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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Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Mike Lowrey | 2024-06-05 |
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The Fresh Prince of Nowhere | 2024-03-29 | |
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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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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story | Self (archive footage) | 2022-10-26 |
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One Strange Rock | Self - Host (archive footage) | 2022-07-10 |
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Emancipation | Peter | 2022-12-02 |
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Lily Topples The World | Self | 2021-03-16 |
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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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Hormigueddon | Will Smith | 2020-09-07 |
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Bigflo & Oli : Presque Trop | Self | 2020-10-08 |
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Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood | Self | 2020-10-01 |
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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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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion | Self | 2020-11-18 |
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Free Child | Self | 2020-09-28 |
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Bad Boys for Life | Mike | 2020-01-15 |
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Spies in Disguise | Lance Sterling (voice) | 2019-12-04 |
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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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Aladdin | Genie / Mariner | 2019-05-22 |
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Dads | Self | 2019-09-06 |
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Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep' | Self | 2019-05-24 |
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Howard | Genie / Mariner (archive footage) | 2018-04-22 |
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Quincy | Self | 2018-09-09 |
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Bright | Daryl Ward | 2017-12-22 |
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony | Self | 2016-09-24 |
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Suicide Squad | Floyd Lawton / Deadshot | 2016-08-03 |
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Collateral Beauty | Howard Inlet | 2016-12-15 |
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DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League | Self | 2016-01-19 |
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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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After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds | Self | 2013-10-08 |
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | ESPN Reporter | 2013-12-18 |
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After Earth | Cypher Raige | 2013-05-30 |
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Blind Ref | Blind Referee | 2013-06-06 |
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After Earth: A Father's Legacy | Self | 2013-10-08 |
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David Blaine: Real or Magic | Self | 2013-11-19 |
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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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Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream | Self | 2007-03-27 |
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I Am Legend | Robert Neville | 2007-12-12 |
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The Pursuit of Happyness | Chris Gardner | 2006-12-14 |
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Club Oscar | Oscar (voice) | 2005-02-08 |
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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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Hitch | Hitch | 2005-02-11 |
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood | Self | 2005-03-01 |
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I, Robot | Del Spooner | 2004-07-15 |
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Jersey Girl | Will Smith | 2004-03-25 |
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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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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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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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Ali | Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay | 2001-12-10 |
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America | A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
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Putting The Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' | Self | 2000-06-27 |
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The Legend of Bagger Vance | Bagger Vance | 2000-11-02 |
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Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black' | Self | 2000-09-05 |
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From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic | Self | 1999-06-15 |
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It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West' | Self | 1999-06-29 |
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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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Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West | Self | 1999-11-30 |
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Wild Wild West | Capt. James West | 1999-06-30 |
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Tina Turner : Celebrate! | Self | 1999-11-26 |
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Welcome to Hollywood | Will Smith | 1998-10-01 |
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Pesel Ha'Zahav | Self | 1998-01-01 |
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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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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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The Making of 'Independence Day' | Self | 1996-06-29 |
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Independence Day | Capt. Steven Hiller | 1996-06-25 |
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Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion | Self | 1996-06-30 |
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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 | 1992-01-11 |
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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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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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I Am Legend 2 | Robert Neville | |
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The Council | Nicky Barnes | |
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Resistor | Jon Grady |
