Will Smith
Acting
- Born:
- 1968-09-25
- Place of birth:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five US Billboard Hot 100-top 20 singles—"Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" —from 1985 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), Lost and Found (2005), and Based on a True Story (2025). Two of his singles, "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West", reached number one in the US. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalised version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1993 and 1994. He achieved wider fame as a leading manwith the film franchises Bad Boys (1995–2024) and Men in Black (1997–2012), where he respectively portrayed Mike Lowrey and Agent J. After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayals of Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and Chris Gardnerin The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He also starred in commercially successful films such as I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016), and Aladdin (2019). At the 94th Academy Awards, Smith slapped and shouted at presenter Chris Rock after Rock made an unscripted joke referencing Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Soon after, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021). The incident earned substantial media coverage and criticism, with Smith ultimately resigning from the Academy and being banned from attending all its events for ten years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Instadocs: AI Gone Wild
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Pole to Pole with Will Smith
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
The Artist
Quincy Jones, Music Man
Number One on the Call Sheet
El cuarto round
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Emancipation
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
This Joka
Bel-Air
Welcome to Earth
You're Watching Video Music Box
King Richard
Best Shape of My Life
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
Lily Topples The World
This Is Pop
Amend: The Fight for America
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
Free Child
Hormigueddon
David Blaine: Ascension
The Oprah Conversation
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Bad Boys for Life
Spies in Disguise
Gemini Man
Dads
Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'
Aladdin
Student of the Year 2
Will Smith's Bucket List
Dreams
Quincy
The Shop
Red Table Talk
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Howard
One Strange Rock
One Strange Rock
Late Night Berlin
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Bright
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
The True Story of...
Collateral Beauty
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Suicide Squad
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Concussion
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Hot Ones
Focus
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Winter's Tale
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
David Blaine: Real or Magic
After Earth: A Father's Legacy
After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds
Blind Ref
After Earth
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Men in Black 3
A Man's Story
Live from Studio Five
Skavlan
Seven Pounds
Hancock
I Am Legend
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
The Graham Norton Show
The Pursuit of Happyness
El hormiguero
The One Show
The Reichen Show
Live 8
Will Smith: Live in Concert
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Hitch
Club Oscar
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Shark Tale
Parkinson
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
I, Robot
Jersey Girl
All of Us
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Bad Boys II
American Chopper
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
MIB ADR
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
Men in Black II: MIB ADR
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Top Gear
Men in Black II
The Making of 'Ali'
Ali
America: A Tribute to Heroes
BET Awards
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Welcome to Hollywood
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
The Early Show
Rove
Teen Choice Awards
Wild Wild West
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Torrance Rises
Enemy of the State
TRL
The Magic Hour
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Inside the Golden Statue
Roswell Top Secret
The Making of Men in Black
Men in Black
The Daily Show
Independence Day
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
The Making of 'Independence Day'
TFI Friday
Die Harald Schmidt Show
MADtv
Bad Boys
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Inside the Actors Studio
Six Degrees of Separation
Live & Kicking
Made in America
GMTV
Where the Day Takes You
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Blossom
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Night of 100 Stars III
The Earth Day Special
This Morning
Yo! MTV Raps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
Kids' Choice Awards
Wetten, dass..?
The BRIT Awards
Domenica In
Rock Concert
ABC Afterschool Special
Great Performances
The Grammys
Tony Awards
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Oscars
Today
Golden Globe Awards
I Am Legend 2
Resistor
Fast and Loose
Will Smith Budapest
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Supermax
The Sam Dickinson Project