Philip Banks

Philip Banks is the husband of Vivian, the father of Hilary, Carlton, Ashley, and Nicky, the uncle and surrogate father of Will, and the tritagonist as well as the heroic main antagonist of the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. He adopted Will and rescued him from the life of the streets, thus setting the storylines for the sitcom. While often in an antagonistic role in opposition to Will, he's more often a force permanently, being Will's mentor and keeping his kids in line.
He was portrayed by the late .
==Biography==
Philip Banks is a lawyer, who has defended many people against unjust police brutality. He also took Will and saved him from the streets. He has raised Will, and when Will's abandoning father came, Lou, he tried to warn Will. Though Will didn't listen, he does scold Lou straight, telling him of the responsibilities of fatherhood. Philip Banks is similar to Cliff Huxtable from The Cosby Show and Carl Winslow from Family Matters. Just like them, he always spends most of his time keeping an eye on Will and Carlton.  Mostly he was reluctantly take Will in and mostly he want him out of his house and back to Philadelphia.
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