Lucious Lyon Empire’s Terrence Howard Is The New Scarface

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Terrence Howard

Lucious Lyon

Lucious Lyon Empire Entertainment
Lucious and Bunkie
Lucious and Vernon
Lucious and Cookie
Lucious and Anika
Lucious v. Baretti
Empire Trash Can Scene
Lucious and Jamal
Lucious and Andre
Lucious and Hakeem
Lucious v. Camilla
Lucious and Mimi
Gutter Life Records
Lucious and Frank
Lucious and Freda
Lucious Lyon Mother
Lucious Lyon Quotes
Lucious Lyon Songs
Lucious Lyon Real Name
Free Lucious
Lucious Lyon Lawyer
Lucious v. Shyne
Jimpire

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

How Old Is Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard was born on March 11, 1969 and is currently 47 years old.  When Howard was 16 years old he emancipated himself and relied on welfare to survive.  Howard’s birthday makes him a Pisces.

How Old Is Terrence Howard?

Where Is Terrence Howard From?
Terrence Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois yet he was raised in Cleveland, Ohio.  Howard experienced serious racism growing up in Cleveland throughout the 70s and 80s.  Howard has red hair, green eyes and light skin therefore he experienced racism from both blacks and whites forcing him to carry a knife to handle any potential misunderstandings.

Terrence Howard Young

Terrence Howard Math
Howard believes one times one actually equals two.  In an interview with Rolling Stone, Terrence Howard explains “Terryology” a language he created in order to explains his theory.  Howard has a unique take on the world and has been working on the theory for years.

Scarface The World Is Yours Statute

Howard says that he will share Terryology after his work is patented.  The actor believes that his theory will change the future of math.  As our other favorite bad guy proclaims, “The world is yours.”

Terrence Howard’s Movies
Terrence Howard made his movie debut in 1992 in The Jackson: An American Dream.  Howard and Taraji P. Henson (Cookie Lyon) will appear in the film Term Life.  The following list includes all the movies Howard has appeared in throughout his entire career.  Howard’s TV shows are also included on the list.

• Term Life as Sheriff Braydon

Hustle and Flow

Hustle and Flow
“I’ve been trying to squeeze a dollar out of a dime and I  ain’t even got a cent.” -DJay

In Hustle & Flow Terrence Howard plays a Memphis pimp desperate to become a rapper before his youth slips away.  DJay is a small time pimp with big time dreams to share his music with the world.

Hustle and Flow DJay Quotes

Scarface Money Power Women Quote

Tony Montana Scarface Blunt

Howard knows that success doesn’t come find you, you have to go out and get it.  It took Craig Brewer three years to get the financing to make the film so Howard used the time wisely, talking to pimps and prostitutes, researching their life stories in order to effectively communicate the story of a Memphis pimp struggling to become a rapper.

Terrence Howard Blunt

Terrence Howard Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr.’s co-star in 2008’s Iron Man was Terrence Howard.  The award-winning actor played actor played Stark’s best friend Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes.  For those that remember the Iron Man comics Stark eventually takes over Stark as Iron Man, transforming into the superhero War Machine.

Howard did not return to play Rhodey in Iron Man 2 despite the fact that there was initially a three- picture deal in place.  Robert Downey Jr. is the highest paid actor in Hollywood and it turns out money issues arose leading Howard to be ousted from the follow up films.

Terrence Howard Iron Man

Don Cheadle played Rhodey in Iron Man 2 leading rumors to fly.  Howard explains: “It turns out that the person I helped become Iron Man…when it was time to re-up for the second one, he took the money that was supposed to go to me and pushed me out.”

“We did a three-picture deal, so that means that you did the deal ahead of time.  It was going to be a certain amount for the first one, a certain amount for the second one, a certain amount for the third.  They came to me with the second one and said, ‘Look we will pay you one-eight of what we contractually had for you, because we think the second one will be successful with or without you.’ And I called my friend, that I helped get the first job, and he didn’t call he back for three months.”

Terrence Howard’s Wife
Terrence Howard’s wife is Miranda “Mira” Pak.  Pak was once a model and she is currently a restaurant owner.  The pair divorced back in 2015 but got back together a few months later.

Terrence Howard Wife

Pak and Howard decided to get married after dating for one month.  Pak filed for divorce while she was pregnant with their first child but the pair is now back together and stronger than ever!

Terrence Howard’s Divorce
Mira Pak was not the first woman to divorce Howard.  Pak is the talented actors third wife.  Howard has faced multiple allegations of violent outbursts and domestic assault of his ex-wives.

Terrence Howard divorced Lori McCommas in 2003.  Howard remarried McCoommas in 2005 leading to a second divorce in 2007.  Howard divorced his second wife, Michelle Ghent, in 2011.

Terrence Howard’s Kids
Terrence Howard has four children two daughters, Aubrey Howard and Heaven Howard and two sons, Hunter Howard and Qirin Love Howard.

Howard shared images of Qirin Love via Twitter where the actor wrote “A mythical 1/2 dragon 1/2 lion who glides above the land so as not to harm even a blade of grass… meet Qirin Love!”

Terrence Howard Baby

Howard’s first wife, Lori McCommas, is the mother of his other three children.  Howard also has two grandchildren.  The following image shows Howard with Aubrey, Heaven and Hunter.  

Terrence Howard Kids

Terrence Howard’s Parents
Terrence Howard’s father, Tyrone Howard, was involved din the Santa Line Slaying in 1971 where Howard watched him kill a man.  The event took place in a Cleveland, Ohio department store.  Howard and his family were there to see Santa when a man in line accused the Howard family of cutting.

Terrence Howard’s Father

The individual who confronted Howard’s family was Jack Fitzpatrick.  Soon after, Tyrone and Jack (a white male) began to argue.  Fitzpatrick grabs Howard injuring his groin and Tyrone picks up a sharp object and stabs Jack to death.

Terrence Howard’s mother, Anita Hawkins Williams, was a stage actress who moved to Los Angeles and New York with hopes to make it in the industry.  As a wonderful mother, Williams was content to become a devote her time to her kids ensuring they had great moral values.

Terrence Howard’s Mother

Howard lost his mother to colon cancer when she was 50 years old.  The award-winning actor helps shed light on colon cancer in the following video: 

Terrence Howard’s Height
Terrence Howard’s height is 6′ 0″.  While Howard may look like he is in great shape, the actor almost lost out on his role as Lucious Lyon due to his weight.  Empire’s crew members helped Howard get back in shape so he wouldn’t get fired!

Terrence Howard

Lucious Lyon

Lucious Lyon Empire

Lucious Lyon Empire Entertainment
Lucious Lyon went from dope to hope, building Empire Entertainment’s impressive roster of talented acts despite being from one of Philadelphia’s worst hoods.

Lucious Lyon Empire Enterprises

Tony Montana Scarface

 Lucious Lyon is cut from the same cloth as Tony, not hesitating to destroy anyone who threatens his Empire.  All Lucious has is his balls and his words and he don’t break them for no one! Similar to Montana’s strategic rise to the top Lucious uses his old street contacts to distribute his product.

Lucious Lyon Empire

Money, power and then women, or “thots” as Lucious would say, that’s what it’s all about as the founder and former CEO of Empire attempts to regain control of his empire.  Tony and Lucious want what’s coming to them: “The world and everything in it.”

Lucious and Bunkie
Marcus “Bunkie” Williams (Antoine McKay) is Cookie’s cousin and Lucious’ bodyguard.  Bunkie has a gambling problem and threatens to burn down Lucious’ empire if he doesn’t help him pay off $3 million in gambling debts.

Lucious kills Bunkie and when police investigate the incident Vernon (Malik Yoba) has to identify his body.  Lucious lies to Hakeem about murdering Bunkie yet he tells Vernon the truth.  Vernon has a very hard time dealing with the fact that Lucious killed Bunkie and ultimately turns to drugs in an attempt to get over it.

Cookie Lucious Bunkie Empire

Similar to Lucious, Tony Montana is known for handling problems the wrong way, often overeating to seemingly mild problems.  Montana kills his best friend Manny Ribera after finding out that Manny had fallen in love with his sister.  Manny was right by Tony’s side every step of the way as the drug lords rose to the top of the cocaine business in Miami.

Tony Kills Manny Scarface

Lucious and Bunkie grew up together.  Lucious ask Bunkie to spy on Cookie but Bunkie refuses and attempts to blackmail Lucious, demanding $3 million to pay off his gambling debts.  Bunkie threatens to snitch on Lucious by informing the cops that Lucious had murdered several drug dealers years prior.  Lucious murders Bunkie, shooting his right hand man in the head.

Lucious Kills Bunkie Empire

Cookie Lyon Pillow

Gina Manny Scarface

Lucious and Vernon
Vernon Turner (Malik Yoba) is Lucious’ business partner in Empire’s first season.  Vernon had a drug problem and when times at Empire became difficult he turned to drugs.

Vernon, Lucious and Bunkie grew up together and Vernon has a difficult time accepting the fact that Lucious killed Bunkie.  When Vernon is on drugs it is very difficult to predict his actions.

Lucious and Vernon Empire

Lucious and Cookie
Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) is Lucious’ ex-wife and the mother of his three sons.  Lucious has put Cookie through the absolute most! When Cookie gets locked up he doesn’t visit her.  As a result the former couple’s youngest son Hakeem was unable to build a relationship with his mother.

In the show’s first season Cookie has her eyes on Empire’s head of security, Malcolm DeVeaux, and Lucious is with Anika.  Despite their situations the two still manage to find time to reconnect.  After Cookie finds out about Lola she drops Lucious like he is hot!

Lucious and Cookie Empire

Lucious and Anika
Anika Calhoun (Grace Gealey) aka Boo Boo Kitty is Lucious’ love interest in the show’s first season.  The two are planning to get married before Cookie gets home and ruins everything!

Lucious and Anika Empire

Lucious and Baretti
Billy Baretti (Judd Nelson) is the CEO of Creedmoor Records.  Baretti and Lucious have a past that nearly leaves one of the moguls to an early grave.  Anika briefly joins Creedmoor after she is betrayed by Lucious.

Lucious and Baretti Empire

Empire Trash Can Scene
In Empire’s first season a flashback shows Jamal wearing heels and a scarf.  When Lucious sees his son he picks him up, takes him outside and put him in a trash can.  Cookie runs out after Lucious and takes Jamal out the trash can.

Empire Trash Can Scene Lucious Jamal

Lucious and Jamal
Jamal Lyon (Jussie Smollett) is Lucious’ middle son.  In the show’s initial season Lucious and Jamal go through major difficulties with Lucious being homophobic.  Despite their disagreements Lucious names Jamal as his successor and the second season begins with Jamal in control.

Jamal visits Lucious while he is locked up and he was there when Lucious first meets Thirsty.  Despite their past, Lucious and Jamal have developed a strong bond.  When Jamal hooks up with Skye Summers Lucious is happy but Jamal assures his father that he is still gay.

Lucious and Jamal Empire

Lucious and Andre
Andre Lyon (Trai Byers) is Lucious’ oldest son.  In Empire’s first season we see Andre struggle with his mental health condition.  Andre handles the financial aspects of his father’s company but he hopes to lead the company one day.

Andre is Lucious’ only son that is not an entertainer therefore he often feels like Lucious does not love him the way that he loves Jamal and Hakeem.  Andre is Lucious’ only son that knows that he murdered Bunkie, for sure.

Lucious and Andre Empire

In Empire’s second season, Andre joins his mother and Hakeem to create Lyon Dynasty but realizes that he belongs at Empire Entertainment.  Lucious makes it difficult for Andre to rejoin the company until Andre is able to provide his father with something no one else could.

Andre proves his worth in gold when Lucious and Thirsty catch him and Rhonda digging up his Uncle Vernon’s body.  Lucious was looking forward to Andre and Rhonda’s child, his first grandchild, yet we will soon find out if the baby survived Rhonda’s fall.

Lucious and Hakeem
Hakeem Lyon (Bryshere Y. Gray) is Lucious’ youngest son.  In the show’s first season Hakeem is signed to Empire, often complaining about the amount of attention Jamal’s career receives.

Although Hakeem is immature Lucious sees himself in Hakeem.  Jamal is not Lucious’ cup of team and Andre has a health condition that reminds Lucious of his mother’s disorder.

Lucious and Hakeem Empire

Lucious v. Camilla
Camilla Marks (Naomi Campbell) is Hakeem’s love interest in Empire’s first season.  Hakeem is happy with Camilla in the show’s first season.  Although he has a brief relationship with Tiana Camilla is his true bae.

Camilla and Hakeem share their love with the Lyon family at Lucious’ mansion when Hakeem delivers the song devoted to their relationship, “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number”.  Despite Hakeem’s feelings both Lucious and Cookie hate Camilla.

Lucious and Camilla Empire

Cookie wants grandkids and Lucious doesn’t trust Yoko’s intentions leading him to bribe out of his son’s life.  Empire fans hadn’t heard from Camilla since the show’s first season yet that all changed as she appeared in show’s midseason finale.

Camilla returns to Empire and reveals that Mimi is actually her wife.  Once Mimi gains control of Empire she transfers the label to Camilla who names Hakeem the label’s new CEO.

Lucious and Mimi
Mimi Whiteman (Marisa Tomei) is a lesbian billionaire in the second season of Empire.  Mimi is a venture capitalist who loves hip-hop.  Lucious first spots Mimi while he is locked up.

Cookie invites Mimi to the Free Lucious concert in order to discuss her plans for Empire’s future.  First Mimi fools Cookie after she joins forces with Lucious, enabling him to maintain control of Empire Entertainment.  Then she reveals that she was never on Lucious’ side and she is actually the wife of Camilla.

Lucious and Mimi Empire

Gutter Life Records
Gutter Life Records was a defunct label that Lucious decides to revive as a division of Empire.  Lucious made the move while attempting to sign Freda Gatz, Frank Gather’s daughter.

Lucious makes Andre Gutter Life’s president and Titan Becky Williams the label’s A&R.  Gutter Life’s roster currently includes Freda Gatz, Titan, Crank Master, P Busta and J Poppa.

Gutter Life Records Empire

J Poppa is also Becky Williams love interest.  After finding out that the J in J Poppa is for “Job” as in the Book of Job (one of the Writings in the Hebrew Bible) Andre knows he has found someone he can relate to.

Lucious and Frank
Frank Gathers (Chris Rock) was a drug lord who Lucious and Cookie worked for in the 90s.  Frank is transferred to the same prison as Lucious and Jermel (Cookie’s cousin).  Jermel asks Lucious to protect him but Lucious refuses.  Jermel tells Frank that Cookie is the one that snitch on him.

In “Dangerous Bonds” A flashback of a drug deal gone wrong is shown and Gathers is seen killing a man.  The drug deal was ambushed by the FBI and Cookie realizes that the murder victim was an undercover agent.

Lucious and Frank Empire

Lucious and Freda
Freda Gatz (Bre-Z) is a rapper Lucious signs to Gutter Life Records.  Freda and Lucious team up on the song Boom Boom Boom Boom which received an ASA nomination for Song of the Year.

Initially, Lucious has a difficult time attempting to lure Freda off the streets.  When Lucious and Thirsty visit the rapper’s hood they witness her nearly shoot an opposing rapper in a freestyle battle.  Lucious is eventually able to convince the young artist that life on the streets is too dangerous.

Lucious and Freda Empire

Lucious Lyon Mother
Leah Walker (Kelly Rowland) is Lucious Lyon’s mother in the second season of Empire.  Leah struggled through bipolar disorder and Lucious was only nine when she committed suicide.

The show’s flashbacks of Lucious’ mother help explain why Lucious treats Andre different than Jamal Hakeem.  After Lucious witnessed a family member with the same condition commit suicide he fears Andre’s potential actions.

Lucious and His Mother, Leah Walker Empire

Lucious Lyon Quotes
Lucious Lyon has a way with words.  No matter what Lucious does he always has a brilliant excuse to cover his ass! Similar to Tony Montana, Lucious has built a reputation for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time (“She fixed you”) yet the former CEO of Empire also shares some of the show’s most valuable lessons.

Lucious Lyon Quotes

Lucious Lyon Quotes Cookie

Lucious Lyon Quotes I Love You

Lucious Lyon Quotes Rise Like Jesus

Lucious Lyon Quotes Apologizes To Cookie

Lucious Lyon Quotes Ain’t That A Bitch

Lucious Lyon Quotes Divide Conquer

Lucious Lyon Quotes I’m The Father

Lucious Lyon Quotes Game Time Bitches

Lucious Lyon Songs
Lucious Lyon has appeared on the soundtracks for the show’s first and second seasons.  Lucious aka Terrence Howard teamed up with Mary J. Blige on the song “Shake Down” written by Phalon Alexander, Blige herself, Terius Nash and Christopher “Tricky” Steward.

Howard also collaborated with his fellow cast members to create unforgettable music for the show’s soundtrack.  The award winning actor teamed up with Jussie Smollett, Bryshere Y. Gray Estelle and Serayah McNeill on the full cast version of “You’re So Beautiful”.  Howard teamed up with Jussie Smollett to deliver the song “Nothing to Lose” written by Timbaland, Jim Beanz and Daniel Jones.

Howard was also featured on the show’s soundtrack for its second season.  Howard’s writing skills were used to create the song “Hourglass” performed by V. Bozeman.  Max Beesley helped Howard write the song and the two also teamed up to produce the track.  Howard also wrote “You Broke Love” performed by Jussie Smollett.

Howard teamed up with Petey Pablo to deliver “Snitch Bitch”.  The two also wrote and produced the track.  Bre-Z aka Freda Gatz gave Howard a helping hand on the song “Boom Boom Boom Boom” written by Howard himself along with Maxton Gig Beesley, Calesha Murray and Thomas “Da Hitman” Goodlett.  Howard, Goodlett and Beesley produced the song.

Lucious Lyon Legacy Empire

Lucious Lyon Real Name
Some call him “Scarface” while others call him “Tony”.  The Cuban drug dealers real name is actually Antonio Raimundo “Tony” Montana.  When you’re in the illegal narcotics business using an alias is the way to go.

Lucious Lyon’s real name is Dwight Walker.  The former leader of Empire Entertainment shared his government name with his son Jamal in the finale of the show’s first season.  Lucious changed his name from Dwight Walker to Lucious Lyon when he was younger.  He chose the name Lyon because he used to sleep under a lion statue when he was younger.

Lucious Lyon Real Name Dwight Walker

In an interview with Hollywood Reporter Lee Daniels explains that he wants the show to explore the poorer class African American experience and that is most likely why Lucious is beginning to share details about his life before Empire.

Lucious revealing his real name to Jamal showed how much stronger their bond has become since the show’s initial episodes.  Cookie is not even aware of Lucious’ real name and she knows things!

Cookie Lyon I Know Things

Free Lucious
Tony Montana is arrested for tax evasion and money laundering forcing the drug lord to post a $5 million bail.  Our favorite bad guys are not immune from the justice system with Lucious facing similar circumstances following his arrest for Bunkie’s murder.

Tony Montana Arrested

Lucious Lyon Arrested

Lucious’ team may hate him but the first episode of the show’s second season proves that Lucious’ name rings bells! While most of us would be happy to get visitors if we found ourselves behind bars, Lucious Lyon received the Empire-treatment during his time his prison.

Free Lucious Empire

Lucious Lyon Lawyer
Thurston “Thirsty” Rawlings (Andre Royo) plays Lucious’ lawyer in the second season of Empire.  In “Without a Country” Thirsty meets with Lucious in jail in a bright purple suit that Jamal finds confusing.

Jamal asks Thirsty which law school he attended and Thirsty says the “University of Guam”.  Lucious hires Thirsty and the lawyer is able to have Lucious’ meds delivered and arranges 65 minutes for the inmate to record a song (Snitch Bitch).

Thirsty and Lucious Empire

Lucious v. Shyne
Rapper Xzibit will play Leslie “Shyne” Johnson on Empire’s second season.  As if Lucious didn’t already have enough problems, Xzibit’s character has beef with Lucious and wants his revenge.

Lucious may have lost his first grandchild, his youngest son has voted him out of his company and he thought he told Yoko not to come back! Just when you thought things couldn’t get worst for Lucious, Xzibit (Alvin Joiner) joins the cast to make life for Lucious Lyon even worst!

Xzibit Terrence Howard

Similar to Lucious Shyne is from the streets.  The rapper manages numerous artists and has sold a large amount of units himself.  While he has enjoyed some success in the music industry Shyne’s roots prove that he’s about that gutter life.

The rapper has been around guns and drugs his entire life similar to Frank Gathers who Lucious handled earlier this season.  Lucious may not have his coveted position as Empire’s CEO yet Shyne has witnessed the respect he has received from media moguls over the years and he believes that he deserves similar treatment.

Jimpire

Steve Higgins and Cookie Lyon went blow for blow! We absolutely loved the announcer’s Cookie ensemble.  You gotta love Jimmy’s chic purple paisley scarf and the way he has all the right words exactly like Lucious Lyon.