Will Smith
Born 1968-09-25
(55 years old)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Two-time Academy Award® nominee Will Smith has enjoyed unprecedented success in a career encompassing films, television, and multi-platinum records. For his memorable portrayal of Muhammad Ali in Michael Mann's Ali, he received his first Academy Award® nomination and that was followed by his second nomination for the true-life drama, The Pursuit of Happyness.
His extraordinary list of blockbusters includes I Am Legend and Hancock. He also thrilled audiences in such huge hits such as I, Robot, Independence Day, Men in Black and Men in Black II. He does not limit his work to acting and, along with partner James Lassiter of Overbrook Entertainment, he produced, among others, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Secret Life of Bees, Seven Pounds, Lakeview Terrace and The Human Contract, which marked the feature directorial debut of Jada Pinkett Smith. Overbrook's success was Columbia Pictures' The Karate Kid, which grossed over $343 million worldwide.
Smith won four esteemed titles at the 11th World Music Awards in Monte Carlo and an NAACP Image Award for Best Actor for his performance in Seven Pounds in 2009. Smith has also earned several Kids' Choice Awards for movies such as Independence Day, Wild Wild West, Shark Tale, Hitch, and Hancock. Smith received the first ever Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for "Parents Just Don't Understand" and has also won three additional Grammys for "Summertime," "Men In Black," and "Getting Jiggy Wit It. "
Smith has made it a mission to help others through his humanitarian efforts. Among the issues most important to Smith are children's education and outreach; in many and varied ways, Smith has long supported schools across the country. Smith has focused his efforts to make a difference through the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, which Smith and his wife founded in 1997.
Also through the Family Foundation, Smith is part of the Kanimambo Foundation, a non-profit organization that implements innovative programs in Mozambique to improve the state of education, orphan care, and HIV/AIDS education and medical assistance.
Among his many accomplishments, Smith was honored by the Museum of the Moving Image in 2006 and received the Simon Wiesenthal Humanitarian Award in 2009. He was given the prestigious Simon Wiesenthal award based on his "commitment to education, cultural diversity, and social responsibility. "
Smith serves as an ambassador for Nelson Mandela's 46664 Foundation, the African response to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. In 2008, Smith became a National Board Member for Malaria No More, a foundation with a simple goal: to end malaria deaths everywhere. Smith has also long been active in the Make a Wish campaign, granting wishes and supporting the foundation's efforts to better the lives of children with life-threatening conditions for over a decade and a half.
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Actor
Movies | |
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2026 |
Resistor |
The Council |
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2024 |
Bad Boys: Ride or Die |
Sugar Bandits |
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2022 |
Emancipation |
2021 |
King Richard |
2020 |
Bad Boys for Life |
2019 |
Aladdin |
Gemini Man |
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Spies in Disguise |
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Student of the Year 2 |
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2017 |
Bright |
2016 |
Collateral Beauty |
Suicide Squad |
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2015 |
Concussion |
Focus |
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2014 |
Winter's Tale |
2013 |
After Earth |
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues |
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2012 |
Men in Black III |
2008 |
Hancock - Extended Cut |
Seven Pounds |
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2007 |
I Am Legend |
2006 |
The Pursuit of Happyness |
2005 |
Hitch |
2004 |
I, Robot |
Jersey Girl |
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Shark Tale |
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2003 |
Bad Boys 2 |
2002 |
Men in Black II |
2001 |
Ali |
2000 |
The Legend of Bagger Vance |
1999 |
Wild Wild West |
1998 |
Enemy of the State |
Welcome to Hollywood |
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1997 |
Men in Black |
1996 |
Independence Day |
1995 |
Bad Boys |
1993 |
Made in America |
Six Degrees of Separation |
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1991 |
Where the Day Takes You |
1990 |
The Perfect Date (TV movie) |
Video compilation | |
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1999 |
The Will Smith Music Video Collection |
Concerts | |
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2005 |
Live 8 |
1999 |
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 |
Short | |
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2011 |
The Fesh Pince of Blair |
2005 |
Club Oscar |
2004 |
Shark Tale: Gettin' Fishy with It (TV movie) |
2000 |
Men in Black Alien Attack |
Producer
Movies | |
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2026 |
Resistor |
The Council |
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2024 |
Bad Boys: Ride or Die |
Da Understudy |
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Hancock 2 |
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Sugar Bandits |
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2022 |
Emancipation |
2021 |
King Richard |
2020 |
Bad Boys for Life |
2014 |
Annie |
2013 |
After Earth |
2012 |
This Means War |
2010 |
Karate Kid |
2008 |
Hancock - Extended Cut |
Lakeview Terrace |
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Seven Pounds |
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The Secret Life of Bees |
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2006 |
ATL |
The Pursuit of Happyness |
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2005 |
Hitch |
2004 |
Saving Face |
Documentaries | |
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2019 |
Will Smith's Bucket List (series) |
Shows | |
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2013 |
The Queen Latifah Show |
Performer
Composer
Creator
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2007 |
All of Us |
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The Wedding Singers (S04E22) |
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She Blinded Me with Science (S04E21) |
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Sins of the Father (S04E20) |
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more episodes (9) | ||
2006 |
All of Us |
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Carmen's Karma (S03E22) |
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Surprise, Surprise: Part 2 (S03E21) |
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Surprise, Surprise: Part 1 (S03E20) |
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more episodes (18) | ||
2005 |
All of Us |
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He-Male Trouble (S02E22) |
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Sail On (S02E21) |
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Hollywood Swinging (S02E20) |
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more episodes (20) | ||
2004 |
All of Us |
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It Takes Three to Tango (S01E22) |
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Playdate (S01E21) |
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Thirty Candles (S01E20) |
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more episodes (18) | ||
2003 |
All of Us |
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I Saw Tia Kissing Santa Claus (S01E11) |
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Out of the Picture (S01E10) |
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Johnny Comes Home Marching (S01E09) |
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more episodes (8) |
Screenwriter
Series | |
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2003 |
All of Us |
Director
Series | |
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2003 |
All of Us |