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Will Smith

Will Smith

Acting
Born: Sep 25, 1968
From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story Self (archive footage) 2022
Lily Topples The World Self 2021 7.5
You're Watching Video Music Box Self (archive footage) 2021 6.4
Winter's Tale Judge 2014 6.259
After Earth Cypher Raige 2013 5.177
Blind Ref Blind Referee 2013
Men in Black 3 Agent J 2012 6.541
Seven Pounds Ben 2008 7.601
Hancock John Hancock 2008 6.4
I Am Legend Robert Neville 2007 7.21
The Pursuit of Happyness Chris Gardner 2006 7.9
Hitch Hitch 2005 6.578
I, Robot Del Spooner 2004 6.96
Shark Tale Oscar (voice) 2004 6.035
Jersey Girl Will Smith 2004 6.191
Bad Boys II Detective Mike Lowrey 2003 6.657
Men in Black II Jay 2002 6.384
Ali Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay 2001 6.75
The Legend of Bagger Vance Bagger Vance 2000 6.599
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' Self 2000 7.5
Wild Wild West Capt. James West 1999 5.32
Enemy of the State Robert Clayton Dean 1998 7.061
Inside the Golden Statue Self 1998 6.5
Men in Black Jay 1997 7.22
Independence Day Capt. Steven Hiller 1996 6.903
Bad Boys Mike Lowrey 1995 6.829
Six Degrees of Separation Paul 1993 6.418
Made in America Tea Cake Walters 1993 5.519
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades Fresh Prince 1990 3.0
I Am Legend 2 Robert Neville
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1968
FromPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA