Will Smith

Will Smith
Background information
Born	Willard Carroll Smith, Jr. September 25, 1968 (age 51) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality	American
Alternate names	The Fresh Prince
Occupation	Actor, producer, rapper, comedian, songwriter
Years active	1985-present
Family information
Spouse	Sheree Zampino (1992-1995) Jada Pinkett Smith (1997-present)
Children	Trey (with Zampino) Jaden and Willow (both with Pinkett)

Willard Carroll "Will" Smith, Jr. is an American actor, producer, rapper, comedian, and songwriter who has enjoyed success in television, film, and music and achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince.

Smith is best known for his television role as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996. He has ultimately starred in numerous blockbuster films, including Bad Boys and its 2003 sequel, Independence Day, the Men in Black franchise, Ali, I, Robot, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, I Am Legend, Hancock, Seven Pounds, and After Earth. He also received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his roles in Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness. Additionally, he notably voiced Oscar, the protagonist of DreamWorks' Shark Tale.

For Disney, he played Robert Clayton Dean in the 1998 spy-thriller film, Enemy of the State. He also made an appearance in Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration and the 2004 Miramax film, Jersey Girl. He was mentioned in the Jonas L.A. episode "Wrong Song". He even portrayed the Genie in the 2019 live-action adaptation of Aladdin, and will voice Lance Sterling in Fox/Blue Sky Studios' Spies in Disguise.

Disney Roles

Genie
(Aladdin;
2019 live-action adaptation)

Lance Sterling
(Spies in Disguise)

Gallery

Will Smith with Magica De Spell on the cover of Disney Adventures (November 1992).

Will Smith with Queen Grimhilde on the cover of Disney Adventures (November 1997).

Will Smith with his wife, Jada and their kids: Jaden and Willow attending the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.

Will Smith speaks onstage during the 19th Annual Hollywood Film Awards in October 2015.

Will Smith attending the 2016 San Diego Comic Con.

Will Smith visiting Jimmy Kimmel Live in December 2017.

Will Smith on the cover of Entertainment Magazine promoting the live-action adaptation of Aladdin.

Will Smith attending the 2019 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

Will Smith at premiere of the live action adaptation of Aladdin in May 2019.

Trivia

• Smith was originally in talks for the role of Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger, but in the end, Chris Evans was cast instead.
• He was originally offered the role of Holt Farrier in Dumbo but decided to star in Aladdin instead.
• Coincidentally, both Smith and Robin Williams previously worked with director Barry Sonnenfeld; Smith starred in the Men in Black trilogy and Wild Wild West while Williams starred in RV.
  • Additonally, the two also worked with Blue Sky Studio; Williams provided the voice of Fender in 2005's Robots, while Smith is set to voice Lance Sterling in Spies in Disguise.