
Will Smith
Biography
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five 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 1985 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), Lost and Found (2005), and Based on a True Story (2025). Two of his singles, "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West", reached number one in the US. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalised version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1993 and 1994. He achieved wider fame as a leading manwith the film franchises Bad Boys (1995–2024) and Men in Black (1997–2012), where he respectively portrayed Mike Lowrey and Agent J. After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayals of Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and Chris Gardnerin The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He also starred in commercially successful films such as I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016), and Aladdin (2019). At the 94th Academy Awards, Smith slapped and shouted at presenter Chris Rock after Rock made an unscripted joke referencing Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Soon after, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021). The incident earned substantial media coverage and criticism, with Smith ultimately resigning from the Academy and being banned from attending all its events for ten years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmografi
Men in Black1997 · Jay
I Am Legend2007 · Robert Neville
Men in Black 32012 · Agent J
Suicide Squad2016 · Deadshot
Men in Black II2002 · Jay
Bad Boys: Ride or Die2024 · Mike Lowrey
Independence Day1996 · Capt. Steven Hiller
The Pursuit of Happyness2006 · Chris Gardner
Bad Boys for Life2020 · Mike
Bad Boys II2003 · Detective Mike Lowrey
I, Robot2004 · Del Spooner
Aladdin2019 · Genie / Mariner
Shark Tale2004 · Oscar (voice)
Bad Boys1995 · Mike Lowrey
Gemini Man2019 · Henry Brogen / Junior
Spies in Disguise2019 · Lance Sterling (voice)
Enemy of the State1998 · Robert Clayton Dean
Hitch2005 · Hitch
King Richard2021 · Richard Williams
Hancock2008 · John Hancock
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie2026 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Focus2015 · Nicky Spurgeon
Emancipation2022 · Peter
Seven Pounds2008 · Ben
Tommy Lee Jones
Tony Shalhoub
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Barry Sonnenfeld
Tim Blaney
Thom Fountain
Brad Abrell
Chloe Sonnenfeld
Emma Thompson
David Cross
Mark Steger
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