Age: 51
Birthday: 25th September
Will Smith is an American actor and rapper. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards.
In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which ran for six seasons from 1990 to 1996. After the series ended, Smith transitioned from television to film and went on to star in numerous blockbuster films. He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office, eleven consecutive films gross over $150 million internationally, and eight consecutive films in which he starred open at the number one spot in the domestic box office tally.
Smith has been ranked as the most bankable star worldwide.
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS: 2
2007 - Best Leading Actor: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
2002 - Best Leading Actor: ALI
GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS: 5
2016 - Best Leading Actor: CONCUSSION
2007 - Best Leading Actor: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
2002 - Best Leading Actor: ALI
1994 - Best Leading Actor (TV Series): THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR
1993 - Best Leading Actor (TV Series): THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR
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TOP 10 WILL SMITH MOVIES
Collateral Beauty (2016)
Men in Black (1997)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Men in Black II (2002)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Aladdin (2019)
Hitch (2005)
Hancock (2008)
Seven Pounds (2008)
I, Robot (2004)
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FILM: Made in America (1993) (12)
Smith co-stars with our other Actor of the Week, Whoopi Goldberg, in this early 90s comedy.
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