Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett (born June 21, 1982) is an American actor, singer and photographer. As a child, he began his acting career for summer fun in 1987 starring in national network commercials in NYC. He later co-starred in the films The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Rob Reiner's North (1994). In 2015, Smollett received rave reviews for his portrayal of musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox music-industry primetime TV drama Empire.

North (1994)

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Jason Alexander  •  Julia Louis-Dreyfus  •  Jon Lovitz

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Jason Alexander  •  Julia Louis-Dreyfus  •  Jon Lovitz

The Mighty Ducks (1992)

After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice, but isn't eager to return to hockey, a point hit home by his tense dealings with his own former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Herek
CAST:  Emilio Estevez  •  Joss Ackland  •  Lane Smith  •  Heidi Kling

After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice, but isn't eager to return to hockey, a point hit home by his tense dealings with his own former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Herek
CAST:  Emilio Estevez  •  Joss Ackland  •  Lane Smith  •  Heidi Kling

The Skinny (2012)

Five black Brown University classmates, four gay men and a lesbian, reunite in New York City for a weekend of fun, sins, secrets, lies and drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrik-Ian Polk
CAST:  Jussie Smollett  •  Blake Young-Fountain  •  Anthony Burrell  •  Shanika Warren-Markland

Five black Brown University classmates, four gay men and a lesbian, reunite in New York City for a weekend of fun, sins, secrets, lies and drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrik-Ian Polk
CAST:  Jussie Smollett  •  Blake Young-Fountain  •  Anthony Burrell  •  Shanika Warren-Markland

A Little Piece of Heaven (1991)

Will Loomis is living with his mentally handicapped sister Violet, who wants a younger child to play with, so Will 'kidnaps' one (and then another) child from the local children's home. The child is told it is dead and gone to heaven. Will and Violet try to make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mimi Leder
CAST:  Kirk Cameron  •  Cloris Leachman  •  Jenny Robertson  •  Ron McLarty

Will Loomis is living with his mentally handicapped sister Violet, who wants a younger child to play with, so Will 'kidnaps' one (and then another) child from the local children's home. The child is told it is dead and gone to heaven. Will and Violet try to make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mimi Leder
CAST:  Kirk Cameron  •  Cloris Leachman  •  Jenny Robertson  •  Ron McLarty

Ask Me Anything (2014)

Beautiful, wild, funny, and lost, Katie Kampenfelt takes a year off before college to find herself, all the while chronicling her adventures in an anonymous blog into which she pours her innermost secrets. Eventually, Katie's fearless narrative begins to crack, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allison Burnett
CAST:  Britt Robertson  •  Christian Slater  •  Justin Long  •  Martin Sheen

Beautiful, wild, funny, and lost, Katie Kampenfelt takes a year off before college to find herself, all the while chronicling her adventures in an anonymous blog into which she pours her innermost secrets. Eventually, Katie's fearless narrative begins to crack, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allison Burnett
CAST:  Britt Robertson  •  Christian Slater  •  Justin Long  •  Martin Sheen

Born to Race: Fast Track (2014)

Danny Krueger is a twenty-year old drag racer who plays by his own rules. After winning a scholarship to the prestigious Fast Lane Racing Academy, Danny finds himself competing against some of the fiercest young drivers in the world. Tension soars on and off the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Ranarivelo
CAST:  Beau Mirchoff  •  Brett Davern  •  Bill Sage  •  Sharon Lawrence

Danny Krueger is a twenty-year old drag racer who plays by his own rules. After winning a scholarship to the prestigious Fast Lane Racing Academy, Danny finds himself competing against some of the fiercest young drivers in the world. Tension soars on and off the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Ranarivelo
CAST:  Beau Mirchoff  •  Brett Davern  •  Bill Sage  •  Sharon Lawrence

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special (2017)

Taraji P. Henson, Golden Globe-winning star of EMPIRE and the movie “Hidden Figures,” is back this holiday season to spread cheer, goodwill and some holiday magic in this third annual music and variety special.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Leddy
CAST:  Taraji P. Henson  •  Tituss Burgess  •  Ciara  •  Taye Diggs

Taraji P. Henson, Golden Globe-winning star of EMPIRE and the movie “Hidden Figures,” is back this holiday season to spread cheer, goodwill and some holiday magic in this third annual music and variety special.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Leddy
CAST:  Taraji P. Henson  •  Tituss Burgess  •  Ciara  •  Taye Diggs

Marshall (2017)

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Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Hudlin
CAST:  Chadwick Boseman  •  Josh Gad  •  Kate Hudson  •  Sterling K. Brown

Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Hudlin
CAST:  Chadwick Boseman  •  Josh Gad  •  Kate Hudson  •  Sterling K. Brown

Alien: Covenant (2017)

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Michael Fassbender  •  Katherine Waterston  •  Billy Crudup  •  Danny McBride

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Michael Fassbender  •  Katherine Waterston  •  Billy Crudup  •  Danny McBride

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper (2017)

A prologue short to Alien: Covenant, it takes place aboard the Covenant, a Weyland colonization ship on its way to a remote planet to form a new human settlement. Before the crew is set to enter hypersleep, the 14 crew members (all couples) and their android, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luke Scott
CAST:  Katherine Waterston  •  Michael Fassbender  •  James Franco  •  Billy Crudup

A prologue short to Alien: Covenant, it takes place aboard the Covenant, a Weyland colonization ship on its way to a remote planet to form a new human settlement. Before the crew is set to enter hypersleep, the 14 crew members (all couples) and their android, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luke Scott
CAST:  Katherine Waterston  •  Michael Fassbender  •  James Franco  •  Billy Crudup

B-Boy Blues (2021)

Follows the relationship of 27-year-old journalist Mitchell Crawford and 21-year-old bicycle messenger Raheim Rivers, who meet at a gay bar in Greenwich Village during the summer of 1993.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jussie Smollett
CAST:  Thomas Mackie  •  Timothy Richardson  •  Brandee Evans  •  Broderick Hunter

Follows the relationship of 27-year-old journalist Mitchell Crawford and 21-year-old bicycle messenger Raheim Rivers, who meet at a gay bar in Greenwich Village during the summer of 1993.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jussie Smollett
CAST:  Thomas Mackie  •  Timothy Richardson  •  Brandee Evans  •  Broderick Hunter

Chicago vs. Jussie Smollett (2022)

Accused of staging a fake hate crime in Chicago and sentenced to five months behind bars for lying to the police, Jussie Smollett has become synonymous with a hoax that underscored the larger cacophony of racism, homophobia, and political fissures in America.  (more)

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CAST:  Jussie Smollett

Accused of staging a fake hate crime in Chicago and sentenced to five months behind bars for lying to the police, Jussie Smollett has become synonymous with a hoax that underscored the larger cacophony of racism, homophobia, and political fissures in America.  (more)

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CAST:  Jussie Smollett