1968-09-25 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and four Grammy Awards. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996). He first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums and the US Billboard Hot 100 top 20 singles "Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" from 1984 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), and Lost and Found (2005), which contained the US number-one singles "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West". He has received four Grammy Awards for his rap performances. Smith achieved wider fame as a leading man in films such as the action film Bad Boys (1995), its sequels Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and the sci-fi comedies Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012). After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayal as Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001), and as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He then starred in a range of commercially successful films, including I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016) and Aladdin (2019). For his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021), Smith won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.
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Quincy Jones | Music Man | Self (archive footage) | 2025-09-22 |
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Mike Lowrey | 2024-06-05 |
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El cuarto round | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2024-10-17 |
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Bad Boys: Legacy | Self | 2024-07-24 |
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A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop | Self | 2023-12-10 |
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Emancipation | Peter | 2022-12-02 |
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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story | Self (archive footage) | 2022-10-26 |
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You're Watching Video Music Box | Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-03 |
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King Richard | Richard Williams | 2021-11-18 |
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Lily Topples The World | Self | 2021-03-16 |
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Jackie Chan - Humour, gloire et kung-fu | Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-04 |
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Hormigueddon | Will Smith | 2020-09-07 |
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion | Self | 2020-11-18 |
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Bad Boys for Life | Mike | 2020-01-15 |
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Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood | Self | 2020-10-01 |
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Free Child | Self | 2020-09-28 |
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David Blaine: Ascension | Self (archive footage) | 2020-09-02 |
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Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020-05-10 |
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Bigflo & Oli : Presque Trop | Self | 2020-10-08 |
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Student of the Year 2 | Cameo | 2019-05-10 |
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Gemini Man | Henry Brogen / Junior | 2019-10-02 |
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Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep' | Self | 2019-05-24 |
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Aladdin | Genie / Mariner | 2019-05-22 |
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Dads | Self | 2019-09-06 |
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Spies in Disguise | Lance Sterling (voice) | 2019-12-04 |
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Howard | Genie / Mariner (archive footage) | 2018-04-22 |
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One Strange Rock | Self - Host (archive footage) | 2018-03-26 |
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Quincy | Self | 2018-09-09 |
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Bright | Daryl Ward | 2017-12-22 |
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Collateral Beauty | Howard Inlet | 2016-12-15 |
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Suicide Squad | Floyd Lawton / Deadshot | 2016-08-03 |
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DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League | Self | 2016-01-19 |
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony | Self | 2016-09-24 |
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Star Wars: Greatest Moments | Self | 2015-12-26 |
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Concussion | Dr. Bennet Omalu | 2015-11-12 |
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Focus | Nicky Spurgeon | 2015-02-25 |
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Winter's Tale | Judge | 2014-02-13 |
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Blind Ref | Blind Referee | 2013-06-06 |
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | ESPN Reporter | 2013-12-18 |
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David Blaine: Real or Magic | Self | 2013-11-19 |
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After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds | Self | 2013-10-08 |
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After Earth | Cypher Raige | 2013-05-30 |
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After Earth: A Father's Legacy | Self | 2013-10-08 |
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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ | Self (archive footage) | 2012-06-07 |
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Men in Black 3 | Agent J | 2012-05-23 |
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A Man's Story | Self | 2011-10-08 |
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Seven Pounds | Ben | 2008-12-18 |
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Hancock | John Hancock | 2008-07-01 |
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Father and Son: On Screen and Off | Self | 2007-05-22 |
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I Am Legend | Robert Neville | 2007-12-12 |
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Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream | Self | 2007-03-27 |
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The Pursuit of Happyness | Chris Gardner | 2006-12-14 |
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Live 8 | Self - Philadelphia | 2005-11-07 |
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Will Smith: Live in Concert | Self | 2005-06-14 |
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Club Oscar | Oscar (voice) | 2005-02-08 |
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2005-03-01 |
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Hitch | Hitch | 2005-02-11 |
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Jersey Girl | Will Smith | 2004-03-25 |
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I, Robot | Del Spooner | 2004-07-15 |
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Shark Tale | Oscar (voice) | 2004-09-20 |
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Bad Boys II | Detective Mike Lowrey | 2003-07-18 |
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Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy | Self | 2002-11-26 |
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MIB ADR | Self | 2002-11-26 |
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Men in Black II | Jay | 2002-07-03 |
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Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II' | Self | 2002-11-26 |
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America | A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
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Ali | Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay | 2001-12-10 |
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Welcome to Hollywood | Will Smith | 2000-10-27 |
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Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black' | Self | 2000-09-05 |
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The Legend of Bagger Vance | Bagger Vance | 2000-11-02 |
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Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' | Self | 2000-06-27 |
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Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West' | Self | 1999-06-29 |
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From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic | Self | 1999-06-15 |
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Wild Wild West | Capt. James West | 1999-06-30 |
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Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets | Self | 1999-11-30 |
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Torrance Rises | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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Tina Turner : Celebrate! | Self | 1999-11-26 |
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Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West | Self | 1999-11-30 |
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Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Self (archive footage) | 1998-02-20 |
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Roswell Top Secret | Self | 1998-01-01 |
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Pesel Ha'Zahav | Self | 1998-01-01 |
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Enemy of the State | Robert Clayton Dean | 1998-11-20 |
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Men in Black | Jay | 1997-07-02 |
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The Making of Men in Black | Self | 1997-11-04 |
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Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion | Self | 1996-06-30 |
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Independence Day | Capt. Steven Hiller | 1996-06-25 |
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The Making of 'Independence Day' | Self | 1996-06-29 |
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Bad Boys | Mike Lowrey | 1995-04-07 |
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Made in America | Tea Cake Walters | 1993-01-06 |
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Six Degrees of Separation | Paul | 1993-12-08 |
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Where the Day Takes You | Manny | 1992-09-11 |
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Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special | Self | 1990-07-01 |
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The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades | Fresh Prince | 1990-12-09 |
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The Earth Day Special | Fresh Prince | 1990-04-22 |
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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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Resistor | Jon Grady | |
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Will Smith Budapest | Will Smith | |
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I Am Legend 2 | Robert Neville |
