Will Smith’s biography

Will Smith is an American actor/rapper and comedian, known for his roles as Chris Gardener in the 2006 biopic The Pursuit of Happiness. Will Smith is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million at the domestic box office and eleven consecutive films gross over $150 million internationally. Smith has been nominated for two Academy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. He has won four Grammy Awards. Smith has appeared in several films, including the Men in Black film series, After Earth, Suicide Squad, and Collateral Beauty.

Early life and education of Will Smith

Will Smith was born Willard Carroll “Will” Smith, Jr. on September 25, 1968 and is now 49 years old. Will was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States and now lives in Los Angeles, California.

Will Smith is also known by his other name as The Fresh Prince and is nominated for 2 Academy Awards and won 4 Grammy Awards for Most Successful Songwriter, Actor and Producer. He has also been nominated for 5 Golden Globe Awards.

Will Smith was born to father Willard Carroll Smith, Sr., who was a refrigerator engineer and his mother was a Philadelphia school board administrator whose name is Caroline Bright.

Will Smith was raised by Baptist and he is the youngest child, he has 3 siblings named Pamela, Harry and Ellen. Harry and Ellen are twins, while his sister Pamela is 4 years older than his.

Will Smith studied at Overbrook High School and also joined the fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During the same time in college days, he seemed good at rapping and also among his friends he used to mention that he wants to rap.

Will Smith’s career

From the moment his passion as a rapper ascended, which made him win the Grammy Award in 1988 with the Rap category, which was his first award in his life.

Will similarly also began working within prominent films including Six Degrees of Separation during the year 1993 was the lead role he played within the drama.

Will is known for his trademark often playing constable and police roles and his catchphrase, Aw, Hell is not the best made him so popular.

rap hit

Will Smith began rapping at the age of 12, emulating heroes like Grandmaster Flash but tinging his rhymes with comedic elements that would later become his trademark. He met DJ Jeff Townes at a party when he was 16 and they became friends. The duo later named their partnership DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince.

They began performing together and their theme was adolescent concerns in a clean, curse-free style that Central America found safe and entertaining. The duo’s first single, Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble’, was a hit in 1986.
In 1987, their debut album, Rock the House, charted on the Billboard Hot 200.

At the age of 18 he became a millionaire. In 1988, the pair released their album He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper, which won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance.

In 1989 the duo released their third album And In This Corner. DJ Jazzy Jeff later left the duo in the late 1980s and hired another hip-hop artist Ready Rock C. They collaborated until 1994 and Smith also moved into acting.

Will Smith will play the role of Genie in Disney’s musical fantasy romantic adventure film Aladdin (2019) opposite Naomi Scott and Mena Massoud .

Will Smith Net Worth, Salary & Main Source of Income

Will Smith’s estimated net worth is $300 million as of 2019. He amassed massive amount of net worth from his three decades long journey. His net worth has increased tremendously these days. In 1991, he received $50,000 for his debut film Where the Day Takes You.

As of 2014, 17 of his 21 films in which he has played lead roles have accumulated worldwide grosses of more than $100 million each, five with more than $500 million each in global box office reports.

As of 2017, his films have grossed over $7.5 billion at the box office. Smith takes almost $10 million for each movie. In 2016, he received a salary of $20 million from Suicide Squad , he is expected to earn $30 million for each film in 2018.
In 2010, he produced the remake of The Karate Kid starring his son Jaden Smith, which earned $360 million in ticket office.

Smith owns a luxurious mansion in California that cost $6 million. In September 2017, he sold his Hawaiian house for $12 million that he bought in 2015. He owns a luxury car made by GL 450, which costs $45K. He has another car, Cadillac Escalade ESV made by Ford Motors, which costs $74,500.

Smith has a private jet, he flew most of the time in his private plane. Smith also donated a large amount of money to charity.

Wife, son and married of Will Smith

William Smith is a married man. He has been married twice in his life. He is currently married to Jada Pinkett Smith. The couple dated for a few years before exchanging vows on December 31, 1997. They are a happily married couple and there is no word on the divorce. Smith has two children with her: Jaden Smith (born 1998) and Willow Smith (born 2000).

It has been more than two decades that the couple have been sharing the wonderful married life.

Previously, the actor was married to Shree Zampino . After a long romance, Will and Zampino on May 9, 1992. Later, this couple divorced due to their conflicts in married life and announced their official divorce on December 10, 1995. The duo have a son named Tray Smith together. Here are the five interesting facts about Will Smith.

After divorcing Smith, Zampino was married to former NFL player Terrell Fletcher from 2007 to 2014 . She has already filed for divorce with him, but it is not finalized yet. Even after her divorce, she remains good friends with her first husband Will Smith.

Age, height and other facts of Will Smith

• Will Smith’s height: He has a height of 6′ 2′ (1.88 m).
• Smith’s age as of 2019 is 50 years old.
• He is a US national and is of mixed ethnic origin.
• He has big ears and a goofy grin.
• You can also speak Spanish fluently.