Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett

Birth : 1982-06-21, Santa Rosa, California, USA

History

Jussie Smollett (born June 21, 1982) is an American actor, singer and photographer. As a child, he began his acting career for summer fun in 1987 starring in national network commercials in NYC. He later co-starred in the films The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Rob Reiner's North (1994). In 2015, Smollett received rave reviews for his portrayal of musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox music-industry primetime TV drama Empire.

Profile

Jussie Smollett

Movies

Chicago vs. Jussie Smollett
Self
Accused of staging a fake hate crime in Chicago and sentenced to five months behind bars for lying to the police, Jussie Smollett has become synonymous with a hoax that underscored the larger cacophony of racism, homophobia, and political fissures in America.
B-Boy Blues
Producer
Follows the relationship of 27-year-old journalist Mitchell Crawford and 21-year-old bicycle messenger Raheim Rivers, who meet at a gay bar in Greenwich Village during the summer of 1993.
B-Boy Blues
Director
Follows the relationship of 27-year-old journalist Mitchell Crawford and 21-year-old bicycle messenger Raheim Rivers, who meet at a gay bar in Greenwich Village during the summer of 1993.
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Himself
Taraji P. Henson, Golden Globe-winning star of EMPIRE and the movie “Hidden Figures,” is back this holiday season to spread cheer, goodwill and some holiday magic in this third annual music and variety special.
Marshall
Langston Hughes
Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Alien: Covenant
Ricks
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
Ricks
A prologue short to Alien: Covenant, it takes place aboard the Covenant, a Weyland colonization ship on its way to a remote planet to form a new human settlement. Before the crew is set to enter hypersleep, the 14 crew members (all couples) and their android, Walter, enjoy a final meal together.
Ask Me Anything
Nico Dempster
Beautiful, wild, funny, and lost, Katie Kampenfelt takes a year off before college to find herself, all the while chronicling her adventures in an anonymous blog into which she pours her innermost secrets. Eventually, Katie's fearless narrative begins to crack, and dark pieces of her past emerge.
Born to Race: Fast Track
Tariq
Danny Krueger is a twenty-year old drag racer who plays by his own rules. After winning a scholarship to the prestigious Fast Lane Racing Academy, Danny finds himself competing against some of the fiercest young drivers in the world. Tension soars on and off the track, and a terrible incident leaves Danny without a racing partner. Facing dismissal from the academy, Danny is forced to team up with an old rival. The pair must learn to set aside their differences as they vie for rookie spots on a professional racing team.
The Skinny
Magnus
Feature film from award-winning writer/director Patrik-Ian Polk, tells the story of five black Brown University classmate s- four gay men and one lesbian - reuniting in the Big Apple for a weekend of sin, fun, secrets, lies and drama.
North
Adam
Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a journey around the world to find parents that really care about him.
The Mighty Ducks
Terry Hall
After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice, but isn't eager to return to hockey, a point hit home by his tense dealings with his own former coach, Jack Reilly. The reluctant Gordon eventually grows to appreciate his team, which includes promising young Charlie Conway, and leads them to take on Reilly's tough players.
A Little Piece of Heaven
Salem Bordeaux
Will Loomis is living with his mentally handicapped sister Violet, who wants a younger child to play with, so Will 'kidnaps' one (and then another) child from the local children's home. The child is told it is dead and gone to heaven. Will and Violet try to make their farm a little piece of heaven for the kids, while the authorities wonder what has happened to the kidnapped children.