Williard Christopher Smith Jr. or popularly known as Will Smith is an American actor, rapper, and producer. He was born on September 25, 1968 in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was raised by Caroline and Willard Smith.
Sheree Zampino became the first wife of Will Smith in year 1992. Their son was named Willard Christopher Smith III or better known as “Trey”. The marriage ended in year 1995 when Smith and Zampino divorced.
Smith started his career as the host of the prominent hip-hop duo namely DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. He used the name The Fresh Prince in his music career in the late 1980s. They were accompanied by Clarence Holmes or “Ready Rock C” as the human beat box in the group. The trio was popularly known in performing humorous songs.The most notable was “Parents Just Don’t Understand” and “Summertime”. They won the Grammy under the Rap Category in year 1988.
Despite of the fame he was receiving, Smith has also been dragged in to cases such as in not paying his million taxes. He was not paying his income taxes that led him being assessed by the Internal Revenue Service on having a $2.8 million tax debt.
Smith was nearly bankrupt in year 1990. His income and other belongings were gone. Smith was still fortunate despite of the near bankruptcy because NBC television network asked Smith to sign under their network. They built a sitcom for Smith which was entitled “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. The TV series became successful and made him victorious in his acting career. Smith dreamt of becoming the “biggest movie star in the world”. His major roles in the big screens are “Six Degrees of Separation” which was showed in 1993, and “Bad Boys” which aired in 1995.
In year 1997, Smith married actress Jada Pinkett and they named their two children as Jaden Christopher Syre and Willow Camille Reign.
The career of Smith bloomed when he starred in the film Independence Day. The film was a big hit that it became the second highest grossing movie at that time. The film Enemy of the State in year 1998, Smith was cast along with Gene Hackman.
Smith was able to maintain his popularity until the present time. Some of his famous movies were Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, Men in Black I & II, and Wild Wild West. He received Best Actor Oscar nominations in the movies “The Pursuit of Happiness” and “Ali”.
In April of 2007, Will Smith was regarded as the most powerful actor in Holywood by the Newsweek.
In December 10, 2007, Smith was recognized a Grauman’s Chinese Theatre where he imprinted his feet and hands in the renowned theater. The movie “I am Legend” which was released in December 14, 2007 was considered to have the biggest opening film in the United States.
On December 1, 2008, Smith was selected as one of America’s Top Ten Most Fascinating People of 2008. He was even considered by US President Barrack Obama to act on his behalf when his life will be put in a film.
Smith has been consistently included in Fortune’s Magazine ‘s Richest 40. This magazine selects the forty wealthiest Americans under the age of 40. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Smith has an estimated wealth of $188 million.
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