-
-
Will Smith was the second of four children of Caroline (at home mom) and Willard C Smith Sr. (owner of a refrigeration company). Smith is of both African American and Native American heritage. He grew up in middle class area in West Philadelphia called Wynnefield.
-
At 16, Smith met a DJ at a party. The pair became friends, and the rapping duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince was born.His charm and abiltiy to talk his way out of trouble earns him the nick name Prince.
-
16, Smith met a DJ at a party by the name of Jeff Townes. The pair became friends, and the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince was born.
-
The pair's first single, "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble," was a hit in 1986.Everyone was buying it, and they raised anough money to make a show
-
Will won a first Grammy for Best Rapper performance for the track Parentd Just Dont Understand.
-
Will attended the Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.He got the nickname "Prince" because of the way he could charm his way out of trouble. as a very smart student Will also signed up with the high-status Julia Reynolds Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia.
-
He married Sheree Zampino and later had their son Willard Smith III, who is also known as Trey.married Sheree Zampino
-
starred with Tommy Lee Jones in “Men in Black” and now they are on there third movie
-
“Getting Jiggy With It” was released which became a very popular phrase and also received NAACP Entertainer of the Year Award
-
Starred in the hit NBC sitcom, “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”.In the sitcom he plays a street-smart kid from Philadelphia who is shipped off to live with wealthy relatives in Bel-Air, California.
-
When he was 27 he went to play
