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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]
In 2016, Smollett joined his five siblings—brothers Jojo Smollett, Jussie Smollett, Jocqui Smollett and sisters Jazz Smollett and Jurnee Smollett—on Food Network to cook family-style meals every Saturday on Smollett Eats. He also appeared as a guest judge on Food Network's hit show Chopped Junior.
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 ...
Empire actor Smollett said he was walking home when two men started hurling racist and homophobic abuses at him in 2019
Jussie Smollett is hoping to reach a new milestone in the next five to 10 years — becoming a father. "I pray to have a child. ... I'll say this, I can't imagine my life ending without having ...
Jussie Smollett timeline: Key moments of the case, from the alleged attack to his sentencing. Brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo testified during Smollett's trial that the actor recruited ...
On January 22, 2019, a letter arrived at the Chicago studio of Smollett's employer. The letter was addressed to Smollett and had a drawing depicting a stick figure hanging from a tree with a gun pointing towards it, as well as lettered magazine clippings reading "Smollett, Jussie you will die" and "MAGA".
Actress Jurnee Smollett has voiced support for her brother, Jussie Smollett, after the former “Empire” actor was sentenced to five months in jail for orchestrating a false hate crime narrative ...