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"Empire" Cupid Kills (TV Episode 2016) Poster

(TV Series)

(2016)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Hanelle M. Culpepper ... (as Hanelle Culpepper)

Writing Credits  

Lee Daniels ... (created by) &
Danny Strong ... (created by)
 
Matt Pyken ... (written by) &
Attica Locke ... (written by)
 
Janeika James ... (story editor) &
JaSheika Ashel James ... (story editor) (as Jasheika James)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Terrence Howard ... Lucious Lyon
Bryshere Y. Gray ... Hakeem Lyon
Jussie Smollett ... Jamal Lyon
Trai Byers ... Andre Lyon
Grace Byers ... Anika Calhoun (credit only)
Gabourey Sidibe ... Becky
Ta'Rhonda Jones ... Porsha
Serayah ... Tiana Brown
Morocco Omari ... Tariq
Xzibit ... Shyne Johnson (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner)
Bre-Z ... Freda Gatz
Taraji P. Henson ... Cookie Lyon
Kaitlin Doubleday ... Rhonda Lyon
Taye Diggs ... Angelo Dubois
Sierra Aylina McClain ... Nessa (as Sierra A. McClain)
Ajiona Alexus ... Teenage Loretha
Jeremy L. Carver ... Teenage Lucious (as Jeremy Carver)
Juan Antonio ... Phillip
Samuel Hunt ... Xavier Rosen
Lauren Michelle Lauren Michelle ... Gia Copeland
Lisa Branch ... Vivian Plumber
Malkia Stampley Malkia Stampley ... Bridget Pearce
Marika Engelhardt ... Gabrielle Gerard
Denny Love ... Barry (as Denzel Love)
Bryson L Thomas ... Moonshine (as Bryson Thomas)
Ray Austin Ray Austin ... John Holloway
Daniel Cantor ... Judge
Martin Yurek Martin Yurek ... District Attorney
Charles Dunlap Charles Dunlap ... Fourth-Grader
Paolo Nieddu Paolo Nieddu ... Stylist
Velma Austin Velma Austin ... Guard
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ralph Alexander Ralph Alexander ... Office Employee (uncredited)
Alyssia Duda ... xylophone Girl (uncredited)
Jodi-Kay Edwards Jodi-Kay Edwards ... Costumer (uncredited)
Mitch Gora Mitch Gora ... Intimidating Cop (uncredited)
Christopher Kahler ... Leviticus Roadie (uncredited)
Lizzy Leigh Lizzy Leigh ... Employee (uncredited)
Jonathan London Jonathan London ... DJ London (uncredited)
Christopher L Perkins Christopher L Perkins ... Philly Club Goer (uncredited)
Rekkhan ... Engineer / Shine's Crew (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jessica Badenoch ... co-producer
Ilene Chaiken ... executive producer (showrunner)
Cherien Dabis ... supervising producer
Dennis Hammer ... executive producer
Richard S. Lederer ... co-producer
Carlito Rodriguez ... co-producer
Danny Strong ... executive producer

Music by 

Fil Eisler

Editing by 

Ishai Setton

Casting By 

Leah Daniels Butler
Claire Simon

Production Design by 

Chase Harlan

Art Direction by 

Charlie Daboub ... (art direction) / (as Charles Daboub Jr.)

Set Decoration by 

Scott Miller

Costume Design by 

Paolo Nieddu

Makeup Department 

Anna Cali ... special makeup effects artist
Melissa Forney ... department head hair
J. Anthony Kosar ... makeup effects designer / prosthetics sculptor: Kosart Studios / special makeup effects artist
Nolan Kutz ... assistant hair stylist (as Nolan Kelly)
Beverly Jo Pryor ... makeup department head
Ashunta Sheriff ... makeup artist: Ms. Henson
Denise Wynbrandt ... makeup artist
Anna Cali ... special makeup effects lab technician (uncredited)

Production Management 

Craig Hill ... executive in charge of production
Richard S. Lederer ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Stephen D'Amato Jr. ... first assistant director
Chris Drake ... additional second assistant director
Michael T. McNerney ... first assistant director: second unit
Freddy Turner ... second second assistant director

Art Department 

Paul Allen Jr. ... set dresser
Paul V. Allen Sr. ... gang boss
Krystin Auriemma ... set dec coordinator
Kimberly Clancy ... assistant set decorator
Daniel Columbie ... prop designer
John Danish ... carpenter
Ricky Dear ... greensman
Erin Drum ... art department coordinator
David Gianneschi ... props (as David Gianneschi Sr.)
Michael D. Gianneschi ... property master
Jereme M. Green ... props
Joanna Iwanicka ... paint gang boss
Charlie Montoya ... props
Emma Nalbone ... props production assistant
Michael V. Nichols ... leadman
Blake Paine ... Armorer / assistant property master
Heather Ratliff ... lead set designer / set designer
Laura Roeper ... prop buyer / props
John J. Slove Jr. ... construction coordinator
Stewart Sogge ... on-set dresser
Clark Stanton ... playback graphics
Samantha Terry ... construction estimator
Dan Wulfing ... graphic designer
Vanessa Conway ... assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Justin R. Anderson ... sound playback operator
Eric Anthony ... boom operator
Tim Edson ... boom operator
Jeff Gross ... foley mixer
Kaitlyn Heffron ... assistant adr recordist - chicago
Takako Ishikawa ... sound effects editor
Mark Lanza ... sound editor
Adam Levin ... assistant sound editor
Brian Magrum ... adr mixer
Michael McGrath ... 2nd boom op/sound utility
Kevin Nanaumi ... first assistant sound editor
Michael Nehs ... studio manager
Jason Neumann ... adr mixer / adr recordist
Nick Offord ... re-recording mixer
Alex Riordan ... production sound mixer
Robert Ulrich ... supervising sound editor
Jeremy Zussman ... assistant adr engineer
Leilani Jones ... audio description narrator (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Kl Kenzie ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by 

Dave Isaac Santos Abuel ... sr. compositor
Brigitte Bourque ... composite supervisor: Fuse FX
Shawn Ewashko ... digital compositor
Michele Ferrone ... visual effects producer
Lacey Hutchison ... visual effects producer
Hossein Jafari ... systems engineer: FuseFX
John Rouse ... visual effects artist
Chris Ryan ... visual effects supervisor
C. Jerome Williams ... senior digital compositor: Fuse FX

Stunts 

Jason Chu ... stunts
Troy Faruk ... stunt double: Xzibit
Eddie J. Fernandez ... stunt coordinator
Kirk A. Jenkins ... stunt performer
Brandon M. Shaw ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department 

Adrienne Bauer ... "c" dolly grip
Katie Bellamy ... electrician
Kelly R. Borisy ... "a" camera dolly grip
Jeff Botelho ... grip
Michael T. Burke ... lighting technician
Thomas S. Ciciura ... camera operator
Erin Ciesielski ... electrician (as Eric Ciesielski)
Chris Dame ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jaime Dawkins ... libra head technician
Terry Dee ... best boy electric
Shannon DeWolfe ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Dom DiDiana ... rigging electrician
Tony Fallico ... digital utility: additional
John P. Friday ... rigging gaffer
Drew Fulton ... second assistant camera
Steve Garcia ... rigging grip
Dan Giese ... company electrician
Lauren Gingras ... grip
Charles S. Hodes ... still photographer
Regan Hudecek ... rigging electric best boy
Matthew Hughes ... lighting technician
Chris Kelly ... grip rigger
Tyler Kelly ... grip rigger
Torey Lenart ... digital utility
Collin Lindgren ... electrician
Jared Moore ... lighting console programmer
Seth Oberle ... lamp operator: episode
Betsy Peoples ... B Camera 2nd AC / additional 1st AC
Scott Pillsbury ... lighting technician
Lu Sapien ... electrician: additional
Barnaby Shapiro ... b camera operator/steadicam operator
Scott Thiele ... additional camera operator
James L. Thomson ... video playback operator
Joe Tolitano ... camera operator
Dave Wightman ... first assistant camera

Casting Department 

Leah Bostic ... casting assistant
Pamela A. Cain ... extras casting assistant
Jackie Dimitrief ... casting associate
Ashley Ingram ... casting associate: new york
Jessica Gisin Needham ... extras casting director (as Jessica Gisin) / extras casting director
Stefan Rorick ... Extras Casting: 4 Star Casting
Jill L. Uyeda ... casting associate
Francine Ware ... Extras Casting Coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Olivia Ball ... additional tailor
Edward Dwayne Garrett ... stylist
Ashley Keel ... costume assistant
Nicole Kuntz ... costumer
Kathleen O'Connor ... costumer
Jennifer Salim ... assistant costume designer
Latrese Wright ... costumer

Editorial Department 

Anthony Ceccomancini ... dailies producer
Craig Erpelding ... dailies operator
Elliott Hornsby ... dailies assistant
Ian Lamb ... on-line editor
David Sconyers ... on-line editor
Ara Thomassian ... color assist
Stefanie Visser ... assistant editor
Daniel Yang ... pre-colorist
Jamie Yu ... editorial supervisor: FuseFX
David De Casaus ... promo team (uncredited)

Location Management 

Jonathan Klemke ... assistant location manager
Adam Sherman ... location scout
Chuck Whitman ... location assistant

Music Department 

Bethany Brinton ... music preparation
Tim Davies ... orchestrator
Christine Day ... music contractor
Luke Flynn ... music preparation
Dan Fratoni ... music
Mark Graham ... head of music preparation
Alexis Grapsas ... composer: additional music
Kaitlyn Heffron ... assistant recording engineer
James T. Hill ... music scoring mixer
Jason H.J. Kim ... composer's assistant
Jeremy Levy ... orchestrator
Jeff Morrow ... vocal producer
Jason Neumann ... recording engineer
Kelsey Allen Richardson ... assistant to music supervisor
Jen Ross ... music supervisor (as Jennifer Ross)
Naomi Sato ... music preparation
Jordan Seigel ... orchestrator
Simone Sheffield ... music coordinator
Max Taylor ... music production liaison
Andrew Twiss ... recording & mixing engineer
Jesse Corparal Wilson ... composer: theme music
Joe Zimmerman ... music librarian
Mateo Barragan ... recording assistant (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Liz Golko ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Scott Gaughan ... production driver
Jon Gustafsson ... transportation captain
Nicholas Kischuk ... dot admin

Additional Crew 

Dorian Alvarez ... chef (credit only)
Krystin Auriemma ... production coordinator
Lori Byars ... set production assistant
Will Clark ... set production assistant
Jamaica Craft ... choreographer
Olivia Dame ... production assistant (as Olivia Newcomb)
John Folino ... police & security technical advisor
Megan Gaudette ... production assistant
Kaylon Kennedy ... production assistant
Michael Maxwell ... caterer
Carlos Medina Jr. ... construction medic
Brittani Nightengale ... office production assistant
Moheen Ramsey ... travel coordinator
Thomas Schultz ... assistant production coordinator
Virat Sharma ... production secretary
Rob Smith ... writer's production assistant
Sarai Smith ... office production assistant
William E. Smith ... lucious stand-in
L.A. Summerville ... Travel asst.
Brandon T. Williams ... production coordinator
Dylan K. Williams ... set production assistant

See also

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