Smith left an imprint of his hands and feet outside the world-renowned theater in front of many fans. Despite marginally positive reviews, 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". A reviewer said that the film's commercial success "cemented [Smith's] standing as the number one box office draw in Hollywood. In Smith was reported to be developing a film entitled The Last Pharaoh, in which he would be starring as Taharqa.
It was in that Smith starred in the superhero movie Hancock. This was his first major starring role in four years. On August 19, , it was announced that Smith had returned to the studio with producer La Mar Edwards to work on his fifth studio album.
Edwards has worked with artists such as T. Smith's most recent studio album, Lost and Found, was released in Smith and his son Jaden played father and son in two productions: the biographical drama The Pursuit of Happyness, and the science fiction film After Earth, which was released on May 31, Smith starred opposite Margot Robbie in the romance drama Focus. He played Nicky Spurgeon, a veteran con artist who takes a young, attractive woman under his wing.
Focus was released on February 27, But he left the project. Smith played Dr. Bennet Omalu of the Brain Injury Research Institute in the sports-drama Concussion, who became the first person to discover chronic traumatic encephalopathy CTE in a football player's brain.
CTE is a degenerative disease caused by severe trauma to the head that can be discovered only after death. Smith's involvement is mostly due to his last-minute exit from the Sci-Fi thriller-drama Brilliance. Principal photography started on October 27, Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw played his wife. Omalu served as a consultant. As of November , Smith is set to star in the independent drama Collateral Beauty, which will be directed by David Frankel.
Smith will play a New York advertising executive who succumbs to an deep depression after a personal tragedy. They had one son, Trey Smith, born on November 11, , and divorced in Trey appeared in his father's music video for the single "Just the Two of Us". Smith married actress Jada Koren Pinkett in Smith and his brother Harry own Treyball Development Inc. Smith and his family reside in Los Angeles, California.
Smith was consistently listed in Fortune Magazine's "Richest 40" list of the forty wealthiest Americans under the age of Sign In. Edit Will Smith. Showing all items. Frequently includes his catchphrase, "Aw, hell no!
The role eventually went to Nia Long. Has 3 children: son, Trey Smith b. November 11, with ex-wife, Sheree Zampino and son, Jaden Smith b. October 31, with wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Won a Grammy Award for the song "Summertime" during his rap career. Dropped from Columbia Records as an artist after lackluster sales of his third solo album, which was self-titled, and greatest hits compilation. Incorporates the line "Aw, hell no! Gained a place in the Guinness World Records book for most public appearances in 12 hours, by attending three red carpet "premieres" for Hitch on 22nd February He walked the red carpet and introduced the film at Manchester, Birmingham, and finally for the premiere in London, England.
Once stated that in his whole career, he most regrets turning down the part of Neo in The Matrix and the film that he most regrets making was Wild Wild West He has been at his adult height of 6' 2" since he was 13, although he is now about 60 pounds heavier than he first was when he reached this height.
He sang a few lines "Wild Wild West" to his on screen cousin Carleton, a movie in which he starred 6 years later. Was considered for the role of "Mr. Smith" in Mr. Smith before Brad Pitt was cast. Is supposedly a huge fan of the Swedish well-known but barely known in the U. Holds the record for most Kids Choice Awards with a whopping six wins. Ranked 14 on Premiere's "Power 50" list. Had ranked 18 in He is the second-highest ranked actor, behind only Tom Cruise.
He and Jada Pinkett Smith were forced to leave their home in California because a bush fire threatened to destroy it and several other houses in the same area. An animated caricature of him appeared in Men in Black: The Series the animated series adaptation of Men in Black , alongside a caricature of his MIB co-star Tommy Lee Jones , set against a shot that parodied one of the famous low angle shots of a building being threatened by a flying saucer, an in-joke reference to Smith's hit Men in Black: The Series , which preceded Men in Black His character from Men in Black , Agent Jay, was not originally written to specifically be a black man.
Had to undergo treatment on his shoulder in a New York hospital after he suffered a strain. Is often called "Mr. July" by the media due to the fact that most of his summer blockbusters open in July. He and his daughter Willow Smith both had movies opening 2 July, Was in consideration for the part of Curtis Taylor Jr in Dreamgirls However Jamie Foxx was cast instead.
This is a real talent of his; he has shown on live TV that he can solve a Rubik's Cube in under 55 seconds. The Bridge on the River Kwai is his favorite movie.
Recently purchased a home in south Stockholm, Sweden because he feels it is the best place to relax. He stayed at the famous Copacabana Palace Hotel. Many of his hit films have featured actors from the Star Trek franchise.
Made in America featured Whoopi Goldberg. Six Degrees of Separation featured J. Men in Black 3 featured Alice Eve. Made a private and unofficial deal with his father: his father would support his music career for one year, and if it didn't work out the way his father and Will wanted to, Will would have gone back to college.
Received a Tony award nomination in for Best Musical as part of the producing team of "Fela! Shares a birthday with Christopher Reeve and have both played superheroes.
Reeve in Superman and Smith in Hancock Was the first choice to star as backup quarterback Willie Beaman in Any Given Sunday but was not interested in the role. I would memorize the entire script, then I'd be lipping everybody's lines while they were talking.
When I watch those episodes, it's disgusting. My performances were horrible. On the change in his body that Ali's intense physical training required: "I'm human viagra. I'm Willagra. I'm a sex machine now. I'm raring to go every second of the day.
My wife's loving it. The movie wasn't good. And it hurt so bad to be the No. I want to stop at five - when asked by Jules Asner about having more children. He would suffer occasional stumbles such as Wild Wild West , but in he scored an Oscar nomination for playing the title role of Ali , then earned another five years later for The Pursuit of Happiness.
Some complained that Smith was trying too hard to be taken seriously , with self-important duds like Seven Pounds and Collateral Beauty. Smith had the daunting task of following in the footsteps of the late and beloved Robin Williams, but viewers praised Smith for imbuing the genie with his own distinctive charisma. Smith plays an aging hitman who has to battle a younger version of himself. Gemini Man ups the ante so that we see Fresh Prince-era Smith fighting with Concussion -era Smith throughout the film.
Eric Robinette More Articles Published on. How Will Smith found TV success. The Fresh Prince rapped about teenage preoccupations in a clean, curse-free style that middle America found safe and entertaining.
Their debut album, Rock the House , hit the Billboard Top , and made Smith a millionaire before the age of The early success put any thoughts of attending college out of Smith's mind. Early on, it was reported that Smith had turned down a scholarship to Boston's elite Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT , but Smith later dispelled the rumor when he told an interviewer: "My mother, who worked for the School Board of Philadelphia, had a friend who was the admissions officer at MIT.
But I had no intention of going to college. It was followed in by And In This Corner Two years later, Smith began his crossover into acting. Drawing on his experiences with fledgling stardom, NBC signed Smith to headline a sitcom about a street-smart kid from Philadelphia who moves in with stuffy relatives in the posh Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel-Air.
Playing on his rapper persona, and at times featuring his friend Towne, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was a huge success that ran for six seasons.
Shake the Room. Holding his own alongside Donald Sutherland , Stockard Channing and Ian McKellen , Smith played a street-wise gay hustler who cons his way through elite circles. Smith's first steps into superstardom came with his next film, Bad Boys The high-budget cop movie saw him team up with comic Martin Lawrence , breaking away from the Black-cop-white-cop formula that had been so successful for Beverly Hills Cop and the Lethal Weapon series. The two Black leads proved an instant success and Smith — playing the smooth lady killer to Lawrence's clown — was established as leading man material.
Smith next took on the epic sci-fi flick Independence Day , a role that confirmed him as a major player in Hollywood and the go-to guy for summer blockbusters. He played a pilot leading the counterattack against invading alien forces, and his comedic talents effortlessly transformed into the pithy one-liners all action heroes need to be able to drop while dispatching their enemies.
Smith fought aliens again in his next blockbuster, the comic sci-fi action film, Men in Black Smith rapped the theme song, and its inclusion on his solo album, Big Willie Style, brought the multi-talented actor more success. Despite the film's lackluster box-office performance, the track Smith cut for the film became a hit on his album, Willennium.
The golf movie The Legend of Bagger Vance was his next big film, with Smith playing the caddie to Matt Damon 's out-of-sorts swinger. The biopic Ali , based on boxing legend Muhammad Ali , gave Smith the opportunity to regain his big-screen swagger. His turn as the charismatic boxing great saw Smith put in the performance of his life, training and disciplining himself to extraordinary lengths to do justice to the athleticism — and ego — of the titular character.
The film underwhelmed at the box office despite a record-breaking opening day, but Smith's performance was strong enough to garner him his first Academy Award nomination.
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