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“Empire” producer Lee Daniels continues to raise the stakes for his show’s highly-anticipated season two by adding R&B stud Tyrese to the cast.
Daniels announced Tyrese’s surprise addition on Instagram last night (July 9).
According to reports this week, R&B singer Kelly Rowland has joined the cast and will play the mother of actor Terrence Howard‘s “Lucious Lyon” character.
Kelly Rowland will appear on the hit FOX show this fall, a source told E! News exclusively on Saturday, the Fourth of July, at the 2015 Essence Festival in New Orleans. The 34-year-old R&B singer will play Lucious Lyon’s mother in a flashback. (E! Online)
Rowland recently hooked up with the “Empire” writing team.
Hey, @KELLYROWLAND! Thank you for spending some time with the #Empire writers! pic.twitter.com/9bRLzFLS0V
— Empire Writers (@EmpireWriters) June 3, 2015
Hollywood actress Marisa Tomei is also going to play a large role in season two.
The My Cousin Vinny star will appear in multiple episodes of Empire as Mimi Whiteman, a lesbian billionaire venture capitalist who meddles in Lyon family drama. (TIME)
