In 1990, when he was kidnapped from obscurity to star in his own play, the Prince of Bel-Air, Will Smith has told his manager he wanted to be “the biggest movie star in the world. Less than two decades later, the ‘former Fresh Prince would be impossible to realize this dream.
Willard Christopher “Will Smith, Jr. was born September 25, 1968 in Philadelphia, PA. The second of four children born to Willard Smith Sr. (refrigeration engineer) and Caroline Smith (head teacher), parents teach their children with ‘example of the importance of hard work, education and a strong spiritual base (in this case, the Baptist). However, parents separated when she was 13 years … They divorced when I was 32 (you can not say that precipitate separation test).
At school, quickly earned the nickname “Prince” for his charm and his unfailing ability to talk your way out of any situation. Over time it has become “Fresh Prince”. West Philadelphia while attending Overbrook High School, he met Jeff Townes at a party, and the two soon began collaborating on songs like rap DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Will singing and chanting, while Jeff strips in the series. Clarence Holmes (aka Ready Rock C) on percussion, the trio soon “songs” rap clean humor for the parents do not understand and Summertime.
In 1989, after blowing up the new wealth in the house and car (and even some problems after tax), Will was nearly bankrupt. So, when NBC carried the star has signed a contract with him and decided to build a sitcom around him, Will thought the sky was opened by a shower of blessings. Soon he went to Hollywood. For his role of “Will”, in The Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996), was not as if I had to dig deep to get a naughty boy transplanted West Philadelphia in a trendy Southern California. During his visit, the ongoing series ranged from twenty senior boys in the charts – not bad. In 1993, during a break in the show, Will appear in the film Made in America “(starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson) and Six Degrees of Separation”, playing with a man posing as the son of Sidney Poitier. While the latest movie the star has received criticism made much of a dent at the box office. But the star of Will grew up.
Will (above) aims to become “the biggest movie star in the world” was a great leap forward when, in 1995, has been cast opposite Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys director Michael Bay. The film budget of 19 million dollars of the United States could benefit more than 141 million dollars worldwide, and launch the career of its director and two freshman stars. It was not until the following year taking place in a movie that sent his career into the stratosphere … literally.
Independence Day (1996) has played a fighter pilot who go against an alien invasion. The film was to win more than U.S. 817 million U.S. dollars around the world and Will Smith a household name. The following year, Will starred in another foreign film, Men in Black (co-starring Tommy Lee Jones) who has paid almost $ 600 million around the world. Both films opened July 4th weekend (from a tendency of Big Willie Weekend for future versions), and the star earned the nickname “Mr. July.” The punk kid from Philadelphia had been formally demonstrated its ability to successfully “open” movies from around the world and in various demographic lines, regardless of age, race or gender.
After playing opposite Gene Hackman in Enemy of the State Tony Scott in 1998 (which was not very good for good reviews and a quarter of a million dollars in worldwide box office), the energy of the stars was a great success when, in 1999 , appeared in a horrible 1960 remake of the television series “Wild Wild West. would have made a public apology later to his fans, and the original Star Robert Conrad for the update failed. Ironically, Will refused the role of Neo in Matrix failure – in this, he says he does not regret and praised the performance of Keanu Reeves in the movie. Go figure.
In this new millennium, he played in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), Ali (2001 – for which she received her first Oscar nomination), Men in Black II (2002) (2003, Bad Boys II) I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006 – another name Oscar). All these films were critical and commercial. In 2007 he played in the last man on Earth in the third movie I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, who, despite conflicting opinions, have earned more than $ 585 million in ticket sales around the world. 2008 Hancock is even better. Drama Seven Pounds, published the same year, not quite.
As Will Rap career in old actor has released four solo albums: Big Willie Style (1997 – 14 million units sold and 2 Grammy Awards)) Willennium (1999 – multiplatinum), Born to Reign (2002 – Gold), and Lost & Found (2005 – gold). Although focusing on an action that has not yet reached the phenomenal success of Big Willie Style.
He was married Sheree Zampino in May 1992 to December 1995. They have a son, Willard Christopher Smith III (born November 1992), affectionately known as Trey. Trey appeared in the video of his father in 1998 single “Just The Two Of Us
Since December 1997, is married to actress Jada Pinkett Smith – have two children: Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (July 1998) and Willow Camille Reign Smith (born October 2000). Jaden and Willow is performed in the films of his father – Jaden in The Pursuit of Happyness, and Willow in I Am Legend.
The Smiths split their time between homes in Star Island, Florida (near Miami), Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Stockholm, Sweden.
Regardless of the fact that the films of Will Smith proverbially throw out the park all the time, man has already set some records. According to Wikipedia: The will is the only artist in history to receive two Grammy Awards (Best Rap Solo Performance) for two songs (Men In Black Gettin ‘Jiggy Wit It) on the same album (Big Willie Style). Also according to Wiki: This is the only player in history to have eight consecutive films gross $ 100 million at the domestic box office, besides being the only actor who has opened eight consecutive # 1 film in box office nationally as one of key players. The total box office earnings of her films are more than 4.4 million dollars. It is also universally loved and admired.
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