Empire is quickly taking over television.
The pulpy family drama about a man running a wildly successful record company has been a runaway hit with audiences -- and it's still growing. In its seventh week on the air, its audience has continued to grow -- an unprecedented rise that's shocked even the most seasoned TV veterans.
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Even though the series, created by Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels, is front-loaded with seasoned, Oscar-nominated actors such as Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard and Gabourey Sidibe, numerous fresh faces also fill out the cast.
From Henson's secret college nickname to the new cast member who almost became a pastor, here are a bunch of facts you never knew about the dominating cast of Empire.
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