Will Smith

Willard Christopher Smith was born on 25th of September 1968 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Will Smith is the son of Caroline and Willard Smith.

Willard Smith Sr. owned a refrigeration company. Christopher grew up in a middleclass family at West Philadelphia. He was nicknamed 'Prince' because of his tremendous quality to face trouble and get out of it in a charming way. As a child he preferred music. Later on at a party he met Jeff Townes. They immediately got together and began to perform as DJ. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince thus achieving huge success. After the success Smith spent a lot of money on buying jewelry, house and cars. Still Smith was looking for something different. At that point of life he met Benny Medina in the year 1989. Benny wanted Will to appear in a sitcom based on his life in Beverly Hills. Both Will and NBC enjoyed the idea and the result was 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air'. Will very efficiently portrayed himself as a street smart West Phily child who was moved to Beverly Hills. This series was on air for about 6 years.

At that time, his interests got into movies. In the year 1993, 'Six Degrees of Separation' was released where his work was applauded. Then he appeared in 'Bad Boys' in 1995 which was a action flick. But his most memorable Blockbuster was Independence Day in 1996 which made him hugely popular. Will then played the role of agent J in the movie 'Men In Black' 1997 which also received great response. Then he worked in 'Wild West' which was the remake of the old western classic Wild. Will and his girlfriend Jada Pinkett also worked for 'Love for Hire'.

As far as his personal life goes Will married his girlfriend Jada Pinkett and is living happily.