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Born to Caroline & Willard Cristopher Smith, Sr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Smith began rapping after being influenced by hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash.
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Will meets DJ Jazzy Jeff at a party & they start a duo together known as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince.
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DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince won their first Grammy award in the rap category.
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Will wins the title role, playing himself, in the NBC sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
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DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince win their second Grammy award.
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Will Smith married Sheree Zampino.
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Will & Sheree Smith had a son named Willard Christopher Smith III, also known as "Trey".
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Will starred in the drama "Six Degrees of Separation" in 1993. It was one of his first major roles.
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Will & Sheree Smith get a divorce.
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Will starred in "Bad Boys" in 1995. It was one of his first major roles.
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Smith starred as part of an ensemble cast in "Independence Day." The film was a massive blockbuster, becoming the second highest grossing film in history at the time and establishing Smith as a prime box office draw.
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Will starred in Enemy of the State.
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He turned down starring in "The Matrix" in favor of "Wild Wild West."
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Smith was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for attending a record breaking three premieres in a 24-hour time span.
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Smith was recognized at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Holywood Boulevard for leaving an imprint of his hands and feet outside the world renowned theater in front of many fans.
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Smith starred in "I Am Legend." Its opening was the largest ever for a film released in the United States during December. Smith himself has said that he considers the film to be "aggressively unique."
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TV Guide reported that Smith has been selected as one of America’s top ten most fascinating people of 2008 for a Barbara Walters ABC special that aired on December 4, 2008.
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Will is currently filming Men In Black III, to be released in 2012.
