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Inception - Born Willard Christopher Smith
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Will Smith
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Becomes Fresh Prince as a rapper in Overbrook High School.
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Smith's parents divorce.
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Meets Jeff Townes and collaborates with him on rapping.
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Wins a Grammy for Best Rap Performance for Parents Just Don’t Understand with Jeff Townes.
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Stars in the title role for Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
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Wins second Grammy with Jeff Townes for Summertime.
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Son Trey Smith is born and marries Sheree Zampino
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Code Red, D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince’s final album, is released.
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Stars in Bad Boys with Martin Lawrence and divorces Sheree Zampino
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Will stars in Independence Day.
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV Show comes to an end
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Marries actress Jada Pinkett.
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Smith’s first solo album, Big Willie Style, is released. He also commands $12.5 for each picture, following the succes of Independence Day and Men In Black.
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Stars in Men in Black with Tommy Lee Jones.
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He turns down the role of Neo in the Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix to star in The Wild, Wild West.
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Smith’s first child with Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre, is born.
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2,000 guests attend Smith and his wife’s joint birthday party on the Universal backlot in Hollywood.
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Smith’s second child with Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Camille Reign, is born.
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Saves a teenage fan from choking by performing the Heimlich manoeuvre after sneaking up on her to wish her happy birthday in a shopping mall.
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Receives a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of boxer Muhammad Ali in Ali.
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Jul – Requests a restraining order against his 66-year-old former caretaker Mike Cooley, alleging he has stalked the couple and their children for some time.
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Is dropped by record company Sony, allegedly because they feel he is too old.
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The couple’s former housekeeper sues them for allegedly failing to pay approximately 1,640 hours of overtime pay.
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Creates the sitcom All of Us with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
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Smith and his wife donate $20,000 to a Scientology literacy campaign called HELP (The Hollywood Education and Literacy Program) after Jada completes filming of Collateral with Tom Cruise.
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Hosts the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia.
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Releases successful Lost & Found LP with Interscope Records after being dropped by Sony.
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Enters the Guinness Book of Records for attending three premieres within 24 hours.
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Falls victim to identity theft when 45-year-old Carlos Lomax obtains $33,000 worth of credit cards under the actor’s name.
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America’s Newsweek magazine declares Smith the most powerful actor on the planet.
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The TV sitcom All of Us is axed after four seasons.
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Has his hand and footprints immortalised on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard.
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Forbes reports that for every dollar Smith earns for making a film, it earns an average of $10 at the box office. Forbes Magazine estimates Smith’s earnings for the year to be in the region of $31 million. Receives a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his ro
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Smith is reported to have given vouchers for free personality tests at Scientology centres as a ‘wrap present’ to crew members of the film Hancock.
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Smith is reported to have given vouchers for free personality tests at Scientology centres as a ‘wrap present’ to crew members of the film Hancock.
