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Will Smith
Age: 41
Height: 6' 2"
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Born: Sep. 25th, 1968
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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:
- Has appeared in two films starting with the word "I", _I, Robot (2004)_ (qv) and _I Am Legend (2007)_ (qv).
- 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]
- Met first wife, 'Sheree Smith (I)' (qv), at a taping of _"Different World, A" (1987)_ in 1991.
- (1992) Son Willard Smith III (aka 'Trey Smith (II)' (qv)) born in December, with 'Sheree Smith (I)' (qv).
- Huge fan of Professional Wrestling.
- Also known as rap artist "The Fresh Prince.".
- Was a millionaire before the age of 20.
- Smith's pilot test show for _"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990)_ (qv) was directed by 'Debbie Allen' (qv).
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