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Marcell Johnson, who's now 26, later learned the truth about his father's death. Taraji P. Henson and her son, Marcell Johnson, at a ceremony honoring Henson with a star on the Hollywood Walk...
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Apr 28, 2024 · Here's everything to know about Taraji P. Henson's son, Marcell Johnson. He looked just like his dad when he was born Taraji P. Henson and her son, Marcell Johnson.
Jan 6, 2021 · On Wednesday's new episode of her Facebook Watch series "Peace of Mind with Taraji," the 50-year-old actress revealed how her boy found out his father, William LaMarr Johnson, was murdered...
Jan 5, 2021 · Taraji P. Henson is opening up about an emotionally harrowing moment in her life — figuring out how to tell her 9-year-old son that his father had been murdered.
- Marcell Is Taraji’s only Son
- Marcell’s Father Passed Away When He Was A Child
- Marcell Follows in His Mother’s Footsteps as An Actor
- Marcell Has Starred Opposite His Mother on The Small screen
- Marcell Attended Howard University
Marcell, born on May 10, 1994 to Taraji and her high school sweetheart William, is the actress’ only son. In an interview with PEOPLE’s Jess Cagle on The Jess Cagle Interview in 2019, Taraji expressed the fearsshe has as a Black mother to a Black son amidst the onslaught of police killings. “He has a really good heart. It’s just hard to know that t...
The details surrounding the death of Marcell’s father William are horrific: he was stabbed to death at the age of 34, when Marcell was only 9 years old. In an episode of her Facebook Watch series “Peace of Mind with Taraji” in January, Taraji recalled being unable to break the newsto her son, telling him instead that he died in an accident. Marcell...
The apple does not fall too far from the tree, as Marcell also has a career in Hollywood, both in front of the screen and behind the scenes. Marcell has worked behind the scenes for the film Little with Issa Rae and Marsai Martin, and has made appearances in films Misled, Needlestick, A Girl Like Her, and the TV series Detroiters.
Most recently, Marcell’s TV credits have included a familiar title: the acclaimed Fox drama series Empire, wherein his famous mother stars as Cookie Lyon. The actor has appeared in 16 episodes as a character named Marcel, sharing the small screen with his formidable mother.
Taraji previously told Uptown magazine in 2015 that her son would be transferring to her alma mater, Howard University. The admission came after she said that Marcell was racially profiled by campus police at the University of Southern California. “I’m not paying $50K so I can’t sleep at night wondering is this the night my son is getting racially ...
Jan 6, 2021 · In a sneak peek at Wednesday's Peace of Mind With Taraji episode, the actress breaks down in tears as she recalls telling her son, Marcell, how his father died.
Jan 6, 2021 · Taraji P Henson has recalled the aftermath of her college sweetheart’s murder, and how she struggled to tell their son that his father had been killed.
