This article is about fictional character in the TV series Empire. For Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon, see Cool & Dre.
Soap opera character
Andre Lyon
Empire character
Portrayed by
Trai Byers
First appearance
"Pilot" (2015)
Created by
Lee Daniels and Danny Strong
In-universe information
Occupation
CEO of Empire Former CFO of Empire Entertainment Former President of EmpireXStream Former President of Gutter Life Records Former Broker at Stanton & Wallace
Father
Lucious Lyon
Mother
Cookie Lyon
Stepmother
Anika Calhoun
Brothers
Jamal Lyon
Hakeem Lyon
Half-brothers
Jeff Kingsley
Spouse
Rhonda Lyon (deceased) Teri Brooks
Children
Walker Lyon
Grandfathers
Joe Walker
John Holloway
Grandmothers
Leah Walker
Renee Holloway
Uncles
Tariq Cousins
Aunts
Candace Holloway
Carol Holloway
Nephews
Prince Lyon
Nieces
Bella Lyon
Princess Lyon (deceased)
First cousins
Luther Holloway
Keisha Holloway
Tanya Holloway
Brianna
Franklin
Other relatives
Bunkie Williams (uncle)
Jermel (cousin)
Andre Martin Lyon is a fictional character from the American musical drama Empire, on Fox. Portrayed by Trai Byers, Andre is the oldest son of hip-hop mogul Lucious (Terrence Howard) and his wife Cookie (Taraji P. Henson).
Andre Martin Lyon is a fictional character from the American musical drama Empire, on Fox. Portrayed by Trai Byers, Andre is the oldest son of hip-hop...
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(born July 19, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for playing AndreLyon in the Fox musical television series, Empire (2015–2020). In 2020, Byers...
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the train. To make up the lost time, the station controller at Gare de Lyon, André Tollance, instructed Saulin to skip the next scheduled stop (and the...
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time Young Jeezy, now simply known as Jeezy), AndreLyon, and Marcello Valenzano and produced by Lyon and Valenzano under their production moniker Cool...
background vocals on the album are provided by Patrick Stump, Patty Crash, Andre Leon and Lyndsey Ray. Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy is also credited with working...
(2006). After the production of So Amazin' in 2006, Milian began dating AndreLyon from the production group Cool & Dre. The pair dated until February 2009...
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