The history of will smith's fame

English name: will smith.

Real name: Willard christopher smith Jr.

Date of birth:1September 25th, 968

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Height: 183cm

Constellation: Libra

Gender: male

Region: USA

Blood type: type A.

Occupation: actor and part-time singer

Wife: jada pinkett smith.

Education: Overbrook High School [Editor's note] When will smith was in elementary school, his teacher nicknamed him "Prince" because his mellow accent in western Philadelphia was more attractive than any real royal family. Will smith added the word "fresh" before the word "prince" ("fresh" was a fashionable adjective in the 1980s in the United States), and since then, he has developed in the American film and television music scene with the title of "fresh prince" and his charming temperament. He won four Grammy Awards, starred in TV series and starred in several action films that set box office records.

Will smith, born with acting talent, started his rap career at the age of twelve. He partnered with Jeff Towns for eight years and released two platinum records, including the Grammy-winning record "He is a DJ, I am a rapper" and the golden song "Parents just don't understand". The clever and funny lyrics of the songs in the record, but not advocating gang style, have aroused great welcome among American teenagers.

After his great success in music, will smith expressed his interest in acting to the executives of several performing arts companies, including Benny Medina, president of Warner Corporation. Medina was born in Los Angeles and his family was poor, but he spent his adolescence in a wealthy family in Beverly Hills, a wealthy area in Los Angeles. He is planning to make a TV series based on his personal experience. Medina thinks will smith is the right person. According to Hollywood insiders, will smith read the script so well during the audition that NBC decided to act on the spot. 1990, the fresh Prince Barelare began to appear and was deeply loved by the audience. It lasted for six years.

Although will smith looks like a careless little punk, he actually comes from a middle-class family. His father is an engineer and his mother is an educator. Will smith's books are better. At that time, MIT gave him a full scholarship to study, but he had to refuse because he wanted to join the entertainment circle. The success of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air has enabled will smith to establish a close relationship with many outstanding Hollywood actors, including a large number of black actors, such as Jones, bill cosby, whoopi goldberg and Denzel Hayes. ..

1993, when will smith first appeared as a homosexual in the film "Six Divisions", there was an episode in the script that asked will smith to kiss another gay man. Will smith hesitated about the plot, so he asked Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. Jr. Washington told him, "Kiss another man? No! " So will smith told the director to look for body double when shooting this shot. The director was furious at this. However, after the film was released, the critics praised will smith's performance, and the director no longer cared.

1995, will smith and another black actor, martin lawrence, who is also a TV actor, co-starred in a gangster action film "Jedi Men" without any homosexual elements, which was a great success. Will smith's salary rose to $5 million, and a large number of filmmakers came to see you. 1996 will smith made a sci-fi film Independence Day, which broke the box office record and became the box office champion that year.

Unfortunately, just as will smith's film career was booming, his three-year marriage broke up. 1At the end of 995, will smith divorced his wife, Shelley, and he was responsible for raising his son. Will smith's "Men in Black" (1997) made him gain a lot in both movies and rap. The success of the theme song "Men in Black" inspired will smith, so after the film was finished, he got into the recording studio, and then released his first new album "Big Willie Sitter" in four years in1997165438+1October.

On the New Year's Eve of 1998, will smith tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend, Jonda Kiki. In the summer of the same year, my son Jay was born. 1998, will smith also filmed Enemy of the Country, which reflected the conspiracy of the CIA. At that time, he had two choices, Nicholas Cage's snake eyes and national enemies, and he chose the latter. As a result, the box office of Enemy was off the charts, and Snake Eyes was just so-so.