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THE BEGINNING!!!!!!
Born Willard Christopher Smith to Caroline, a school administrator for the Philadelphia School Board and Willard Christopher Smith Sr, a refrigeration engineer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
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WILL SMITH'S LIFE JOURNEY
Born Willard Christopher Smith to Caroline, a school administrator for the Philadelphia School Board and Willard Christopher Smith Sr, a refrigeration engineer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
INFLUENCES!!!!!
Influenced by hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash, Smith begins rapping. At Overbrook High School he is given the nickname Prince, which eventually becomes Fresh Prince. -
A NEW FRIENDSHIP
Meets Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff) at a party and begins collaborating with him under the name of Fresh Prince. -
1ST GRAMMY!!!!
D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince win a Grammy for Best Rap Performance for Parents Just Don’t Understand -
THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR!!!!!
Wins the title role in the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. -
BAD BOYZ!!!
Stars in Bad Boys with Martin Lawrence -
WILL'S BIG ROLE!!!
Stars in Independence Day. -
THE END OF FRESH PRINCE!!!!!!!
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air TV show comes to an end. -
1ST ALBUM
Smith’s first solo album, Big Willie Style, is released -
MAKING HIS MONEY!!!
Following the success of Independence Day and Men in Black, Smith now commands $12.5 million per picture. -
WEDDING BELLS!!!!!!
Marries actress Jada Pinkett. -
WILD BOY!!!!!!
Turns down the role of Neo in the Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix to star in The Wild, Wild West. -
1ST CHILD!!!!
Smith’s first child with Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre, is born
