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 middle class area in West Philadelphia called Wynnefield. Will attended the Overbrook High School located in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia...See full bio »
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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")
When I started in movies, I said, 'I want to be the biggest movie star in the world.' The biggest movie stars make the biggest movies, so [my producing partner James Lassiter and I] looked at the top 10 movies of all time. At that point, they were all special-effects movies. So Independence Day, no-brainer. Men in Black, no-brainer. I, Robot, no-brainer.
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Trivia:
In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $31 million.
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Trademark:
Frequently includes his catch phrase, "Aw, hell no!" in his movies
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