"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Actor Jurnee Smollett's fitness journey (*wink*) began like so many other kids' who grew up in the ...

Jurnee Smollett‘s latest project required a little extra character work in the gym to fully embody her role. While discussing her Marine-turned-arson investigator Michelle Calderone in the Apple TV+ ...

"I knew physically that Michelle needed to have more of a muscular presence than I personally did," Smollett tells PEOPLE of her transformation for 'Smoke' Liza Esquibias is a Writer-Reporter on the ...

Jurnee Smollett isn’t afraid to push the limits for a role — which was the case when she gained 20 pounds for the part of Michelle Calderone on Smoke. “I was really drawn to this character, Michelle, ...

Jussie Smollett comes from a talented family. Jussie and his siblings moved around a lot as kids as they took on various modeling and acting gigs. In fact, Jurnee’s breakout role on Full House at age ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story includes major spoilers from “Smoke,” now streaming on Apple TV+. When Jurnee Smollett was approached about starring alongside Taron Egerton in the Apple TV+ series, “Smoke,” ...

"I knew physically that Michelle needed to have more of a muscular presence than I personally did," Smollett tells PEOPLE of her transformation for 'Smoke' Jurnee Smollett is committed to her craft.