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Will Smith is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. He gained fame in the late 1980s as the MC of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. He then transitioned to acting, and his breakout role was on the TV series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” (1990-1996).
Will Smith Age
Smith was born on September 25, 1968, which makes him old.
Will Smith Education
He grew up in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended Overbrook High School. Despite his academic struggles, he managed to graduate and attended college briefly before pursuing his music career.
Will Smith Parents
Smith’s parents are Caroline and Willard Carroll Smith Sr. His mother worked as a school board administrator, while his father was a refrigeration engineer.
Will Smith Siblings
He has three siblings – his older sister, Pamela, and his younger twin siblings, Harry and Ellen.
Will Smith Acting Career
Smith’s acting career began in the early 1990s when he starred in the hit TV show, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Since then, he has gone on to star in numerous blockbuster films, including “Independence Day,” “Men in Black,” “Ali,” “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Hitch,” and “Suicide Squad,” among others. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards.
Will Smith Rise to fame
Smith’s breakthrough performance came in 1993 with “Six Degrees of Separation,” in which he played a con artist who ingratiates himself into the lives of a wealthy couple. His performance was widely praised and earned him his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama.
Smith’s next major film was “Independence Day” (1996), a sci-fi action blockbuster that became the highest-grossing film of that year. He played a fighter pilot who helps save the world from an alien invasion, and his performance earned him a nomination for the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance.
Movies
- Independence Day (1996)
- Men in Black (1997)
- Ali (2001)
- The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
- I Am Legend (2007)
- Hancock (2008)
- Focus (2015)
- Suicide Squad (2016)
- Aladdin (2019)
Will Smith Marriage | Wife| Children
He has been married twice. He married his first wife, Sheree Zampino, in 1992, and they had a son named Trey. The couple divorced in 1995. In 1997, he married actress Jada Pinkett Smith, and they have two children together – Jaden and Willow.
Will Height
He is 6’2″ tall, which is considered to be above average height for a male.
Will Smith Net worth
His net worth is estimated to be $400 million.
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