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Will Smith Was Born
He was born in Philidelphia.
Name: Willard Christopher Smith Jr -
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Will Smith
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Band
"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. -
Sitcom Ideas
in 1989, he met Benny Medina, who had an idea for a sitcom based on his life in Beverly Hills -
Fresh Prince
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 -
TREY SMITH
Sheree Smith (9 May 1992 - 10 December 1995) (divorced) 1 child -
Movie
During that time, he ventured into movies where the critics took note of him in Six Degrees of Separation (1993). -
MTV
Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 1994. -
Bad Boys
With the success that came with the action picture Bad Boys (1995), Will's movie career was set -
Independence Day
He had a huge Blockbuster hit with Independence Day (1996), where he plays the alien-battling Marine Corps Captain Steven Hiller. -
Jayden & Willow
Spouse
Jada Pinkett Smith (31 December 1997 - present) 2 children -
Rejected
Turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix (1999). -
HITCH
Hitch (2005/I) on 22nd February 2005 -
MOVIES
December 2007 - According to Forbes, for each dollar he got paid, Smith's movies averaged $10 of gross income. -
I Am LEGEND
(January 2008) Attended a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to promote I Am Legend (2007). He stayed at the famous Copacabana Palace Hotel. -
The Karate Kid
(July 2009) Living in Beijing, China for the next three months with his family while his son, Jaden Smith, films The Karate Kid (2010).
