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Jamal Joseph Lyon is a fictional character from the American musical drama, Empire on Fox. Portrayed by Jussie Smollett , Jamal is the middle son of hip-hop mogul Lucious ( Terrence Howard ) and his wife Cookie ( Taraji P. Henson ).
From 2015 to 2019, Smollett portrayed musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox drama series Empire. In January 2019, Jussie Smollett claimed to be a victim of a hate crime, but police later determined he staged the attack with two acquaintances. Initially charged with filing a false police report, charges were dropped after Smollett completed community ...
Empire is an American music drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong for Fox that ran from January 7, 2015, to April 21, 2020. It is a joint production by Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television and syndicated by 20th Television .
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]
Empire is an American musical drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong which debuted on January 7, 2015, on Fox.Although filmed in Chicago, [1] [2] the show is based in New York City and it centers on a fictional hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company.
Beretti takes legal action against Empire. When Jamal’s new album is a big success, Lucious promises him to become his successor if he has what it takes to deal with Beretti. In return, Jamal wants Lucious to bring Cookie back. At Creedmoor, Lucious catches Hakeem with Anika, and Jamal threatens Beretti to sign over the masters back to Empire.
Cookie convinces a despondent and raging Lucious that their only option is to buy back Empire. Jamal and Tory's new team, Anonymous, is celebrating in the wake of their covert rise to stardom during the previous episode, but tensions rise when Tory prioritizes the music over the band's wishes for fame and fortune.
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 ...