what disease does lucious lyon have on empire
Lucious Lyon Lucious Lyon (born Dwight Walker) is a fictional character from the Fox drama series Empire, portrayed by Terrence Howard. Lucious is the main protagonist and anti-hero of the series.[1] Created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, Lucious is the founder and CEO of Empire Entertainment, a world-famous and renowned record company that he runs with his family. Realizing he will need a successor after he is diagnosed with ALS, Lucious pits his three sons—the college-educated executive Andre Lyon (Trai Byers), the talented and gay singer/songwriter Jamal (Jussie Smollett) and youngest, rapper Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray)—against one another.[2] The story parallels William Shakespeare's King Lear and James Goldman's The Lion in Winter.[3][4] He is the husband of former drug dealer and ex-con Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson).