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Synopsis

Will Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1968.

After he met Jeff Townes at age 16, the duo launched a highly successful rap career asDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince.

Smith starred on the sitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel - Airfor six seasons, before establishing himself as a Hollywood A - lister withBad Boys(1995) andIndependence Day(1996).

He has since headlined such popular films asMen in Black(1997) andHitch(2005), and earned Oscar nominations forAli(2001) andThe Pursuit of Happyness(2006).

Early Life

Famed actor / musician Will Smith was born Willard Christopher Smith Jr.

On September 25, 1968, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to mother Caroline, a school board employee, and father Willard C.

Smith, a refrigeration company owner.

His middle class upbringing saw him attend the strict Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, despite his family's observation of the Baptist faith.

He went on to attend Overbrook High School.

His West Philadelphia neighborhood was a melting pot of cultures where Orthodox Jews co - existed with a large Muslim population.

Smith was a good student whose charming personality and quick tongue were renowned for getting him out of trouble, a trait for which he soon gained the nickname "Prince.

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Smith began rapping at age 12, emulating heroes like Grandmaster Flash but tingeing his rhymes with a comedic element that would later become his trademark.

At 16, Smith met a DJ at a party by the name of Jeff Townes.

The pair became friends, and the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince was born.

Smith has been married twice.

His first marriage to Sheree Zampino in 1992 lasted only three years but produced a son, Willard Smith III (b.

1992), also known as Trey.

He has been married to actress Jada Pinkett Smith since 1997.

The couple's son, Jaden, was born in 1998, and their daughter, Willow, was born in 2000.

Smith leans politically liberal and has made donations to the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama.

As of 2015, his net worth was estimated to be $250 million.

Smith is a fan of chess and video games, and is known to take his mother on vacation every year, usually to the Canyon Ranch spa in Tucson, Arizona.