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Will Smith
Will Smith
Date of Birth: September 25, 1968, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birth Name: Willard Christopher Smith Jr.
Height: 6' 2"
Date of Birth: September 25, 1968, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birth Name: Willard Christopher Smith Jr.
Height: 6' 2"
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. is a Golden Globe, Academy Award nominated and Delta Award winning American actor, and a multiple
Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist. He is one of a small group of people who have enjoyed success in three major entertainment media in
the United States. Newsweek has called him the most powerful actor on the planet.
Smith's most notable television role was that of William "Will" Smith (his namesake role) in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In his film work, his
notable roles include Agent J in Men in Black and Men in Black II, Muhammad Ali in Ali, as well as his role in the blockbuster Independence Day
and more recently as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness with his son Jaden Smith and as Robert Neville in I Am Legend with his
daughter Willow Smith.
He is also one of only three actors in the history of film to have seven consecutive US$100 million blockbusters, the two other being Tom Cruise
and Tom Hanks. If Will Smith is not the most famous actor on the planet, he's in the top five. He's also one of the best-paid, pulling salaries
estimated at $20 million per movie.
Born and raised in west Philadelphia, he spent most of his days in the playground, until Smith first entered the public eye as part of "DJ Jazzy Jeff and
the The Fresh Prince", a lighthearted hip-hop duo know for such songs as "Parents Just Don't Understand" and "Summertime". He really came to fame
with the NBC Sit Com The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air before moving into what has become a very successful acting career, including two Academy Award
nominations.
Every boy and girl’s dream is to president. Will Smith has always wanted to be the first black President, but he said, Obama stole his idea. His Uncle
Tomfoolery days are pretty much gone, with Smith playing semi-serious or serious roles most of the time now, and his comedic acting not being
race-based. In any given movie, expect a Shirtless Scene and expect him as well to say "AW HELL NAW!" at some point.
Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist. He is one of a small group of people who have enjoyed success in three major entertainment media in
the United States. Newsweek has called him the most powerful actor on the planet.
Smith's most notable television role was that of William "Will" Smith (his namesake role) in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In his film work, his
notable roles include Agent J in Men in Black and Men in Black II, Muhammad Ali in Ali, as well as his role in the blockbuster Independence Day
and more recently as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness with his son Jaden Smith and as Robert Neville in I Am Legend with his
daughter Willow Smith.
He is also one of only three actors in the history of film to have seven consecutive US$100 million blockbusters, the two other being Tom Cruise
and Tom Hanks. If Will Smith is not the most famous actor on the planet, he's in the top five. He's also one of the best-paid, pulling salaries
estimated at $20 million per movie.
Born and raised in west Philadelphia, he spent most of his days in the playground, until Smith first entered the public eye as part of "DJ Jazzy Jeff and
the The Fresh Prince", a lighthearted hip-hop duo know for such songs as "Parents Just Don't Understand" and "Summertime". He really came to fame
with the NBC Sit Com The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air before moving into what has become a very successful acting career, including two Academy Award
nominations.
Every boy and girl’s dream is to president. Will Smith has always wanted to be the first black President, but he said, Obama stole his idea. His Uncle
Tomfoolery days are pretty much gone, with Smith playing semi-serious or serious roles most of the time now, and his comedic acting not being
race-based. In any given movie, expect a Shirtless Scene and expect him as well to say "AW HELL NAW!" at some point.
| 1990 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series) ... Hawker 1991 Blossom (TV series) ... Fresh Prince 1992 Where the Day Takes You ... Manny 1993 Made in America ... Tea Cake Walters 1993 Six Degrees of Separation ... Paul 1995 Bad Boys ... Mike Lowery 1990-1996 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series) ... William 'Will' Smith 1996 Independence Day ... Captain Steven Hiller 1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ... Pinocchio 1997 Men in Black ... James Darrel Edwards III / Agent J 1998 Enemy of the State ... Robert Clayton Dean 1999 Wild Wild West ... Capt. James West 2000 Men in Black Alien Attack (short) ... Agent J 2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance ... Bagger Vance 2001 Ali ... Cassius Clay / Cassius X / Muhammad Ali 2002 Men in Black II ... Agent Jay 2003 Bad Boys II ... Detective Mike Lowrey 2003-2004 All of Us (TV series) ... Johnny 2004 I, Robot ... Del Spooner 2004 Shark Tale ... Oscar (voice) 2005 Hitch ... Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens 2006 The Pursuit of Happyness ... Chris Gardner 2007 I Am Legend ... Robert Neville 2008 Hancock ... John Hancock 2008 Seven Pounds ... Ben |
Filmography
Awards
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 2000 - ASCAP Award Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures For the song "Wild Wild West". for: Wild Wild West 1998 - ASCAP Award Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures For the song "Men In Black". for: Men in Black 1994 - ASCAP Award Top TV Series for: "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2008 Won Saturn Award Best Actor for: I Am Legend BET Awards 2009 Won BET Award Best Actor 2002 Won BET Award Best Actor Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1999 - Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Action/Adventure for: Enemy of the State 1998 - Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Sci-Fi for: Men in Black 1997 - Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Science Fiction for: Independence Day César Awards, France 2005 - Honorary César Image Awards 2009 - Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for: Seven Pounds 1999 - Special Award Entertainer of the Year Delta's Choice Awards 2008 - Delta Best Dramatic Performance for: Seven Pounds Kids' Choice Awards, USA 2009 - Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor for: Hancock 2006 - Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor for: Hitch 2005 - Blimp Award Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie for: Shark Tale 2003 - Wannabe Award 2000 - Blimp Award Favorite Song from a Movie For the song "Wild, Wild West". for: Wild Wild West 1998 - Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor for: Men in Black 1997 - Hall of Fame 1991 - Blimp Award Favorite TV Actor for: "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" MTV Movie Awards 2008 - MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance for: I Am Legend 2002 - MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance for: Ali 1998 - MTV Movie Award Best Fight for: Men in Black For the fight between Will Smith and an alien (the giant cockroach). 1998 - MTV Movie Award Best Movie Song "Men In Black" for: Men in Black NRJ Ciné Awards 2007 Won NRJ Ciné Award International Star of the Year for: The Pursuit of Happyness People's Choice Awards 2009 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Male Action Star 2009 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Male Movie Star 2005 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Male Action Movie Star Razzie Awards 2000 - Razzie Award Worst Original Song For the song "Wild Wild West" for: Wild Wild West 2000 - Razzie Award Worst Screen Couple for: Wild Wild West Shared with: Kevin Kline Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA 1996 - Universe Reader's Choice Award Best Actor in a Genre Motion Picture for: Independence Day ShoWest Convention 2002 - ShoWest Award Male Star of the Year 1999 - ShoWest Award Actor of the Year 1997 - Special Award International Box Office Achievement 1995 - ShoWest Award Male Star of Tomorrow Teen Choice Awards 2008 - Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller for: I Am Legend 2007 - Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Drama for: The Pursuit of Happyness 2007 - Teen Choice Award Choice Movie: Chemistry for: The Pursuit of Happyness Shared with: Jaden Smith 2005 - Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Comedy for: Hitch |
