Will Smith

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 Hollywoods 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 100top 20 singlesParents Just Dont 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 BelAir 19901996 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 19952024 and Men in Black 19972012 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 Smiths 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia