Willard Carroll Smith II, popularly called Will Smith is an American actor and rapper.
Gatekeepers News reports that Smith who is known for variety of roles, has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and four Grammy Awards.
Early Life
Smith was born Willard Carroll Smith II on September 25, 1968, in Philadelphia, to Caroline (née Bright), a school board administrator, and Willard Carroll Smith Sr., a US Air Force veteran and refrigeration engineer.
Smith began rapping at age 12.
Early Career
Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996). His first recognition was 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.
Smith later 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 the movie industry through 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).
He also starred in a range of commercially successful films, including Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016) and Aladdin (2019).
Personal Life
In 1992, Smith married Sheree Zampino. Their son Willard Carroll “Trey” Smith III was born on November 11, 1992. The two later divorced in 1995.
In 1997, he married actress Jada Koren Pinkett. Together they have two children: Jaden (born 1998), and Willow (born 2000). Smith and Pinkett have expressed unconventional practices in their marriage, jokingly calling their commitment “bad marriage for life.”
Net Worth
His net worth is estimated at $350 Million, making him one of the richest actors in the world.
