Will Smith was the second of four children of Caroline (school board employee) and Willard C Smith Sr. (owner of a refrigeration company). Smith is of both African American and Native American heritage. He grew up in a middle class area in West Philadelphia called Wynnefield. Will attended the Overbrook High School located in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia...See full bio »
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
(TV series)
(composer: theme music - 146 episodes, 1990-1996)
(composer: theme music / title song - 2 episodes, 1992)
(performer: title song - 2 episodes, 1990)
–
1998
(2004)
(performer: "Gettin' Jiggy With It")
2004Jersey Girl
(writer: "Parents Just Don't Understand" / as Willard C. Smith / performer: "Parents Just Don't Understand" / as the Fresh Prince)
2003Malibu's Most Wanted
(writer: "Parents Just Don't Understand" / performer: "Parents Just Don't Understand" / as The Fresh Prince)
2002Men in Black II
(writer: "Black Suits Comin' Nod Ya Head" / performer: "Black Suits Comin' Nod Ya Head" / producer: "Black Suits Comin' Nod Ya Head")
(1996, on fame) I was in Manhattan making Men In Black and this girl was driving along, saw me and started mouthing over and over, 'Oh, my God. Oh, my God,' then crashed into another car." Smith shakes his head in amazement. "Now, she gets out of her car, but she doesn't say, "Oh. I crashed into the back of a car!' She runs over to me and asks for my autograph...
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Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1998]
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