Will Smith

Will Smith 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. Partial biography 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 State, Wild Wild West, and Ali. Smith released a string of hit singles, often associated with his most recent movie, throughout the late 1990s. Will Smith is married to actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Along with his brother Harry Smith, he owns Treyball Development Inc., a Beverly Hills, California-based company named for his son, Willard Christopher "Trey" Smith, III. Partial discography as DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince And in this Corner... Rock the House (1987) He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (1988) Homebase (1991) as Will Smith Big Willie Style (1997) Willenium (1999) Born to reign (2002) Greatest Hits (including material from DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's 2002) Partial filmography Shark Tale (2004, voice) Jersey Girl (2004, playing himself) I, Robot (2004) Bad Boys II (2003) Men in Black II (2002) Ali (2001) Wild Wild West (1999) Enemy of the State (1998) Men in Black (1997) Independence Day (1996) Bad Boys (1995) Six Degrees of Separation (1993) Made in America (1993) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)