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Will Smith

Will Smith
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Willard Christopher Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. He was born and raised in the Overbrook/Wynnefield section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second of four children.

Biography

Will Smith started his career as part of the pop-rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, performing humorous, radio-friendly songs, most notably "Parents Just Don't Understand". Smith was a charismatic and energetic performer, and in 1990 the NBC television network signed him up and built a sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, around him. Smith began a successful movie career near the show's end with Bad Boys (1995). After Fresh Prince came to an end in 1996, Smith began a successful solo career in music and starred in several movies, including Men in Black, Independence Day, Enemy of the State, Wild Wild West, and Ali. Smith released a string of hit singles, often associated with his most recent movie, throughout the late 1990s.

Will Smith is married to actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Along with his brother Harry Smith, he owns Treyball Development Inc., a Beverly Hills, California-based company named for his son, Willard Christopher "Trey" Smith, III.

Discography

as DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

  • And in this Corner...
  • Rock the House (1987)
  • He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (1988)
  • Homebase (1991)

as Will Smith

  • Big Willie Style (1997)
  • Willenium (1999)
  • Born to reign (2002)
  • Greatest Hits (including material from DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's 2002)

Filmography

  • Shark Tale (2004, voice)
  • Jersey Girl (2004, playing himself)
  • I, Robot (2004)
  • Bad Boys II (2003)
  • Men in Black II (2002)
  • Ali (2001)
  • Wild Wild West (1999)
  • Enemy of the State (1998)
  • Men in Black (1997)
  • Independence Day (1996)
  • Bad Boys (1995)
  • Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
  • Made in America (1993)
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

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Along with his brother Harry Smith, he owns Treyball Development Inc., a Beverly Hills, California-based company named for his son, Willard Christopher "Trey" Smith, III. He is the father of Dutch actress Babette van Veen and a Unicef ambassador. Will Smith is married to actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Van Veen was born in Utrecht, The Netherlands, he started performing with Erik van der Wurff in his twenties and built a career that made him especially popular in Belgium and Germany. After Fresh Prince came to an end in 1996, Smith began a successful solo career in music and starred in several movies, including Men in Black, Independence Day, Enemy of the State, Wild Wild West, and Ali. Smith released a string of hit singles, often associated with his most recent movie, throughout the late 1990s. Kwak, for which he also wrote and performed the theme music. Smith began a successful movie career near the show's end with Bad Boys (1995). He is the creator of the Dutch cartoon Alfred J.

Smith was a charismatic and energetic performer, and in 1990 the NBC television network signed him up and built a sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, around him. Herman van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch musician, actor and songwriter/writer. Will Smith started his career as part of the pop-rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, performing humorous, radio-friendly songs, most notably "Parents Just Don't Understand". He was born and raised in the Overbrook/Wynnefield section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second of four children. Willard Christopher Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990). Made in America (1993). Six Degrees of Separation (1993). Bad Boys (1995).

Independence Day (1996). Men in Black (1997). Enemy of the State (1998). Wild Wild West (1999).

Ali (2001). Men in Black II (2002). Bad Boys II (2003). I, Robot (2004).

Jersey Girl (2004, playing himself). Shark Tale (2004, voice). Greatest Hits (including material from DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's 2002). Born to reign (2002).

Willenium (1999). Big Willie Style (1997). Homebase (1991). He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (1988).

Rock the House (1987). And in this Corner....