Thursday, April 4, 2019

Jussie Smollett: His Birth Order Unmasks Him


           
                                 Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett is an openly gay actor, photographer 
and singer. He is a cast member of the show “Empire” 
where he plays the character Jamal Lyon. In March of 
2019 he was charged with faking a hate crime in 
Chicago. His case was dropped by the Cook County 
State’s prosecutor further complicating the issue. A 
look at his birth order will unmask his personality and 
try to make sense of it all.

The Family
His father, Joel Smollett immigrated from Russia and 
worked as a cable splicer. He married Janet Smollett an 
African American. Together they had six children. Jojo 
in 1977, Jazz in 1980, Justin “Jussie” in 1982, Jurnee in 
1986, Jake in 1989 and Jocqui in 1994.  All have been 
successful in the entertainment industry. Working as 
models, actors, and musicians. In addition, the children 
have made many commercials.  Their parents understood 
the pressures the kids would face being biracial and tried 
to prepare them for their adult lives. The young family 
moved from New York to Los Angeles to find more 
opportunities for their children.

Acting and Activism
Jussie’s parents met in the San Francisco Bay area in the 
60’s where they were campaigning for civil rights, 
working closely with the Black Panthers. Many of the 
friends they made during this period are still friends 
today. They instilled this activism in their children who 
have worked for HIV/Aids prevention, the ending of 
apartheid in South Africa, the Black Lives Matter 
movement, and artists for a New South Africa. Jussie’s 
sister worked in both of Obama’s presidential campaigns 
in 2008 and 2012. On Twitter Jussie has 1.3 million 
followers hearing his political view point.

Jussie a Third born
In this family of six Jussie is the Third born. The Third 
born is the child that is acutely aware of all the relationships 
between everyone in the family. They are hyper sensitive 
children but will not let others see that side. They are 
laughing on the outside but crying on the inside. When 
under a lot of pressure this is not a good combination for 
they appear that they are in no need of help. The Third born 
is a gentle soul. His co-workers describe his collaborative 
nature, warm demeanor and good work ethic. We get another 
view in an interview with Billboard, Jussie said, “I don’t 
believe in happiness because I feel like happiness is an 
emotion that can be taken away.” Debbie Allen said, “He’s a 
good guy but he’s also an actor, and actors sometimes crave 
attention, and that comes out in weird ways.”

The Third Born is Open to New Ideas
If there is one characteristic that Third borns have in 
common is that they are open to new ideas and are 
willing to try things other birth orders would not. He 
sees his gay life style as nothing to hide. He told Ellen 
DeGeneres in 2015 that he has never been in the closet.  
 “My mama knows; my mama likes me a lot.” “Honestly, 
we’re humans and we love and we do all that good stuff…
” Third borns open minds are at risk for drug 
experimentation and alcohol abuse. So far this has not 
been part of Jussie’s life.

Third Borns Save the World
Another characteristic of the Third born is their view 
of the world. They want to make it better for everyone. 
Jussie’s parents certainly showed him that the world was 
bigger than just the family. As a Third born he would 
want to “save” the world and make big changes. This 
may have been the reason he staged the hate crime. 
Others see his actions differently. Tarana Burke said 
“My heart breaks even more if Smollett faked his own 
attack because of the intersectionality of who he is as a 
person. 

Final Outcome Unfolding
Jussie has yet to admit he staged the hate crime. The city
of Chicago gave him a bill for $130,000 and 15 cents. He 
has refused to pay. A group of suburban Chicago police 
chiefs are calling for Cook County State’s Attorney Kim 
Foxx to resign. Her office dropped all 16 felony counts 
against him. A civil lawsuit is sure to follow.

Update 2-11-2020 
Today Jussie was indicted on charges of lying to police.  
He now faces six counts of disorderly conduct. #Jussie Smollett
 
Update 3-11-2022
Jussie was found guilty on 12-9-2022 of a staged anti-gay racist 
attack. He was sentenced today to 30 months of probation and 150 
days in jail. He was ordered to pay the court $145,000 dollars. When 
leaving the courtroom he yelled that he was innocent and not suicidal. 
All of these actions are in keeping with his birth order.  In his mind 
as a #3 he really believes his story.  

You can find more information about birth orders in my 
book Life’s Fingerprint How Birth Order Affects Your 
Path Throughout Life by Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst. You can 
also find more information on my website 
www.mybirthorder.com. The book is also available in 
audio from Audible. We have a limited number of Free 
copies. If you contact me through the website, I will send 
you the download code.

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Laurel and Hardy the Magic When Double Birth Orders Match



Time magazine described them as “two of American’s few 
genuinely creative comedians.” They were introduced to the 
public in the mid-1920’s by producer Hal Roach. They 
started in silent film shorts, Duck Soup was first then moving 
to talkie’s in 1929. They won an Oscar in 1932 for the film  
The Music Box, here they lugged a piano up a staircase. A 
look at their birth orders will unlock the magic of their 
chemistry for these two very different appearing men.

Stan Laurel 2/0
Stan Laurel was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Cumbria, 
England June 16, 1890. His father managed vaudeville 
theaters, and his mother was an actress. In 1907, working 
for a theater group, Stan was the understudy for actor 
Charlie Chaplin. He was the second of five children. His 
older brother George was five years older, sister Beatrice 
was four years younger. This separation in siblings gave 
Stan a Two/Only Double birth order. The number two birth 
order does not like to be told what to do and looks to control 
their own life. When four of more years separate siblings 
you add the Only birth order, it magnifies and intensifies 
this and other second born traits. Stan did most of the 
writing and was the brain behind the gags. It was always 
self-deprecating humor not at the expense of someone else.

Oliver Hardy 6/0 = 2/0
Norvell Hardy was born in Harlem, Georgia January 18, 1892. 
His father died when he was ten months old. His mother was 
married and widowed three times and had five children and 
one step child. Norvell was the last and sixth child, He later 
adopted his late father’s name, Oliver. As a young child his 
mother encouraged his singing talent, at age eight he was 
performing in local minstrel shows. Later, he received 
professional training at the Atlantic Conservatory of Music. 
Norvell was four years younger than his older brother. This 
gave him the addition of the Only birth order along with his 
number six. The series of birth order numbers begins again 
after number four. In this second group of four the six child 
displays characteristics of the number two from the first group, 
it’s strength is a little bit diminished, similar to the difference 
between primary and secondary colors. His 6/0 birth order 
matches with Stan’s 2/0.  He began is acting career in 1915 
working for the Lubin Company in Jacksonville, Florida.

Stan and Oliver Together
Their first movie was A Lucky Dog in 1917, in 1926 they 
were paired in Forty-five Minutes from Hollywood.  This is 
when everyone noticed their chemistry. In comedy timing is 
everything and they made it look so easy. They made 
hundreds of films together becoming lifelong friends. When 
you find someone with your same birth order the friendship 
is very easy as you see the world the same way and react to 
life’s situations similarly. They both had multiple marriages 
but their friendship outlasted them all. Laurel the slim, 
sad-eyed mime, and Hardy another master mime with the 
bowler hat and withering glare. “Now that’s another nice 
mess you’ve gotten me into.” he would say, as Laurel was 
the butt of all the jokes.

The 2/0 Has Great Endurance
They rose to fame during the Great Depression.  Their health 
worsened as they got older, Hardy due to his obesity, Stan
had diabetes, prostate issues and colitis. They had the 
strength to continue to work. Their tours were quite 
physically exhausting. They couldn’t make more movies, 
instead did tours in England. They never owned their films 
and didn’t receive income from the reruns. Ollie died in 
1957 at age 65, Stan in 1965 at age 74.

Sons of the Desert 
As a tribute to their work in 1965 their fans founded,  
Sons of the Desert, an appreciation society. The membership 
included Jonathan Winters, Dick Cavett, Dick Van Dyke and 
Soupy Sales.

For more information about Double Birth orders you will find 
it in my book Life’s Fingerprint: How Birth Order Affects Your 
Path Throughout Life by Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst. You may also 
contact my website www.mybirithorder.com to receive a 
FREE access code for an audio version of the book. 
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