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For his self-titled character, see Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air). For other people named Will Smith, see Will Smith (disambiguation).

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Will Smith
Smith in 2019
Born	Willard Carroll Smith II (1968-09-25) September 25, 1968 (age 56) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other names	The Fresh Prince
Occupations	Actor rapper film producer
Years active	1985\u2013present^[1]
Works	Filmography discography
Spouses	\n Sheree Zampino \n (m. 1992; div. 1995) \n Jada Pinkett \n (m. 1997; sep. 2016)
Children	3, including Jaden and Willow
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Pop rap^[2]
Labels	\n Interscope \n Columbia \n RCA \n Jive \n
Formerly of	DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
\n Musical artist
Signature

Willard Carroll Smith II^[3] (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper and film producer. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. As of 2025, his films have grossed over $9.5 billion globally,^[4] making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.^[5]^[6]\n

Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five Billboard Hot 100-top 20 singles\u2014\"Parents Just Don't Understand\", \"A Nightmare on My Street\", \"Summertime\", \"Ring My Bell\", and \"Boom! Shake the Room\"\u2014from 1985 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), and Lost and Found (2005), which spawned the U.S. number-one singles \"Gettin' Jiggy wit It\" and \"Wild Wild West\" (featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee). He has won four Grammy Awards for his recording career.^[7]\n

Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990\u20131996), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor \u2013 Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1993 and 1994. He then achieved wider fame as a leading man for the action film Bad Boys (1995) and the science fiction comedy Men in Black (1997), later reprising both roles in several sequels. After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayals of Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He also starred in commercially successful films such as I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016), Aladdin (2019), and Spies in Disguise (2019).^[8]\n

For his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021), Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor.^[9] At the 2022 ceremony, shortly before winning, Smith slapped and shouted at presenter Chris Rock after Rock made an unscripted derogatory joke^[10] referencing Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The controversial event earned substantial media coverage and criticism, with Smith ultimately resigning from the Academy along with being banned from attending all their events for ten years.^[11]\n

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v t e Will Smith
\n Accolades \n Discography \n Filmography \n
Studio albums	\n Big Willie Style \n Willennium \n Born to Reign \n Lost and Found \n Based on a True Story \n
Compilation albums	\n Greatest Hits \n
Singles	\n \"Men in Black\" \n \"Just Cruisin'\" \n \"Gettin' Jiggy wit It\" \n \"Just the Two of Us\" \n \"Miami\" \n \"Wild Wild West\" \n \"Will 2K\" \n \"Freakin' It\" \n \"Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)\" \n \"Switch\" \n \"Party Starter\" \n \"Will (Remix)\" \n \"You Can Make It\" \n
Featured singles	\n \"Boy You Knock Me Out\" \n \"Live It Up\" \n \"Est\u00e1 Rico\" \n
Other songs	\n \"Friend Like Me\" \n \"Prince Ali\" \n
Film screenplay only	\n After Earth (2013, also produced) \n
Films produced only	\n Saving Face (2004) \n Hitch (2005) \n ATL (2006) \n The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) \n Hancock (2008) \n The Secret Life of Bees (2008) \n Lakeview Terrace (2008) \n Seven Pounds (2008) \n The Karate Kid (2010) \n This Means War (2012) \n Annie (2014) \n Bad Boys for Life (2020) \n King Richard (2021) \n Emancipation (2022) \n Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) \n Karate Kid: Legends (2025) \n
Family	\n Jada Pinkett Smith \n Jaden Smith \n Willow Smith \n
Related	\n DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince \n Westbrook\n Overbrook Entertainment \n Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) \n Agent J \n Chris Rock\u2013Will Smith slapping incident \n
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v t e DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
\n DJ Jazzy Jeff \n The Fresh Prince \n
Studio albums	\n Rock the House (1987) \n He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (1988) \n And in This Corner... (1989) \n Homebase (1991) \n Code Red (1993) \n
Compilation albums	\n Greatest Hits (1998) \n
Singles	\n \"Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble\" \n \"A Nightmare on My Street\" \n \"Parents Just Don't Understand\" \n \"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson\" \n \"Yo Home to Bel Air\" \n \"Summertime\" \n \"Ring My Bell\" \n \"The Things That U Do\" \n \"You Saw My Blinker\" \n \"Boom! Shake the Room\" \n \"I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)\" \n \"Lovely Daze\" \n
Related articles	\n Discography \n Ready Rock C \n The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air \n

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