Hakeem Lyon
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| Empire character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Bryshere Y. Gray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | "Pilot" (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | "Home is on the Way" (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Main character | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Lee Daniels and Danny Strong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hakeem Lyon is a fictional character from the American musical drama Empire on FOX, played by Bryshere Y. Gray. Hakeem, one of the main characters within the series, is the youngest and once-favorite son of hip-hop mogul Lucious (Terrence Howard) and his wife Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson). Hakeem has the star quality to become a superstar like his father, but lacks the discipline.