What was Jussie Smollett’s salary on ‘Empire’? Actor’s net worth explored while convicted of staging hate crime
Thursday, December 9 Empire Star Jussie Smollett has surrendered to Chicago Police for laying false charges. In January 2019, Smollett falsified a police report in which he claimed that two masked men had assaulted him in a racist and homophobic context.
However, Chicago police claimed Jussie Smollett faked the attack. Authorities reportedly called it a “publicity stunt” from the actor because he was not happy with his salary for his appearances on Empire.
According to the Huffington Post, Jussie Smollett’s salary for playing Jamal Lyon in Empire is $ 65,000 per episode. Meanwhile, the Hollywood reporter puts it at $ 125,000 per episode.
Jussie Smollett was arrested and charged with five counts of misconduct.
Jussie Smollett’s fortune and career explored
With conflicting information from reliable sources regarding his salary, Jussie Smollett’s net worth is difficult to estimate. The 39-year-old is estimated to be worth between $ 500,000 and $ 1.1 million. However, his fortunes are expected to take a hit as it is unclear how much his bail was set at.
Jussie Smollett is said to have started her career in the early 1990s as a model child in New York City. As a child actor, he appeared in the 1990 Spike Lee film, Mo ‘Better Blues. Over the course of several films, television series and television short films. Smollett’s most important role at the time was when he played Jesse Jerrico in the TV series, By our own means, when he was 12 years old.
After an almost 17-year hiatus, the actor returned to a proper television role as Magnus in Patrik-Ian Polk’s 2012 LGBTQ + drama, The Skinny.
After a few brief roles in TV series and movies, in 2015, Jussie Smollett appeared on P. Henson and Taraji Terrence Howard starrer, Empire. Smollett portrayed the character of Jamal Lyon in 84 episodes, which earned him the “Best Supporting Actor” award at the Image Awards (NAACP) in 2017.
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The Santa Rosa, California native also appeared in Ridley Scott’s 2017 film, Alien: Alliance, in a supporting role. Throughout his nearly 29-year career, Jussie Smollett has appeared in 22 acting roles, according to his IMDb page.