Jake Smollett Biography
Jake Smollett is an American actor and chef. Jake Smollett, a celebrity chef, TV personality, and best-selling cookbook author, has over three decades of experience in the entertainment industry.
Jake Smollett Age
Smollett was born on July 29, 1989 in New York City, United States of America. He is 34 years old as of July 2023.
Jake Smollett Height
Jake stands at a height of 6’0″ (183 cm), tall.
Jake Smollett Family- Parents
Smollett was born in New York City, to Joel and Janet Smollett. He has five siblings named Jussie, Jazz, Jurnee, Jocqui, and Jojo. His family, which has a strong performing tradition, is of mixed Russian-Jewish, Polish, Native American, Irish, Creole, and African-American ancestry.
Jake Smollett Career
Smollett started his career as a diaper model. Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper marked his first written series role. He went on to star in the ABC sitcom On Our Own with his five siblings and sisters. Smollett also co-starred with his sister Jurnee Smollett as Samuel L. Jackson’s son in Kasi Lemmons’ critically praised feature film Eve’s Bayou. He appeared in ABC Family’s The Middleman. Jake played Noser, a character based on Javier Grillo-Marxuach’s comic book. The complete cast of The Middleman appeared on a panel at Comic-Con in July 2009. In 2016, Smollett joined his five siblings—brothers Jojo Smollett, Jussie Smollett, Jocqui Smollett, and sisters Jazz Smollett and Jurnee Smollett—on Food Network to make family-style dishes every Saturday.
Along with his five siblings, Jake appeared in the ABC sitcom ‘On Our Own’ which ran from September 1994 to April 1995. The series proved to be a popular one and brought considerable fame to the Smollett siblings. Following this success, Jake acted as Poe Batiste in the critically acclaimed drama film ‘Eve’s Bayou,’ which marked Kasi Lemmons’ directorial debut. His role as Noser in the television series ‘The Middleman’ (2008–2009) was also much appreciated.
Jake Smollett Net Worth
Jake has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars.
Jake Smollett Films
Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper (1992
On Our Own (1994–1995)
A Guy Named Max (1996)
Eve’s Bayou (1997)
The Middleman (2008–2009)
Pitch This (2009)
Living by Design with Jake and Jazz (2019)