Will Smith

**Willard Carroll Smith II** (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, producer and rapper. He got his start as part of the rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. He became an actor when he starred on the television show _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_ as Will Smith, a teenager from Philadelphia sent to live with his rich relatives in Southern California. He has appeared in many movies including _Independence Day_, _Men in Black_, _Ali_, _Wild Wild West_, _The Pursuit of Happyness_, _I Am Legend_, and in _Suicide Squad_.

In 2022, he won a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award for his role as Richard Williams in the 2021 drama movie _King Richard_. He is the first rapper to win an acting Oscar.

## Personal life

Smith married actress Jada Pinkett in 1997. They have three children, including Jaden and Willow.

At the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022, Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife, Jada's, bald head. Smith was criticized for his violent reaction and on April 1, 2022 Smith resigned his membership from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and said he would support any punishment by the academy. Smith has been banned from going to the Oscar ceremonies for 10 years.

## Filmography

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|2003|align="center"|—||Executive producer||||||
|2004|Himself||Cameo|||||||
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|2004|align="center"|—||Executive producer||||||
|2004|align="center"|—||Producer||||||
|2004|Oscar|Bibo Bergeron Rob Letterman|Voice role|||||||
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|2006|align="center"|—||Producer||||||
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|2007|Mooseblood the Mosquito|Steve Hickner|Voice role|||||||
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|2008|||Producer|||||||
|2008|align="center"|—||Executive producer||||||
|2008|align="center"|—||Producer||||||
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|2010|align="center"|—||Producer||||||
|2012|align="center"|—|McG|Producer||||||
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|2013|||Writer (story) producer|||||||
|2013|ESPN Reporter||Cameo|||||||
|2014|Lucifer||Cameo|||||||
|2014|align="center"|—||Producer||||||
|2015||John Requa||||||||
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|2016|Floyd Lawton / Deadshot|||||||||
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|2019|Himself|Punit Malhotra|Hindi film Cameo|||||||
|2019|Genie|||||||||
|2019|/ Junior|||||||||
|2019||Troy Quane|Voice role; post-production|||||||
|2020|||Bilall Fallah|Post-production||||||

## Discography

- Studio albums
- _Big Willie Style_ (1997)
- _Willennium_ (1999)
- _Born to Reign_ (2002)
- _Lost and Found_ (2005)

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **associated acts**: DJ Jazzy Jeff, Mary J. Blige, Christina Vidal, Kenny Greene, Tichina Arnold


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Will Smith
- **image**: TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 - Day 1 (48834070763) (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Smith in 2019
- **birth name**: Willard Carroll Smith II
- **birth place**: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- **other names**: The Fresh Prince
- **spouse**:

- **parents**: Willard Carroll Smith, Sr.
Caroline Bright
- **years active**: 1985–present
- **children**: 3, including Jaden Smith, Jaden and Willow Smith, Willow
- **signature**: Will Smith signature.png