Pilot (Empire), the Glossary
The pilot episode of the American musical drama television series Empire premiered on Fox on January 7, 2015.[1]
Table of Contents
50 relations: Aaliyah, ALS, Antoine McKay, Brandy Norwood, Bryshere Y. Gray, Chicago Tribune, Courtney Love, Danny Strong, Edward Max Nicholson, Empire (2015 TV series), Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1, Entertainment Weekly, Executive producer, Fox Broadcasting Company, Gabourey Sidibe, Grace Byers, IGN, Illegal drug trade, Initial public offering, Jay-Z, Jussie Smollett, Justin Timberlake, Kaitlin Doubleday, Lee Daniels, Madonna, Missy Elliott, Naomi Campbell, Nelly Furtado, Penske Media Corporation, Precious (film), Press conference, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Public company, Rafael de la Fuente, Record label, Rotten Tomatoes, Talent manager, Taraji P. Henson, Television pilot, Television show, Terrence Howard, The A.V. Club, The Hollywood Reporter, Timbaland, Trai Byers, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, V. Bozeman, Variety (magazine), What Is Love (V. Bozeman song), 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.
- Empire (2015 TV series)
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), known as Aaliyah, was an American singer and actress.
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ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease in the United States, is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and lower motor neurons that normally control voluntary muscle contraction.
Antoine McKay
Antoine McKay (born August 10, 1970) is an American actor, director and educator who appears as “Bunkie” in the hit TV primetime drama Empire and "Uncle Spike" in South Side.
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Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), better known by her mononym Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
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Bryshere Y. Gray
Bryshere Yazuan Gray (born November 28, 1993), also known by the stage name Yazz the Greatest or simply Yazz, is an American actor and rapper, best known for his role as Hakeem Lyon in the Fox primetime musical drama television series Empire.
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Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.
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Courtney Love
Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress.
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Danny Strong
Danny Strong (born) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Pilot (Empire) and Danny Strong are Empire (2015 TV series).
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Edward Max Nicholson
Edward Max Nicholson (12 July 1904 – 26 April 2003) was a pioneering environmentalist, ornithologist and internationalist, and a founder of the World Wildlife Fund.
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Empire (2015 TV series)
Empire is an American music drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong for Fox that ran from January 7, 2015, to April 21, 2020.
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Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 is the debut soundtrack album by the cast of the musical drama television series Empire, which airs on Fox. Pilot (Empire) and Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 are Empire (2015 TV series).
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture.
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Executive producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media.
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Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by the Fox Entertainment division of Fox Corporation, headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan.
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Gabourey Sidibe
Gabourey Sidibe (born May 6, 1983) is an American actress.
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Grace Byers
Grace Byers (née Gealey) is a Caymanian-American actress.
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IGN
IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.
Illegal drug trade
The illegal drug trade, drug trafficking, or narcotrafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs.
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Initial public offering
An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail (individual) investors.
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Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and entrepreneur.
Jussie Smollett
Jussie Smollett (born June 21, 1982) is an American actor and singer.
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Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor.
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Kaitlin Doubleday
Kaitlin Doubleday is an American actress.
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Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter. Pilot (Empire) and Lee Daniels are Empire (2015 TV series).
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Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
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Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Naomi Campbell
Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is an English model, actress, and media personality.
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Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter.
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Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is an American mass media, publishing, and information services company based in Los Angeles and New York City.
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Precious (film)
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels.
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Press conference
A press conference, also called news conference or press briefing, is a media event in which notable individuals or organizations invite journalists to hear them speak and ask questions.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually in the U.S. by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).
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Public company
A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets.
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Rafael de la Fuente
Rafael de la Fuente (born November 11, 1986) is a Venezuelan actor and singer.
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Record label
"Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it.
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Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.
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Talent manager
A talent manager (also known as an artist manager, band manager or music manager) is an individual who guides the professional career of artists in the entertainment industry.
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Taraji P. Henson
Taraji Penda Henson (born September 11, 1970) is an American actress.
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Television pilot
A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie) in United Kingdom and United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television network or other distributor.
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Television show
A television show, TV program, or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is traditionally broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable.
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Terrence Howard
Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor.
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The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media.
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries.
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Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapper, and singer.
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Trai Byers
Trai Byers (born July 19, 1983) is an American actor.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
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V. Bozeman
Veronika Jean Bozeman (born January 9, 1988) is an American singer and actress best known for her recurring role as Veronica in the Fox primetime musical drama television series Empire.
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Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation.
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What Is Love (V. Bozeman song)
"What is Love" is a song recorded by American recording artist V. Bozeman for 1st studio album of the TV series Empire.
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67th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in US prime time television programming from June 1, 2014 until May 31, 2015, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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See also
Empire (2015 TV series)
- Andre Lyon
- Conqueror (Estelle song)
- Cookie Lyon
- Danny Strong
- Empire (2015 TV series)
- Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1
- Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2
- Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 3
- Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
- Hakeem Lyon
- Ilene Chaiken
- Jamal Lyon
- Lee Daniels
- List of Empire characters
- List of Empire episodes
- Lucious Lyon
- Pilot (Empire)
- RuCo's Empire
- Star (TV series)
- The Great Phatsby
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(Empire)
Also known as Pilot (Empire episode).