King and Queen of the Empire
In an East Coast Breakfast Exclusive, Terence Pillay chats to Hollywood bigwigs Terrence Howard and Taraji P Henson from the hit show Empire.
Empire is an American musical drama television series which debuted on Fox on January 7, 2015. Although filmed in Chicago, the show is based in New York and it centres on a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The show was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson.
Terrence Howard stars as Lucious Lyon, a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the founder and long-time CEO of Empire Entertainment, whose life begins to cave in around him after his past sins come back to haunt him when allegedly diagnosed with ALS.
Taraji P. Henson is Loretha "Cookie" Lyon, Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. She sees herself as the sacrificial lamb for Empire Entertainment, which she built with Lucious, but then took the fall for when she was arrested for running the drugs that financed Lucious' early career. Upon her return from prison she is determined to bring the Lyon family back together and reclaim her share of Empire Entertainment.
Catch Terence Pillay’s interviews with Terrence Howard and Taraji P Henson here.
Terrence Howard stars as Lucious Lyon, a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the founder and long-time CEO of Empire Entertainment, whose life begins to cave in around him after his past sins come back to haunt him when allegedly diagnosed with ALS.
Taraji P. Henson is Loretha "Cookie" Lyon, Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. She sees herself as the sacrificial lamb for Empire Entertainment, which she built with Lucious, but then took the fall for when she was arrested for running the drugs that financed Lucious' early career. Upon her return from prison she is determined to bring the Lyon family back together and reclaim her share of Empire Entertainment.
Catch Terence Pillay’s interviews with Terrence Howard and Taraji P Henson here.
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