This will probably set the shills off, but Jussies father is Jewish.
Joel Smollett Sr. | Husband of Janet and Guardian of Smollett family died in 2015
King and Guardian of Smollett family, Joel Smollett died at the age of 58 years on January 7, 2015.
Late Smollett Sr., a cable splicer, lost his battle with cancer. Migrated from Russia and Poland to the United States, Joel Smollett was the father of four sons and two daughters.
All of them are American actors, producers and musicians famous from the name Jussie, Jake, Jazz, Jocqui, JoJo and Jurnee Smollett.
Joel Smollett death: A huge loss to Family
Born on October 8, 1956, Joel Smollett Sr. was Jewish and had American nationality. He married loving wife Janet Smollett and had six children of their own. The couple was having a great relationship with each other and kids.
But, their relationship came to an end after the death of the family head. It was a huge loss for the Smollett kids as Joel was a great inspiration to them.
Empire star Jussie Smollett shared his photo of childhood with his father on his official Instagram profile, the day after his demise
3rd pic is Jussies mom and his brothers and sisters.
Joel Smollett Sr. and his children
Joel Smollett Sr. is known by his famous kids as the Smolletts pursue modeling, acting, and music, as their career. All of them are popular and known for their own frame and even love to work together. They became celebrities from popular TV sitcom On Our Own.
The family had their own tv show, on our own, 1994
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