Will Smith
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Will Smith

Age
44
Birthday
Sep. 25th, 1968
Born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height
6' 2"

Will Smith's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV Show
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Nick Cannon Show TV Show
The Nick Cannon Show
Parkinson (UK) TV Show
Parkinson (UK)
Revealed with Jules Asner TV Show
Revealed with Jules Asner
Yo! MTV Raps TV Show
Yo! MTV Raps
Clive Anderson All Talk (UK) TV Show
Clive Anderson All Talk (UK)
Sidewalks Entertainment TV Show
Sidewalks Entertainment
 

Main Movie Roles

2014 - Independence Day 3
2013 - The Last Pharaoh
2013 - Independence Day 2
2012 - Men in Black III
2008 - Hancock
2008 - Seven Pounds
2007 - I Am Legend
2006 - The Pursuit of Happyness
2005 - Hitch
2004 - The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 - Jersey Girl
2004 - Shark Tale
2004 - I, Robot
2003 - Bad Boys II
2003 - Tupac: Resurrection
2002 - Men In Black II
2001 - Ali
2000 - The Legend of Bagger Vance
1999 - Wild Wild West
1998 - Enemy of the State
1997 - Men in Black
1996 - Independence Day
1995 - Bad Boys
1993 - Six Degrees of Separation
1993 - Made in America
1992 - Where The Day Takes You

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Himself - Exonerated Former Prisoner (segment "Exonerated")
3
Johnny
3
Himself
1
Himself
1
Himself
1
Del Spooner in 'I
1
The Fresh Prince
1
Himself
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

Will Smith was the second of four children of Caroline (school board employee) and Willard C Smith Sr. (owner of a refrigeration company). Smith is of both African American and Native American heritage. He grew up in middle class area in West Philadelphia called Wynnefield. Will attended the Overbrook High School located in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He got the nickname 'Prince' because of the way he could charm his way out of trouble. Bright student Will also signed up with the high-status Julia Reynolds Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia.

Pursuing music, he met Jeff Townes at a party and they soon began performing together as DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. When the duo took off in popularity, Smith made and spent a lot of money on a house, cars and jewelry; leading to his near bankruptcy in his early twenties.

Luckily, in 1989, he met Benny Medina, who had an idea for a sitcom based on his life in Beverly Hills. Smith loved the idea as did NBC which put on the "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990). The plot was simple -Will basically played himself; a street-smart West Philly kid transplanted to Beverly Hills. The series lasted 6 years. During that time, he ventured into movies where the critics took note of him in Six Degrees of Separation (1993). With the success that came with the action picture Bad Boys (1995), Will's movie career was set. He had a huge Blockbuster hit with Independence Day (1996) where he plays the alien-battling Marine Corps Captain Steven Hiller.


TRIVIA:
  • Was a millionaire before the age of 20.
  • Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 1994.
  • Met wife 'Jada Pinkett Smith' (qv) when she tried out for the role of his girlfriend on _"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990)_ (qv). The role eventually went to 'Nia Long' (qv).
  • Holds the record of appearing in the most consecutive $100 million-grossing movies (8).
  • He has been at his adult height of 6' 2" since he was 13, although he is now about 60 pounds heavier than he first was when he reached this height.
  • Dropped from Columbia Records as an artist after lackluster sales of his third solo album, which was self-titled, and greatest hits compilation. [Summer 2003]
  • 2007 - Ranked #5 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
  • (8 July 1998) Son Jaden Christopher Syre Smith ('Jaden Smith' (qv)) born with 'Jada Pinkett Smith' (qv) born.


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