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"Empire" What Is Love (TV Episode 2019) Poster

(TV Series)

(2019)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Sanaa Hamri

Writing Credits  

Lee Daniels ... (created by) &
Danny Strong ... (created by)
 
Dianne Houston ... (written by) &
Brett Mahoney ... (written by)
 
Cameron Johnson ... (story editor) &
Tom Westfall ... (story editor) &
Indira G. Wilson ... (story editor) (as Indira Gibson)
 
Evan Price ... (staff writer) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Terrence Howard ... Lucious Lyon (as Terrence DaShon Howard)
Bryshere Y. Gray ... Hakeem Lyon
Trai Byers ... Andre Lyon
Gabourey Sidibe ... Becky
Ta'Rhonda Jones ... Porsha
Serayah ... Tiana Brown
Nicole Ari Parker ... Giselle
Meta Golding ... Teri
A.Z. Kelsey ... Jeff Kingsley
Rhyon Nicole Brown ... Maya
Mario ... Devon
Katlynn Simone ... Treasure
Wood Harris ... Damon Cross
Taraji P. Henson ... Cookie Lyon
Amanda Detmer ... Tracy
Kiandra Richardson ... Yana
Diamond White ... Lala
Tai Davis ... A List Musician
Claudette Burchett Claudette Burchett ... Juanita
Anthony Irons Anthony Irons ... Mouse (as Anthony Lee Irons)
Kevin Wigfall ... Webb (as Kevin 'Webb' Wigfall)
Sayjal Joshi ... Christina Lee
Lorena Diaz ... Janice
Carisa Barreca ... Lizzie
John T. O'Brien ... Fox Exec One
Dana Black ... Fox Exec Two
William Smillie ... FBI Agent Todd Davis
Audrey Francis ... Female FBI Agent
Mario Canon Mario Canon ... Charlie Dupree
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Terrell Andrew Alexander Terrell Andrew Alexander ... Concert Member (uncredited)
Charles D. Clark ... Cookie Security (uncredited)
Justin Kikuo Komori Justin Kikuo Komori ... Photographer (uncredited)
Rekkhan ... Empire Engineer (Rekkhan) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jessica Badenoch ... producer
Francie Calfo ... executive producer
Lee Daniels ... executive producer
Brian Grazer ... executive producer
Marcus J. Guillory ... co-producer
Dennis Hammer ... executive producer
Sanaa Hamri ... executive producer
Dianne Houston ... co-executive producer
Janeika James ... supervising producer
JaSheika Ashel James ... supervising producer (as Jasheika James)
Yolonda Lawrence ... co-executive producer
Richard S. Lederer ... producer (produced by)
Tony Lindo ... co-producer
Stacy A. Littlejohn ... co-executive producer
Brett Mahoney ... executive producer (showrunner) / executive producer
Michael C. Martin ... supervising producer (as Michael Martin)
Matt Pyken ... executive producer
Jamie Rosengard ... producer
Danny Strong ... executive producer

Music by 

Fil Eisler

Cinematography by 

Tommy Maddox-Upshaw ... director of photography

Editing by 

Ishai Setton

Casting By 

Leah Daniels Butler ... (as Leah Daniels-Butler)
Jill L. Uyeda ... (as Jill Uyeda)

Production Design by 

Chase Harlan

Art Direction by 

Heather Ratliff

Set Decoration by 

Scott Miller
Trent Weaver ... (set dresser)

Costume Design by 

Paolo Nieddu

Makeup Department 

Rachel Busby ... hair stylist
Sterfon Demings ... hair stylist
Karen Koenig ... additional makeup artist
Nolan Kutz ... assistant hair stylist (as Nolan Kelly)
Patrick Ollie ... makeup artist
AL Payne ... key hair stylist
Ashunta Sheriff ... makeup artist: Ms. Henson
J. St. Jaimes ... makeup artist
Rochelle Uribe ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Craig Hill ... executive in charge of production
Richard S. Lederer ... unit production manager
Alexander Stout ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Patrick Bruno ... additional second assistant director
Stephen D'Amato Jr. ... first assistant director (as Stephen D'Amato)
Caroline Stephenson ... second assistant director
David Ten Brook ... second second assistant director
Adam McNinch ... additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Robert Bernard ... graphic designer
John Danish ... carpenter
Ricky Dear ... greens foreman / greensman
Kate Lasser ... art department pa
Kevin Meyer ... props
Tim Morrison ... set designer (uncredited)
Blake Paine ... Armorer / property master
John J. Slove Jr. ... construction coordinator (as John Slove)
Clark Stanton ... playback graphics
Samantha Terry ... construction estimator
Ian Zywica ... construction general foreman
Paul V. Allen Sr. ... leadman (uncredited)
Vanessa Conway ... property buyer (uncredited)
Jereme M. Green ... assistant property master (uncredited)
Nicole Kuntz ... set decoration buyer (uncredited)
Noelle C. Thomas ... set designer (uncredited)
Katelyn Zenie ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Eric Anthony ... boom operator
Brie Birt ... sound playback operator
Sumiko Braun ... post sound operations
Shaun Burdick ... foley editor
Tim Edson ... boom operator/sound utility
Robert Getty ... supervising sound editor (as Rob Getty)
Takako Ishikawa ... sound effects editor
Adam Levin ... assistant sound editor
Chris M. Parker ... sound utility
Jeffrey Roy ... loop group recordist
Joshua Timmer ... EPK Audio
John Wong ... a.d.r. mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Jeff Botelho ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by 

Tyler Hockett Baze ... vfx editor: FuseFx
Ian Blough ... visual effects producer
Brigitte Bourque ... visual effects supervisor: FuseFX
Hank Chang ... digital compositor
William J. Cox ... digital compositor: FuseFX
Alex Lewis ... compositor
Heather McAuliff ... digital compositor: FuseFX
Michael S. Pryor ... visual effects executive producer: Mr. Wolf
Jim Rygiel ... executive visual effects supervisor: FuseFX
C. Jerome Williams ... senior digital compositor: Fuse FX

Stunts 

Walter S. Bernard ... stunt double: Trai Byers
Olivia Bird ... stunt double: Teri
Shawnah Donley ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department 

Herman Asph ... day player s1-s6
Jaime Dawkins ... libra head tech
Dom DiDiana ... rigging electrician
Ekaterina Doldjeva ... lighting technician
Spencer Gillis ... camera operator "a" camera
Max Gutfeld ... best boy grip
Charles S. Hodes ... still photographer
Mark Irion ... loader
Nick Miller ... grip
Jared Moore ... lighting console programmer
Scott Pillsbury ... grip
Chris Polmanski ... digital utility
Joshua Ramos ... "a" second assistant camera / first assistant camera / ronin head technician
Sam Sage ... lighting technician
Blake Santoro ... b dolly grip
Dean M. Simmon ... first assistant camera
Bradley Ian Smith ... Chief Lighting Technician: second unit
Kayla Sullers ... camera pa
Xavier Thompson ... camera operator
Litong Zhen ... second assistant camera: "d" camera
Mike Graham ... video engineer (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Christi Holliday ... casting associate
Billy Hopkins ... casting: New York
Ashley Ingram ... casting: New York
Christal Karge ... casting: Chicago
Hunter McCormick ... casting associate
Marisa Ross ... casting: Chicago
Chris Wojtkiewicz ... extras on set coordinator
José Antonio García ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Jessica Gisin Needham ... extras casting director (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Thomas William Alston IV ... costume assistant (as William Alston-Braggadocio)
Tim Dedinsky ... set costumer
Rebecca DeNoewer ... costume supervisor
Jan Diaz ... costume production assistant
J. Esther Han ... shopper
Fame Hughes ... costume buyer
Chanel Mahavongsnunt ... costumer
Kathleen Sengchanh ... truck costumer
Mark Theopholis Thacker ... set costumer
Latrese Wright ... costumer
Crystal Bryant ... costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Rashandra Jones ... post-production coordinator
E.B. Kogan ... assistant editor (as Ethan Kogan)
Megan Marquis ... Finishing Executive Producer
Mark Miessner ... post production support
Jeff Sawdon ... on-line editor
Megan Cutchins ... post-production assistant (uncredited)
David De Casaus ... promo team (uncredited)
Ara Thomassian ... additional colorist (uncredited) / pre-colorist (uncredited)

Location Management 

Desmond Huey ... location assistant
Jonathan Klemke ... key assistant location manager
Justine Marcantel ... location coordinator
Adam Sherman ... assistant location manager
Chuck Whitman ... location scout

Music Department 

Bethany Brinton ... music preparation
Daniel A. Brown ... music preparation
Joey Frevola ... composer assistant
Sara Galiana ... music preparation
Alexis Grapsas ... composer: additional music
Jeff Morrow ... vocal producer
Christina Pecoulas ... music coordinator
Tobin Pugash ... score technical engineer
Jen Ross ... music supervisor (as Jennifer Ross)
Peter Rotter ... music contractor
Naomi Sato ... music preparation
Jonah Sirota ... musician: viola
Max Taylor ... music coordinator
Andrew Twiss ... recording & mixing engineer / recording & mixing engineer: music recording
Joe Zimmerman ... music librarian
Jeremy Zussman ... assistant recording engineer

Script and Continuity Department 

Liz Golko ... script coordinator
Amy Sobin ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Scott Gaughan ... production driver
Jon Gustafsson ... transportation captain

Additional Crew 

Jeff Botelho ... Crafty Services
Margaret Burke ... director production safety
Kelsey Burrus ... office production assistant
Josh Carlascio ... production assistant
Jacki Colombari ... production assistant
Paul Eriksen ... writers' assistant
Lindsey Erin ... on-set extras coordinator
John Folino ... police & security technical advisor
Deidre Graham ... technical consultant
Mackenzie Gulley ... background coordinator: United States
Joy Johaana Hamilton ... taraji p henson's personal production assistant
Megan Lipski ... background coordinator
Kellie Magurany ... production secretary
Michael Maxwell ... caterer
Carlos Medina Jr. ... construction medic
Candice Petill ... production assistant
Moheen Ramsey ... travel coordinator
Amanda Scarpaci ... production secretary
Thomas Schultz ... key set production assistant
Thomas Z. Seffernick ... production assistant
Lauren J Thomas ... writer's production assistant
Colin Waite ... writers' assistant
Brandon T. Williams ... production coordinator
Kristin Naomi Garcia ... stand-in (uncredited)

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