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Biography Will Smith was the second of four children of Caroline (school board employee) and Willard C Smith Sr. (owner of a refrigeration company). Smith is of both African American and Native American heritage. He grew up in middle class area in West Philadelphia called Wynnefield. Will attended the Overbrook High School located in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia...
| Company: |
Overbrook Entertainment, Producer / Partner (Executive)
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| Talent Agent: |
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) - Richard Lovett
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| Profession: |
Actor / Producer / Writer |
| Born: |
25 September 1968, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (age 41) |
| Birth Name: |
Willard Christopher Smith Jr. |
| Height: |
6' 2" (1.88 m) |
| Spouse: |
Jada Pinkett Smith (31 December 1997 - present) 2 children
Sheree Smith (9 May 1992 - 10 December 1995) (divorced) 1 child
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| Nickname: |
Fresh Prince / Mr. July |
| Also Known As: |
Will Smith / Fresh Prince / The Fresh Prince |
| Awards: |
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 40 wins & 63 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1988 - 2013 |
Salary
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Hancock (2008): $20,000,000 |
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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006): $20,000,000 |
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I, Robot (2004): $28,000,000 |
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Bad Boys II (2003): $20,000,000 + 20% of the gross |
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Men in Black II (2002): $20,000,000 + 10% Gross |
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Ali (2001): $20,000,000 |
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The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000): $10,000,000 |
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Wild Wild West (1999): $7,000,000 |
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Enemy of the State (1998): $14,000,000 |
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Men in Black (1997): $5,000,000 |
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Independence Day (1996): $5,000,000 |
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Bad Boys (1995): $2,000,000 |
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Six Degrees of Separation (1993): $500,000 |
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Made in America (1993): $100,000 |
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Where the Day Takes You (1992): $50,000 |
Trademarks
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Often plays a cop or an agent. |
Real Life Quotes
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[On his first season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air] "I was trying so hard. I would memorize the entire script, then I'd be lipping everybody's lines while they were talking. When I watch those episodes, it's disgusting. My performances were horrible." |
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On the change in his body that Ali's intense physical training required: "I'm human viagra. I'm Willagra. I'm a sex machine now. I'm raring to go every second of the day. My wife's loving it." |
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My biggest emotional defeat and the greatest emotional pain I've had as an actor was when 'Wild Wild West' opened up to $52 million. The movie wasn't good. And it hurt so bad to be the No. 1 movie, to open at $52 million and to know the movie wasn't good. |
Trivia
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Met wife Jada Pinkett Smith when she tried out for the role of his girlfriend on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The role eventually went to Nia Long. |
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Son Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (Jaden Smith) born with Jada Pinkett Smith born. [8 July 1998] |
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Son Willard Smith III (aka Trey Smith) born in December, with Sheree Smith. [1992] |
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His daughter Willow Smith was born to his wife Jada Pinkett Smith weighing 6 lbs, 10 oz. [31 October 2000] |
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Has said he based his character Captain Steven Hiller in Independence Day on his favorite big screen hero, Harrison Ford, most notably his performances of Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope and its sequels. |
Other Works
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Appeared in Diana King's music video "Shy guy" |
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Author of children's book 'Just the Two of Us' w/ pictures by Kadir Nelson, May 2001. |
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He appeared in the music video and sang lead vocals on the song "Voices That Care." |
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Appeared in Angie Stone music video "Brothers" |
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Music video for B2K: "Girlfriend" |
Where Are They Now?
| August 2004 |
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Recently purchased a home in south Stockholm, Sweden because he feels it is the best place to relax. |
| January 2008 |
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Attended a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to promote I Am Legend. He stayed at the famous Copacabana Palace Hotel. |
| July 2009 |
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Living in Beijing, China for the next three months with his family while his son, Jaden Smith, films The Karate Kid. |
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