Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. Better known as "Will Smith" was born on September 25, 1968 is an African American Actor, Film producer, Pop Rapper, Record Producer, and Television producer. Will was born and raised in West Philadelphia by his mother Caroline Smith and father Willard Christopher Smith Sr. Smith's parents separated when he was only 13 but didn't officially divorce until he was 30. Will was raised Baptist and up to today he still is. Even though Smith had no intention to go to college he was accepted with a full scholarship to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) without even applying but he turned the offer down. Smith believes it's because he had “high SAT scores plus the school needed more black kids".
Later on in life Will began to MC of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, with his childhood friend Jeffrey "DJ Jazzy Jeff" Townes as turntablist and producer as well as Ready Rock C (Clarence Holmes) as the human beat box. They gained critical acclaim for winning the first ever Grammy in the Rap category (1988). He had a line in "Voices That Care", a 1991 Gulf War song by a celebrity group. Smith spent money freely during his early career and underpaid his income taxes. The Internal Revenue Service eventually assessed a $2.8 million tax debt against Smith, took many of his possessions, and garnished his income. Smith was nearly bankrupt in 1990 when the NBC television network signed him to a contract and built a sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, around him. The show was successful and began his acting career. Smith set for himself the goal of becoming "the biggest movie star in the world," studying box office successes' common characteristics.
A while after his outstanding roles in movies like Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, Independence Day, Men in Black, Men in Black II, I, Robot, The Pursuit of Happyness, I Am Legend, Hancock, Wild Wild West, Enemy of the State, Shark Tale, Hitch and Seven Pounds. Will became very known and successful. Smith was honored when President Barack Obama who stated that if a film were to ever be made about his life, he would have Smith play his part, because "he has the ears". Obama stated that the two have discussed a possibility of a film based on the 2008 election, but this may not happen until the end of the Obama presidency. Smith has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won multiple Grammy Awards.
Smith married Sheree Zampino in 1992. They had a son, Willard Christopher Smith III, also known as "Trey", but divorced in 1995. Trey appeared in his father's music video for the 1998 single "Just The Two Of Us". Smith married actress Jada Pinkett in 1997. Together they have had two children: Jaden Christopher Syre (born 1998), his co-star in The Pursuit of Happyness, and Willow Camille Reign (born 2000), who appeared as his daughter in I Am Legend. Along with his brother, Harry Smith, he owns Treyball Development Inc.,
During music we did "beat box", I remember some of the great performances from the 8th graders.
ReplyDeleteDJ Jazzy Jeff being the human "beat box" is a metaphor/title for him.
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