Biography
Will Smith is an American actor and rapper, also credited as Willard Smith and Willard Christopher Smith Jr. Born on 25 September 1968 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began his career in music as part of the hip hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.
He achieved wider recognition starring as a fictionalised version of himself in the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996). Smith transitioned to film with Bad Boys (1995), in which he played Mike Lowrey, a role he reprised in sequels including Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), on which he also served as producer.
His other notable film roles include appearances in Independence Day (1996), the Men in Black series (1997–2012), Ali (2001), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) and King Richard (2021). He has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award and four Grammy Awards.
