Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 25, 1968
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
210 titles
Will Smith
Biography
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and four Grammy Awards. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996). He first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums and the 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 1984 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), and Lost and Found (2005), which contained the US number-one singles "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West". He has received four Grammy Awards for his rap performances. Smith achieved wider fame as a leading man in films such as the action film Bad Boys (1995), its sequels Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and the sci-fi comedies Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012). After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayal as Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001), and as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He then starred in a range of commercially successful films, including I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016) and Aladdin (2019). For his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021), Smith won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.
Known For
Filmography
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pole to Pole with Will Smith
Self - Host
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
The Artist
Will Smith
Quincy Jones, Music Man
Self (archive footage)
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
El cuarto round
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Mike Lowrey
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
Emancipation
Peter
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Self (archive footage)
Las Aventuras de Giga Doki
Creator
This Joka
Self - Host
Off Thee Leash
Producer
Bel-Air
Will Smith
Women of the Movement
Executive Producer
Welcome to Earth
Self - Host
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
King Richard
Richard Williams
Best Shape of My Life
Self
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
Self (archive footage)
Lily Topples The World
Self
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
Amend: The Fight for America
Self - Host
Life in a Year
Executive Producer
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
Self
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy
Self
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
Self
Free Child
Self
Hormigueddon
Will Smith
David Blaine: Ascension
Self (archive footage)
The Oprah Conversation
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
Charm City Kings
Executive Producer
Bad Boys for Life
Mike
Spies in Disguise
Lance Sterling (voice)
Gemini Man
Henry Brogen / Junior
Dads
Self
Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'
Self
Aladdin
Genie / Mariner
Student of the Year 2
Self
Sprinter
Executive Producer
Will Smith's Bucket List
Self
Dreams
Self
Quincy
Self
The Shop
Self
Red Table Talk
Self
Cobra Kai
Executive Producer
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self
Howard
Genie / Mariner (archive footage)