Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett was an actor at a young age. Before he was a teenager, he appeared in The Mighty Ducks and had a small role in the television mini-series adaptation of Alex Haley's Queen. During the mid-'90s, he co-starred beside his siblings on the sitcom On Our Own. He took an extended break from the entertainment industry and resurfaced toward the tail-end of the 2000s, with an appearance on The Mindy Project a highlight of his return. A few years later, when Smollett landed the role of R&B artist Jamal Lyon for Fox's musical drama series Empire, he was in the process of re...