- Born
- Birth nameJussie Langston Smollett
- Nicknames
- J-boogie
- Juicebox
- Smitty
- Jussie
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Jussie Smollett was born in Santa Rosa, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Empire (2015), The Mighty Ducks (1992) and B-Boy Blues (2021).
- ParentsVicki AtkinsCraig Hamilton
- RelativesJojo Smollett(Sibling)Jazz Smollett(Sibling)Jurnee Smollett(Sibling)Jake Smollett(Sibling)Jocqui Smollett(Sibling)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Race / EthnicityBlack / African American
- Really committing to a bit.
- Brother of Jojo Smollett, Jazz Smollett, Jurnee Smollett, Jake Smollett, and Jocqui Smollett. They all starred together as siblings on the TV series On Our Own (1994).
- He is the son of Janet and Joel Smollett. His father was Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from Poland and Russia) and his mother is African-American.
- Even though he portrayed the middle sibling on Empire, he is actually a year older than Trai Byers.
- My family is from Elmhurst, Queens, 54th Avenue, but I was born in Northern California. It's really funny, you know, [my bio] says 'Brazil' making me feel really exotic and cultured, but actually, I was born in Santa Rosa, California. I'm from Sonoma County, and they're saying 'Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.'
- [For The Guardian on the attacks he suffered at a show in California where some urged him not to play] I'm the gay Tupac.
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