gay musician struggling to gain the approval of his father Lucious—opposite Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard in the Fox drama series Empire. [12] [13] [14] His role was hailed as groundbreaking for its positive depiction of a black gay man on television. [15]
Openly gay inmate, got his nickname from working in the prison kitchen and always preparing tepid food. [356] Kevin Lynch: James C. Leary: Los Beltrán: One half of gay couple, partner is Dr. Fernando Salazar. [357] Jamal Lyon: Jussie Smollett: Empire: Jamal initially has a boyfriend named Michael before having relationships with other men in ...
Jussie Smollett made history on the Wednesday, April 24, episode of Empire when his character partook in TV’s first-ever black, gay wedding.
Smollett's character was subsequently removed from the final two episodes of Empire 's fifth season. [132] The studio stated on April 30, 2019, that "at this time there are no plans for the character of Jamal to return to Empire." [133] Fox announced that Empire would be canceled at the end of Season 6. [133]
Jussie Smollett will play Jamal Lyon, the middle son and "black sheep" of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who has been given control over Empire from his father, Lucious. Bryshere Y. Gray will portray Hakeem Lyon , the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise and has been ...
“My gay friends were like, ‘Wow, to have something cheesy and broad and wholesome is, like, really, really important,’ and I think the resonance of that means a lot to me,” he said.
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