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Willard Christopher Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second of four children.
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 StateEnemy of the State is a 1998 film starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman and Jon Voight. The premise of the film is the impending introduction of legislation to limit law enforcement agencies in their powers. Senator Phil Hammersleigh ( Jason Robards, uncredit, Wild Wild West, and AliAli is a 2001 biographical film which tells the story of boxer Muhammad Ali. It stars Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Joe Morton, Giancarlo Esposito and LeVar Burto. Smith released a string of hit singles, often associated with his most recent movie, throughout the late 1990sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years: Events and trends Computers, technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other techn.
Will Smith is married to actress Jada Pinkett SmithJada Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett September 18, 1971) is an American actress born in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 1997, she has been married to actor and musician Will Smith. Biography Smith attended the Baltimore School for the Arts. It was there. Along with his brother Harry Smith, he owns Treyball Development Inc., a Beverly Hills, CaliforniaFor other uses, see: Beverly Hills (disambiguation). Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, U. which is bordered on the north by the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, on the east by the City of West Hollywood and the Fai-based company named for his son, Willard Christopher "Trey" Smith, III.