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Jussie Smollett was born in Santa Rosa, California, [2] to Joel and Janet (née Harris) Smollett. He has three brothers and two sisters: Jake, Jocqui, Jojo, Jurnee, and Jazz, several of whom are also actors. [3] Smollett is biracial [4] and Jewish. [5] His mother is African-American, and his father is Jewish. [6]
Jurnee Diana Smollett was born in New York City, [2] to Janet Harris and Joel Smollett. Her father was Ashkenazi Jewish, with ancestors from Russia and Poland, [3] [4] [5] while her mother is African American. [6] [7] [8] She is the fourth of six siblings, all performers: [9] one sister, Jazz Smollett, [10] and four brothers, Jussie, JoJo, Jake ...
Smollett used the opportunity to deride the social norms of the Kingdom of France and the Italian states, and to voice his Anti-Catholicism. The book inspired a reply in the novel A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768) by Laurence Sterne, which contained a satirical depiction of Smollett as Smelfungus.
Smollett also starred alongside his sister Jurnee Smollett as Samuel L. Jackson's son in the critically acclaimed [6] feature film Eve's Bayou, [7] directed by Kasi Lemmons. He was in ABC Family's [8] The Middleman. Jake portrayed Noser, [9] a character derived from Javier Grillo-Marxuach's [10] comic book.
Smelfungus is a character in the novel A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, written by Laurence Sterne in 1768. The character was created as a satire of Tobias Smollett, himself author of a volume of Travels Through France and Italy, which was published in 1766. Sterne had met Smollett during his own travels in Europe, and strongly ...
An Illinois appeals court affirmed his disorderly conduct conviction and jail sentence in a 2-1 opinion from the Illinois Appellate Court in December 2023. Jussie Smollett says he was 'numb' after ...
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Marlene Clark (December 19, 1937 – May 18, 2023) was an American actress, animator and fashion model. Clark was perhaps best known for her portrayals of Ganja Meda in the 1973 horror film Ganja & Hess and Janet Lawson, Lamont's girlfriend in the sitcom Sanford and Son from its fifth season in 1975 until the series conclusion in 1977.