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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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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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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
Tony Awards
The Daily Show
Golden Globe Awards
The Early Show
Today
Top Gear
MADtv
The Grammys
Teen Choice Awards
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
El hormiguero
All of Us
The Shop
Number One on the Call Sheet
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
GMTV
Kids' Choice Awards
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
The Oprah Conversation
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
MTV Movie & TV Awards
American Chopper
Amend: The Fight for America
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
The Oscars
You're Watching Video Music Box
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Student of the Year 2
Despicable Me 4
Jersey Girl
Quincy
Winter's Tale
Men in Black II
Bad Boys II
After Earth
Men in Black
Bad Boys: Legacy
Bad Boys
Bad Boys for Life
Men in Black 3
Emancipation
Spies in Disguise
Suicide Squad
Aladdin
Bright
Focus
Welcome to Earth
Hitch
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
Seven Pounds
Pole to Pole
The Pursuit of Happyness
Collateral Beauty
Independence Day
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Gemini Man
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Hancock
I, Robot
Brilliance
King Richard
I Am Legend
Wild Wild West
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
I Am Legend 2
Shark Tale
Production Credits
The Karate Kid
I Am Legend 2
Hancock
Emancipation
The Pursuit of Happyness
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
King Richard
After Earth
Hitch
Cobra Kai
I, Robot
Amend: The Fight for America
Life in a Year
Bad Boys for Life
Showtime
Bel-Air
ATL
Annie
All of Us
Seven Pounds
Charm City Kings
Brilliance
This Means War
Da Understudy
Pole to Pole
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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