Will Smith Bio, Family, Career, Wife, Net Worth, Measurements

Will Smith is one of the best actors in Hollywood. Alongside his acting career, he is also a rapper, film producer and entrepreneur. He is best known for his roles in a trilogy of hit movies ‘Bad Boys’ and ‘Men in Black’. His other big acting names are Independence Day, Wild Wild West, and drama The Pursuit of Happyness, among many others. He received critical acclaim for his performances as boxer Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and stockbroker Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).

Apart from that, he rose to fame as a rapper as The Fresh Prince in the late 1980s. Additionally, he received five Golden Globe Award nominations and two Oscars. However, he won four Grammy Awards for his hard work and dedication. Want to know more about his career while reading net worth and relationships.

WILL SMITH: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

The famous ‘Bad Boys’ star was born on September 25, 1968 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. He is the second child of his parents Caroline and Willard Carroll Smith Sr. His mother worked as a Philadelphia school board administrator while his father, a U.S. Air Force veteran and refrigeration engineer. Additionally, he has three siblings: older sister Pamela and young twins: Harry and Ellen.

Regarding his education, he attended a private Catholic primary school “Notre Dame de Lourdes” and Overbrook High School. Following this, he said he turned down a scholarship to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), but he did not join the college. Additionally, his parents separated when he was 13 and divorced in 2000.

WILL SMITH: CAREER AND LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS

Smith began his career in the entertainment industry in 1985 as the MC of hip-hop duo ‘DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’. He performed on the show with childhood friend Jeffrey DJ Jazzy Jeff Townes as a turntable and producer. He also started his singing career when he joined as a beatboxer the trio group called Clarence Holmes (Ready Rock C). He was struggling financially when he starred in the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1990. Before that, in 1988 and 1989, he spent money freely and underpaid his income taxes, which ultimately assessed a tax liability of $2.8 million. To pay the debt, he took many of his possessions and seized his income.

Moreover, his career peaked between the years 1993-1997. When he launched his career as a solo singer and got the breakthrough movie roles. In the 1990s, he had his roles in Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Bad Boys (1995), Independence Day (1996) and Men in Black (1997). He released his first solo album ‘Big Willie Style’. His album reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200 and was certified nine times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

His other acting roles include Wild Wild West (1999), I Am Legend (2007), Suicide Squad (2016), Bright (2017), and Emancipation (2020). In 2019, Smith had his second leading role in an animated film ‘Spies in Disguise’, opposite Tom Holland. Her fourth album ‘Lost and Found’ in 2005 peaked at number six on the Billboard 200. Her lead single ‘Switch’ reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.

WILL SMITH: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

The Hollywood personality has been married twice and divorced once. Smith first married his ex-wife Sheree Zampino in 1992 and divorced in 1995. From their marriage he had welcomed his eldest son, Willard Carroll Trey Smith III on November 11, 1992. Trey followed in his father’s footsteps and worked in the entertainment industry. He appeared in his father’s music video for the 1998 single Just the Two of Us and many others.

After two years in 1997, he married the multifaceted personality, Jada Koren Pinkett. She has been involved in the industry as an actress, singer and songwriter. The pair first met when Jada auditioned for ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ as Smith’s character’s girlfriend. The couple had produced two children from their solid marriage. They are Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, born in 1998, and Willow Camille Reign Smith, born in 2000. Together, the duo started a joint production company called Overbrook Entertainment and Westbrook Inc from which they had produced many movies.

WILL SMITH: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

His big marketing deals have helped him maintain eight-figure salaries through his work in the entertainment industry. His approach to social media platforms has also helped him rack up millions through Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Hence, he has an estimated net worth of around $350 million, making him one of the richest actors in the world.

He is very active on different social media platforms including TikTok where he has over 52 million followers. He has a @TeamillDaily fan Twitter account page with 328.4k followers. Will has a verified Instagram account @willsmith with 52.6 million followers. On Facebook, he goes through the verified account under his name with over 105,000 followers.

WILL SMITH: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The actor has a slim and athletic body who stands 6 feet 1.5 inches or 1.865 meters tall. His strong body has a chest size of 42 inches with a bicep size of 16 inches and maintains the body weight at around 82 kg. He has dark brown hair as well as eye color.