Jussie Smollett
Movie Actor
Former child actor who is known for his early '90s roles in The Might Ducks and North. In 2012, he played Magnus in The Skinny and in 2015 he began playing Jamal Lyon on the FOX series Empire.
He made his acting debut age age eight in the 2000 TV movie A Little Piece of Heaven.
He returned to film with 2013 roles in Born to Race: Fast Track, and Undiscovered Gyrl.
He grew up with five siblings: Jojo, Jazz, Jurnee, Jake and Jocqui. In 2015, he came out publicly as gay during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres.
He made an appearance with Mindy Kaling on The Mindy Project in 2012.