Did you know who Jussie Smollett was before this year?

In My Humble Opinion
1

I’d never heard of him until recently.

2

To be fair, I have never watched Empire, but, no, I’d never heard of him until the initial reports of the alleged attack hit the Chicago media a couple of weeks ago.

3

I’m not entirely sure if someone used that name outside the context of the current news story I’d still know who he was.


    PERSON
Jussie Smollett...

   ME
Who?

   PERSON
The guy who faked the attack in Chicago

   ME 
Oh, that guy.

CUT TO BLACK
4

This is my answer too.

I know Empire is a thing, but not my thing so I don’t know much about it. I also don’t think he had a huge role (but I could be wrong).

5

As others have said, I was aware there is a show called Empire. But I didn’t know who any of the cast members were.

6

I watched Empire for the first few seasons. It was pretty good. So, I knew who Jussie Smoleett was.

7

I voted yes(ish). I’ve never seen Empire so had no idea he was on that, but IIRC he’s been around since he was a kid and also has a sister in showbiz. Mostly I remember over the years having a weird, irrational dislike of the name “Jussie”.

8

I watched the first season and a half before I lost interest. I knew who he was.

9

No idea until hearing about what a winner the guy is(n’t).
I also knew Empire was a thing, but the more I saw/heard about it the less interested I became in watching. Never watched it, never will now.

10

Never heard of him or the show before the fake attack.

11

I knew about the show, and other than being aware that Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson were the main stars, I didn’t know anything about it, or Smollett.

12

Courtesy of this post I noticed that his name is Jussie and not Jessie

13

Totally not on my radar, actor or show.

14

You needed a option of “I know who he is NOW”.

Regards,
Shodan

15

Heard of “Empire”, but never heard of him before this fake attack thing. Also, never knew “Jussie” was a name until recently.

16

Yes. Never seen a single episode of Empire, but I worked for some FOX events he was at so I was familiar with his name & face. Honestly he came across a bit full of himself and expecting to bring a whole entourage to a closed & ticketed event.

17

This, except for the “and Taraji P. Henson” part.

18

So “Empire” is a TV show, is it?

19

I didn’t know who he was until I heard about him on NPR this morning.

20

No, and after looking at the poll, I can see why he thought he needed some publicity.