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"Empire" True Love Never (TV Episode 2015) Poster

(TV Series)

(2015)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Sylvain White

Writing Credits  

Lee Daniels ... (created by) &
Danny Strong ... (created by)
 
Ingrid Escajeda ... (written by)
 
Joshua Allen ... (story editor)

Cast (in credits order)  

Terrence Howard ... Lucious Lyon
Bryshere Y. Gray ... Hakeem Lyon
Jussie Smollett ... Jamal Lyon
Trai Byers ... Andre Lyon
Grace Byers ... Anika Calhoun (as Grace Gealey) (credit only)
Kaitlin Doubleday ... Rhonda Lyon
Gabourey Sidibe ... Becky (credit only)
Ta'Rhonda Jones ... Porsha
Serayah ... Tiana Brown
Taraji P. Henson ... Cookie Lyon
Marisa Tomei ... Mimi Whiteman
Adam Rodriguez ... Laz Delgado
Clarence Williams III ... Huey Jarvis
Kelly Rowland ... Leah Walker
Bre-Z ... Freda Gatz
Jamila Velazquez ... Laura Calleros
Yani Marin ... Carmen
Raquel Castro ... Marisol
Charles Malik Whitfield ... Reverend L.C. Pryce
AzMarie Livingston ... Chicken
Tyler Ravelson Tyler Ravelson ... Tay-O
Victor Almanzar ... Big Heavy
Shannon Brown ... Little Dwight Walker
Patrick Mulvey ... Jago Locke
Sari Sanchez ... Deputy Mayor Raquel Alvarez
Tiesheko Houston Tiesheko Houston ... April (as Tiesheko)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Meredith Kochan Meredith Kochan ... Upscale Party Guest (uncredited)
Jasmine Nelson ... Blogger (uncredited)
Hans Dieter Wolff ... Homeless Man (uncredited)
Justin Wright Justin Wright ... Cameraman (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jessica Badenoch ... associate producer
Ilene Chaiken ... executive producer (showrunner)
Lee Daniels ... executive producer
Ingrid Escajeda ... co-executive producer
Ayanna Floyd ... co-executive producer
Loucas George ... co-executive producer
Sanaa Hamri ... executive producer
Eric Haywood ... co-producer
Richard S. Lederer ... co-producer
Attica Locke ... producer
Robert Munic ... co-executive producer
Michelle Rubinstein ... transmedia producer
Malcolm Spellman ... producer
Danny Strong ... executive producer

Music by 

Fil Eisler

Cinematography by 

Paul M. Sommers ... director of photography

Editing by 

Joe Leonard

Casting By 

Genona Blue
Leah Daniels Butler
Claire Simon ... (location casting)

Production Design by 

Chase Harlan

Art Direction by 

Chris Cleek
Chase Harlan

Set Decoration by 

Caroline Perzan

Costume Design by 

Paolo Nieddu

Makeup Department 

Melissa Forney ... department head hair
Nolan Kutz ... assistant hair stylist (as Nolan Kelly)
Beverly Jo Pryor ... makeup department head
Ashunta Sheriff ... makeup artist: Ms. Henson

Production Management 

Craig Hill ... executive in charge of production
Richard S. Lederer ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Stephen D'Amato Jr. ... first assistant director
Jason Dusenske ... second second assistant director
Michael T. McNerney ... second assistant director
John Nelson ... first assistant director
John M. Nelson ... first assistant director / first assistant director: malibu

Art Department 

Paul Allen Jr. ... set dresser
Paul V. Allen Sr. ... gang boss
Joseph H. Bryant ... Lead set designer
Kimberly Clancy ... assistant set decorator
Daniel Columbie ... prop designer
John Danish ... carpenter
Zach Doherty ... set dresser
Erin Drum ... construction estimator
David Gianneschi ... property assistant (as David Gianneschi Sr.)
Michael D. Gianneschi ... property master
Jereme M. Green ... property assistant
Joanna Iwanicka ... painter
Katy Jensen ... props buyer
La Mara Johnson ... property production assistant
Scott Miller ... buyer
Jason Negron ... set dresser
Michael V. Nichols ... lead man: set decoration
Blake Paine ... assistant property master
Henry Saine ... graphic designer
John J. Slove Jr. ... construction coordinator
Stewart Sogge ... on-set dresser
David Soukup ... graphic designer
Clark Stanton ... playback graphics
Trent Weaver ... art department coordinator
Jackie Woodward ... art department production assistant
Vanessa Conway ... assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Pembrooke Andrews ... supervising sound editor
Eric Anthony ... boom operator
Jeff Gross ... foley mixer / foley
Robert Guastini ... dialogue editor
Kaitlyn Heffron ... assistant adr recordist - chicago
Takako Ishikawa ... sound effects editor
Sean Kirkpatrick ... additional boom operator
Matt Klimek ... foley editor
Adam Levin ... assistant sound editor
Michael McGrath ... 2nd boom op/sound utility
Kevin Nanaumi ... first assistant sound editor
Jason Neumann ... adr mixer
Nick Offord ... re-recording mixer
Chris M. Parker ... sound: playback
Mike Pipgras ... sound effects editor
Alex Riordan ... production sound mixer
Daniel Rodriguez ... sound utility
Carlos Villalobos ... adr supervisor: Chicago
Jeremy Zussman ... assistant adr engineer
Leilani Jones ... audio description narrator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Brigitte Bourque ... composite supervisor: Fuse FX
Christopher Currall ... flame artist
Shawn Ewashko ... digital compositor
Carolyn Martin ... visual effects producer
Joseph Vincent Pike ... senior digital compositor
Chris Ryan ... visual effects supervisor

Stunts 

Brian Christensen ... stunts
Manny Perry ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

Adrienne Bauer ... grip
Kelly R. Borisy ... "a" camera dolly grip
Kevin Boyd ... computer video playback supervisor
Tom Burnett ... lighting technician
Chris Dame ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Terry Dee ... best boy electric
Shannon DeWolfe ... A camera 2nd assistant camera
Dom DiDiana ... rigging electrician
Ekaterina Doldjeva ... lighting technician
Shaun Fleeger ... additional first assistant camera
Dan Giese ... company electrician
Hilton Goring ... b cam / steadicam op
Max Gutfeld ... grip
Charles S. Hodes ... still photographer
Regan Hudecek ... rigging electric best boy
Matthew Hughes ... lighting technician
Torey Lenart ... digital utility
Chris Lostumo ... best boy grip
Jared Moore ... lighting console programmer
Michael Penick ... grip
Betsy Peoples ... B Camera 2nd AC / additional 1st AC
Jorge Reyes-Ortiz ... rigging electric
Joey Richardson ... Digital Utility
Michael Shimon ... rigging grip
Xavier Thompson ... camera operator
Dave Wightman ... first assistant camera
David F. Wolff ... electrician

Casting Department 

Mary Aldousary ... extras casting assistant
Amanda Bolger ... extras casting associate
Leah Bostic ... casting assistant
Pamela A. Cain ... extras casting assistant
Jackie Dimitrief ... casting assistant
Ashley Ingram ... casting associate: new york
Catlyne Lasser ... casting associate
Jessica Gisin Needham ... extras casting director (as Jessica Gisin) / extras casting director
Sarai Smith ... extras casting coordinator
Erin Stewart Tiedje ... extras casting director (as Erin Stewart)
Jill L. Uyeda ... casting associate
Francine Ware ... Extras Casting Coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Edward Dwayne Garrett ... stylist
Nicole Kuntz ... costumer
Brenda Maben ... costume supervisor
Sukari McGill ... costume supervisor
Kathleen O'Connor ... costume assistant
Jamie Rush ... key costumer
Jennifer Salim ... assistant costume designer
Latrese Wright ... costumer

Editorial Department 

Jesús Borrego ... colorist assistant
Craig Erpelding ... dailies operator
Rashandra Jones ... post-production assistant
Scott Klein ... colorist
Ian Lamb ... on-line editor
Gwenn Smith-Robson ... post production supervisor (as Gwenn K. Smith)
C. Ryan Stemple ... colorist: dailies
Alexander Stout ... post-production coordinator
Ara Thomassian ... color assist
Daniel Yang ... pre-colorist
Jamie Yu ... editorial supervisor: FuseFX
David De Casaus ... promo team (uncredited)

Location Management 

Taylor Estell ... assistant location manager
Megan Grogan ... location coordinator
Jonathan Klemke ... location scout
David Leonard ... assistant location manager
Adam Sherman ... location assistant
Chuck Whitman ... location assistant

Music Department 

Tim Davies ... lead orchestrator
Christine Day ... music contractor
Candy Emberley ... music preparation
Luke Flynn ... music preparation
Dan Fratoni ... music
Daniel Gold ... music preparation
Mark Graham ... head of music preparation
Alexis Grapsas ... composer: additional music
James T. Hill ... music scoring mixer
Jeremy Levy ... orchestrator
Katy McIlvaine ... assistant to music supervisor
Michael Nehs ... studio manager
Jason Neumann ... recording engineer
Jen Ross ... music supervisor (as Jennifer Ross)
J.R. Rotem ... composer: theme music
Peter Rotter ... orchestra contractor
Naomi Sato ... music preparation
Simone Sheffield ... music coordinator
Elgin Thrower Jr. ... composer: additional music
Andrew Twiss ... recording & mixing engineer: music recording
Jake Valentine ... assistant music engineer
Carlos Villalobos ... music producer / musician
Jesse Corparal Wilson ... music producer
Joshua Winget ... music editor
Joe Zimmerman ... music librarian

Script and Continuity Department 

Britt Boardman ... script supervisor (as Brittany McCoy Boardman)
Evan Price ... script coordinator

Transportation Department 

Scott Gaughan ... production driver
Jon Gustafsson ... transportation captain

Additional Crew 

Dorian Alvarez ... chef (credit only)
Erica Batty ... assistant to executive producer
Will Clark ... set production assistant
Lauren Corry ... production assistant
Jamaica Craft ... choreographer
Andrea Crandall ... production assistant
Olivia Dame ... production assistant (as Olivia Newcomb)
Kyle Dunleavy ... additional set production assistant / production assistant
Sara Ellingen ... assistant accountant
John Folino ... police & security technical advisor
Anna Fuson ... unit publicist
Joy Johaana Hamilton ... production assistant
Daniel Hardy ... double & stand-in
Natalie McKearin ... assistant to producer (as Natalie Bounassar)
Carlos Medina Jr. ... construction medic
Valerie Morasso ... assistant production office coordinator (as Valerie I. Morasso)
RoseMary Prodonovich ... production coordinator
April Qualls ... writer's production assistant
Moheen Ramsey ... travel coordinator
Benjamin Rubin ... assistant to danny strong & researcher
Thomas Schultz ... production secretary
Virat Sharma ... office production assistant
Ryan Steinhouse ... craft service foreman
David Ten Brook ... production assistant
Jessica Watson ... assistant: llene Chaiken

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