Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. burst onto the international entertainment scene as Smith's most notable television role asthat of William "Will" Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. (He was already known as a rapper in the 1980s when he starred in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, but Will Smith became a household name after the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.)
Highly talented and successful, together with Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks, Will Smith is one of only three actors to have seven consecutive US$100 million blockbusters.
His films have taken USD$4 Billion at the box offices, and it is safe to say that if Will Smith stars in a movie it is going to be a hit. On April 2nd, 2007, Newsweek named Will Smith "the most powerful actor on the planet" - which is not surprising.
Although he started off as a musician, and indeed still has produced music (rap) over the years, he is seen to primarily be an actor, and has been nominated for a Golden Globes, Academy Awards, and he has also won multiple Grammys.
Will Smith's roles include:
- Agent J in "Men in Black" and "Men in Black II"
- Detective Del Spooner in "I, Robot"
- Muhammad Ali in "Ali"
- Chris Gardner in "The Pursuit of Happyness"
- Robert Neville in "I Am Legend"