Will Smith is an American actor, producer and rapper who was named “the most powerful actor in Hollywood” by Newsweek in 2007.
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Will Smith, birth name Willard Carroll Smith Jr. was born on September 25, 1968, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His Parents are Caroline, a Philadelphia school board administrator, and Willard Carroll Smith Sr., a U.S. Air Force veteran and refrigeration engineer. He has three siblings, an elder sister named Pamela and a younger twin brother and sister Harry and Ellen.
Will Smith Music Career
Will Smith started his stardom as a musician in the 1980s. In 1986 Will and DJ Jazzy released their first single, “Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble,” which was a hit in. In the following year, their debut album, “Rock the House,” hit the Billboard Top 200, making Smith a millionaire before the age of 18.
In 2017, Will released his new song “Get Lit” and launched a YouTube channel, which has since grown to millions of subscribers.
Will Smith Movie Career
In the late 1980s NBC built a new show, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” around Will Smith. The show became successful which earned Will many other movie roles including “Six Degrees of Separation” (1993), “Bad Boys” (1995) and “Independence Day” (1995). These roles elevated Will’s image as an actor.
In 2006 Will co-starred with his son Jaden Smith. Will played the role of Chris Gardner, the father of Christopher Gardner (Jaden Smith).
Will has since then starred in many movies including, “Men in Black,” “Focus,” “Suicide Squad,” “Bright,” “Aladdin,” etc.
Below are top 10 Movies of Will Smith
1. “The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air” (1990-1996)
2. “Ali” (2001)
3. “Men in Black” (1997)
4. “Six Degrees Of Separation” (1993)
5. “Pursuit of Happyness” (2006)
6. “I Am Legend” (2007)
7. “Enemy of the State” (1998)
8. “Hitch” (2005)
9. “Independence Day” (1996)
10. “Bad Boys” (1995)
Will Smith Wife
1992, Will Smith married Sheree Zampino. They were divorced three years later in 1995. They have a child together, a son Willard Carroll “Trey” Smith III who was born on November 11, 1992 (28 years of age).
Two years after divorcing Sheree, Smith married actress Jada Koren Pinkett in 1997. The couple met when Jada auditioned for a role in one of Smith’s movies in the 1980s. Jada did not get the part but Will was apparently attracted to her. They met again when Will was married to Sheree. After his divorce, however, Will approached Jada, and they started dating. They got married in a private ceremony on December 31, 1997, at a hotel in Baltimore.
They have two children together Jaden Christopher Syre Smith who was born 1998 (22 years of age), who appeared as his son in “The Pursuit of Happyness” and his co-star in “After Earth”; and Willow Camille Reign Smith who was born in 2000 (20 years of age). She appeared as his daughter in “I Am Legend.”
Will Smith Net Worth
According to Forbes, Will Smith is worth an estimated $355 Million. He made much of his money through his music and acting careers.
Will Smith Height
Will Smith stands at a height of 1.88 m.
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