William Lamarr Johnson

Family Member

Birthday January 24, 1969

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Washington, DC

DEATH DATE Jan 25, 2003 (34)

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About

The late sweetheart of Empire's Taraji Henson and the father of her son Marcell.

Before Fame

He and Henson were high school sweethearts and she became pregnant during her junior year of college.

Trivia

In 2003, he was beaten and stabbed to death only a day after his 34th birthday after he started an argument over a friend's slashed tires.

Family Life

Henson was in college when she became pregnant with Marcell. However, by the time of Johnson's death, the pair had split.

Associated With

His son Marcell appeared alongside his mother and stars like Terrence Howard and Trai Byers on Empire.