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Willard Carroll Smith II is his full name.1)
On September 25, 1968, he was born.2)
He is also known as The Fresh Prince on stage.3)
He is an actor, rapper, and film producer from the United States.4)
Smith rose to prominence as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff.5)
Between 1984 and 1994, he released the top 20 US Billboard Hot 100 songs “Parents Just Don't Understand”, “A Nightmare on My Street”, “Summertime”, “Ring My Bell”, and “Boom! Shake the Room”.6)
Smith's solo albums include Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), and Lost and Found (2005).7)
Smith rose to prominence as the dramatized self-portrait of himself on the comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996).8)
He also appeared in the action films Bad Boys (1995), Bad Boys II (2003), and Bad Boys for Life (2020).9)
In addition to the science fiction comedy Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012).10)
Smith played Muhammad Ali in the film Ali (2001) His first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor was for this picture.11)
Smith went on to feature in a number of financially successful films, including I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), and Seven Pounds (2008).12)
In The Pursuit of Happiness, he received his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Chris Gardner (2006).13)
Smith won the Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award, and Critics' Choice Movie Award for his performance as tennis instructor Richard Williams in King Richard (2021).14)
Smith has published two novels. Will, the New York Times best-selling memoir (2021), and the children's book Just the Two of Us (2001). 15)