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Jussie Smollett

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Jussie Smollett

Born Jun 21, 1982 · 44 years30 titles 13 movies · 17 TV
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Biography

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.

Born

Jun 21, 1982

Santa Rosa, California, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

29

Acting credits

3

Directing

2

Writing

1

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1988 1 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1991 1 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1993 2 title(s)

1994 2 title(s)

1999 1 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2011 1 title(s)

2012 2 title(s)

2014 3 title(s)

2015 2 title(s)

2016 2 title(s)

2017 4 title(s)

2021 1 title(s)

2022 1 title(s)

2023 2 title(s)

2024 1 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)