Willard Carroll Smith II is his full name.1)
On September 25, 1968, he was born.2)
Smith went at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, a private Catholic elementary school in Philadelphia.3)
He is also known as The Fresh Prince on stage.4)
He is an actor, rapper, and film producer from the United States.5)
Smith rose to prominence as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff.6)
Between 1984 and 1994, he released the top 20 US Billboard Hot 100 songs “Parents Just Don't Understand”, “A Nightmare on My Street”, “Summertime”, “Ring My Bell”, and “Boom! Shake the Room”.7)
Smith's solo albums include Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), and Lost and Found (2005).8)
Smith rose to prominence as the dramatized self-portrait of himself on the comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996).9)
He also appeared in the action films Bad Boys (1995), Bad Boys II (2003), and Bad Boys for Life (2020).10)
In addition to the science fiction comedy Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012).11)
Smith played Muhammad Ali in the film Ali (2001) His first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor was for this picture.12)
Smith went on to feature in a number of financially successful films, including I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), and Seven Pounds (2008).13)
In The Pursuit of Happiness, he received his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Chris Gardner (2006).14)
Smith won the Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award, and Critics' Choice Movie Award for his performance as tennis instructor Richard Williams in King Richard (2021).15)
Smith has published two novels. Will, the New York Times best-selling memoir (2021), and the children's book Just the Two of Us (2001). 16)
Smith has received various honors, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, four Grammy Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.17)
At the global box office, his films have grossed more than $9.3 billion.18)
He has an elder sister called Pamela, as well as twins Harry and Ellen.19)
In 1992, Smith married Sheree Zampino. In 1995, they divorced.20)
On November 11, 1992, their son Willard Carroll “Trey” Smith III was born.21)
Trey starred in his father's music video for “Just the Two of Us” in 1998.22)
In addition, he appeared in two episodes of the comedy All of Us.23)
He has been on The Oprah Winfrey Show and in the television program David Blaine: Real or Magic.24)
Smith married Jada Koren Pinkett Smith in 1997. They met when Pinkett Smith auditioned for the part of Smith's girlfriend on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.25)
Overbrook Entertainment and Westbrook Inc., the duo's joint production firm, make films.26)
They have two children together. Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, his co-star in The Pursuit of Happiness and After Earth (born 1998). Willow Camille Reign Smith (born 2000) played his daughter in the film I Am Legend.27)
Smith and his wife Jada have engaged in unusual marital customs, jokingly dubbing their union a “terrible marriage for life”.28)
Both he and Pinkett Smith have acknowledged to having extramarital affairs and believing in their right to do so. Smith has previously stated his desire for a polyamorous relationship with actress Halle Berry and dancer Misty Copeland.29)
Smith and his brother Harry operate Treyball Development Inc., a Beverly Hills-based firm named after Trey Smith, and he lives in Los Angeles, California with his family.30)