Jurnee Smollett, the Birds of Prey actress, comes from a huge, boisterous family. She and her five siblings, who were reared by socially aware parents, began their acting careers as young kids by playing roles on the 1990s television program On Our Own. They were made famous by the one-season television program that featured them.
The Smollett brothers and sisters developed and appeared in their reality cookery program Smollett Ate in 2016. The Family Table, their family cookbook, was subsequently co-written by Jussie, Jazz, Jake, and Jurnee.
It is safe to assume that Jurnee has had enough rivalry within her family given the fact that all of her siblings work in the entertainment industry. What you need to know about them is here!
Jazz Smollett
The family’s eldest sister, Jazz Smollett, whose birthday is on November 4, went on to become an interior designer, producer, and writer.
She produced a second program, Living by Design with Jake and Jazz, in 2019 after Smollett Eats. She also worked as a segment producer for the Urban One Honors 2021 and the 29th Annual Trumpet Awards.
On September 1, 2022, Jazz married Troy Wardwell, her lifelong partner. Nylah, their daughter, was born on July 13, 2014.
Jojo Smollett
Set designer Jojo Smollett, born on August 28th, is Jurnee’s brother. In Living by Design with Jake and Jazz, he served as the design coordinator.
Following his performance in On Our Own, he played Stephan Furnald and Moesha played Fraiser Borris in The Practice in 1997. Jojo largely maintains a quiet profile, only showing up for Smollett shows and family events.
Jussie Smollett
Jussie Smollett, Jurnee Smollett’s brother, continued performing as well. He appeared in Alien: Covenant, Underground, and The Mindy Project.
Smollett is best recognized, though, for playing Jamal Lyon in Empire. He came out in the closet in 2015 and admitted that he has struggled with his sexuality on Ellen Degeneres for a very long time.
Jussie became the focus of controversy in 2019. He had complained, alleging that he had been attacked by former President Trump’s MAGA supporters.
The Chicago Police Department prosecuted him for fabricating the attack for attention after getting paid less in Empire, which caused the complaint trajectory to change within a month.
He was accused by the police department in 2020 of filing a fake complaint and refusing to pay overtime. He was ultimately found guilty in 2021 and sentenced to a $145,000 fine, 150 days in jail, and 30 months of probation.
Jussie insisted that he was innocent and the victim of a crime throughout the battle. His siblings were there for him.
Jake Smollett
Jake Smollett, Jurnee Smollett’s brother, started hosting and producing on August 1. He has dabbled in the culinary industry as well.
In Los Angeles, California, he established Jake’s Food Company in 2022. IronPack Production, a firm that produces lifestyle and cuisine programming, was also founded by him.
In addition to that, he travels and cooks, writing about both on his YouTube channel and social media.
Jocqui Smollett
Jake and Jocquis Smollett both had the same birthday. In 2009, he briefly served as a production assistant on the short films Amanda’s Return and Pitch This.
After that, he collaborated on Smollett Eats, a family-produced project. Siblings Jocquis and Jazz Smollett posing for the camera. After earning a dual bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Jocquis started working in the field of data science.
Before transferring to Snowflake, he spent three years working as a data analyst at Survey Money. He is the Fled Operations Manager, at US Verticals, there at the moment.
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