Will Smith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

169

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-09-25 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Will Smith

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Pole to Pole with Will Smith

    Pole to Pole with Will Smith

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • El hormiguero

    El hormiguero

  • El hormiguero

    El hormiguero

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Die Harald Schmidt Show

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Bad Boys: Ride or Die

    Bad Boys: Ride or Die

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Bel-Air

    Bel-Air

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • I Am Legend

    I Am Legend

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • The Johannes B. Kerner Show

    The Johannes B. Kerner Show

  • Men in Black

    Men in Black

  • Aladdin

    Aladdin

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • Kids' Choice Awards

    Kids' Choice Awards

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • The Pursuit of Happyness

    The Pursuit of Happyness

  • Skavlan

    Skavlan

  • Bad Boys for Life

    Bad Boys for Life

  • Men in Black 3

    Men in Black 3

  • Men in Black II

    Men in Black II

  • Bad Boys II

    Bad Boys II

  • Bad Boys

    Bad Boys

  • I, Robot

    I, Robot

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Suicide Squad

    Suicide Squad

  • Shark Tale

    Shark Tale

  • Late Night Berlin

    Late Night Berlin

  • King Richard

    King Richard

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • Amend: The Fight for America

    Amend: The Fight for America

  • Hancock

    Hancock

  • Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

    Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

  • All of Us

    All of Us

  • Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

    Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

  • Torrance Rises

    Torrance Rises

  • Hitch

    Hitch

  • Focus

    Focus

  • The Shop

    The Shop

  • Seven Pounds

    Seven Pounds

  • I Am Legend 2

    I Am Legend 2

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • Gemini Man

    Gemini Man

  • Rove

    Rove

  • Jersey Girl

    Jersey Girl

  • Bad Boys: Legacy

    Bad Boys: Legacy

  • Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

  • David Blaine: Ascension

    David Blaine: Ascension

  • MIB ADR

    MIB ADR

  • Today

    Today

  • El cuarto round

    El cuarto round

  • Rock Concert

    Rock Concert

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • Wild Wild West

    Wild Wild West

  • TRL

    TRL

  • One Strange Rock

    One Strange Rock

  • Resistor

    Resistor

  • Spies in Disguise

    Spies in Disguise

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

    Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

  • My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

    My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

  • Bright

    Bright

  • Collateral Beauty

    Collateral Beauty

  • BET Awards

    BET Awards

  • Yo! MTV Raps

    Yo! MTV Raps

  • Ali

    Ali

  • Will Smith's Bucket List

    Will Smith's Bucket List

  • David Blaine: Real or Magic

    David Blaine: Real or Magic

  • After Earth

    After Earth

  • Domenica In

    Domenica In

  • Red Table Talk

    Red Table Talk

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • This Is Pop

    This Is Pop

  • The Oprah Conversation

    The Oprah Conversation

  • American Chopper

    American Chopper

  • Emancipation

    Emancipation

  • The Magic Hour

    The Magic Hour

  • Welcome to Earth

    Welcome to Earth

  • Concussion

    Concussion

  • Six Degrees of Separation

    Six Degrees of Separation

  • Winter's Tale

    Winter's Tale

  • The True Story of...

    The True Story of...

  • Made in America

    Made in America

  • The Legend of Bagger Vance

    The Legend of Bagger Vance

  • Inside the Golden Statue

    Inside the Golden Statue

  • Quincy

    Quincy

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • After Earth: A Father's Legacy

    After Earth: A Father's Legacy

  • Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets

    Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets

  • Dads

    Dads

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Jackie Chan: Building an Icon

    Jackie Chan: Building an Icon

  • DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

    DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • Where the Day Takes You

    Where the Day Takes You

  • Student of the Year 2

    Student of the Year 2

  • Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

    Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Howard

    Howard

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • America | A Tribute to Heroes

    America | A Tribute to Heroes

  • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

  • Star Wars: Greatest Moments

    Star Wars: Greatest Moments

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion

  • Best Shape of My Life

    Best Shape of My Life

  • Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'

    Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'

  • Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

    Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

  • Feeding America Comedy Festival

    Feeding America Comedy Festival

  • You're Watching Video Music Box

    You're Watching Video Music Box

  • Club Oscar

    Club Oscar

  • This Joka

    This Joka

  • A Man's Story

    A Man's Story

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • The Making of Men in Black

    The Making of Men in Black

  • It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'

    It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'

  • Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West

    Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West

  • Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

    Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

  • Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

    Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

  • Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'

    Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'

  • A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

    A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

  • Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

    Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

  • Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

  • Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream

    Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream

  • From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

    From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

  • Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration:30th Anniversary

    Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration:30th Anniversary

  • Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

  • Roswell Top Secret

    Roswell Top Secret

  • National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

    National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

  • Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood

    Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood

  • Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'

    Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'

  • The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades

    The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades

  • Quincy Jones | Music Man

    Quincy Jones | Music Man

  • Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy

    Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy

  • The Making of 'Independence Day'

    The Making of 'Independence Day'

  • Lily Topples The World

    Lily Topples The World

  • Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

    Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

  • After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds

    After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds

  • Free Child

    Free Child

  • Blind Ref

    Blind Ref

  • Hormigueddon

    Hormigueddon

  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    Planes, Trains and Automobiles

  • Tina Turner : Celebrate!

    Tina Turner : Celebrate!

  • One Strange Rock

    One Strange Rock

  • Will Smith Budapest

    Will Smith Budapest

  • Will Smith: Live in Concert

    Will Smith: Live in Concert

  • Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'

    Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'

  • Father and Son: On Screen and Off

    Father and Son: On Screen and Off