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Background[]
Will Smith ( b. 25 September 1968 ) is an American rapper, producer, and actor. He has appeared in music videos and video albums; along with live action television and cinematic roles; and voice acting performances. He is considered one of the most bankable Hollywood stars of his generation.
Smith first began his career as a rapper under the stage name of "The Fresh Prince" with hip hop artist DJ Jazzy Jeff. The duo released a number of top rated songs such as "Parents Just Don't Understand"; " A Nightmare on My Street"; "Summertime"; "Ring My Bell"; and "Boom! Shake the Room" before Smith launched his own solo musical career.
Smith would subsequently transition to acting and would become prominently known for his extended role as the titular character on the hit TV series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which became known as one of the greatest and most popular sitcoms of all time particularly for its focus on its main cast members consisting of African-Americans.
Smith has gone on to become extremely well known for his roles in various films such as Bad Boys; Independence Day; Ali; The Pursuit of Happyness; I Am Legend; and King Richard. He is best known internationally for his role as the wise cracking Agent J in the sci-fi Men in Black Franchise.
Smith has won a number of accolades and awards during the course of his career including four Grammys; a Golden Globe; a BAFTA; and an Academy Award.
Biography[]
Personal Life[]
Filmography[]
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-96) series regular
- The Earth Day Special (1990)
- ABC Afterschool Special (1990) 1 episode
- Where the Day Takes You (1992)
- Blossom (1992) 1 episode
- Made in America (1993)
- Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
- Bad Boys (1995)
- Independence Day (1996)
- Martin (1996) 1 episode
- Men in Black (1997)
- Enemy of the State (1998)
- Wild Wild West (1999)
- The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
- Ali (2001)
- Men in Black II (2002)
- Bad Boys II (2003)
- All of Us (2003-04) 3 episodes
- Jersey Girl (2004)
- I, Robot (2004)
- Shark Tale (2004)
- American Chopper (2004) 1 episode
- Hitch (2005)
- The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
- I Am Legend (2007)
- Hancock (2008)
- Seven Pounds (2008)
- Men in Black 3 (2012)
- After Earth (2013)
- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
- Winter's Tale (2014)
- Focus (2015)
- Concussion (2015)
- Suicide Squad (2016)
- Collateral Beauty (2016)
- Bright (2017)
- Aladdin (2019)
- Gemini Man (2019)
- Spies in Disguise (2019)
- Bad Boys for Life (2020)
- King Richard (2021)
- Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
Trivia[]
- Speaks fluent Spanish.
Quotes[]
- "The first step is you have to say that you can."
- "If you're not willing to work hard, let someone else do it. I'd rather be with someone who does a horrible job, but gives 110% than with someone who does a good job and gives 60%."
- "I want the world to be better because I was here."
- "When you create art, the world has to wait."
- "We all want to be in love and find that person who is going to love us no matter how our feet smell, no matter how angry we get one day, no matter the things we say that we don't mean."
- "Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too."