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- Jamal Joseph Lyon is a fictional character from the American musical drama, Empire on Fox. Portrayed by Jussie Smollett, Jamal is the middle son of hip-hop mogul Lucious (Terrence Howard) and his wife Cookie (Taraji P. Henson). Jamal, a talented R&B singer and songwriter, struggles to gain his father's approval, but is able to overcome this adversity with Cookie's support. He initially expresses resentment towards fame and is hesitant to be in the limelight, but he gradually embraces it once Cookie begins to manage his career. Jamal engages in what was once a friendly competition against his younger brother and best friend Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) to determine who is more musically gifted, while maintaining a cold distance from his older brother Andre (Trai Byers) for his perpetual scheming. Jamal struggles with his father's objection to his homosexuality, which was inspired by Empire creator Lee Daniels' own relationship with his father. In 2019, Smollett was fired from Empire after staging a fake hate crime, and Jamal was written out off the series' final season, said to be in London. (en)
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- (en)
- Candace Holloway (en)
- Carol Holloway (en)
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- Franklin (en)
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- Brianna (en)
- Keisha Holloway (en)
- Luther Holloway (en)
- Tanya Holloway (en)
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- Lee Daniels and Danny Strong (en)
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- John Holloway (en)
- Joe Walker (en)
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- Leah Walker (en)
- Renee Holloway (en)
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- File:Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon.png (en)
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- "Never Doubt I Love" (en)
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- Singer-songwriter (en)
- former ceo of empire enterprises (en)
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- "[Homophobia] is so real and it is happening to so many people, has happened to so many people... To children and young people that are questioning their sexuality or know for their sexuality, if they can look at someone and see themselves in Jamal, that's incredible. I embrace that fully." (en)
- "It’s such a script that carries so much heart and carries so much truth. I keep saying this, that this is the Lee Daniels’ way. I think that any actor, any artist period, would love to work with an artist like Lee Daniels. Because what he and Danny Strong have done by creating this show, is really, I felt like what they were doing is they weren't preaching, yet they were getting such important messages out there about acceptance, about sexuality, about mental disorders, but about family. At its core, it’s about family, and family and music, personally, is my life. So, it just told a story that I relate to, and also a story that I want to tell. So, that’s why." (en)
- "Within the show’s first hour, hateful slurs are directed toward [Jamal], and in one flashback to Jamal’s childhood Lucious stuffs him into in a garbage can for prancing around in heels and a scarf. Those scenes are jarring and painful to watch—but also necessary." (en)
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- Rhonda Lyon (en)
- Teri Brooks (en)
- Bunkie Williams (en)
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- Jussie Smollett, Television Critics Association Winter Preview (en)
- Jussie Smollett on what appealed to him about the show. (en)
- Gerrick Kennedy on the extreme mistreatment of Jamal by other characters. (en)
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- Kai Givens (en)
- Olivia Lyon (en)
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- Jamal Joseph Lyon is a fictional character from the American musical drama, Empire on Fox. Portrayed by Jussie Smollett, Jamal is the middle son of hip-hop mogul Lucious (Terrence Howard) and his wife Cookie (Taraji P. Henson). Jamal, a talented R&B singer and songwriter, struggles to gain his father's approval, but is able to overcome this adversity with Cookie's support. He initially expresses resentment towards fame and is hesitant to be in the limelight, but he gradually embraces it once Cookie begins to manage his career. Jamal engages in what was once a friendly competition against his younger brother and best friend Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) to determine who is more musically gifted, while maintaining a cold distance from his older brother Andre (Trai Byers) for his perpetual schemi (en)
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