When Will Smith ain't breaking Box Office Records he likes to kick it in his Calabasas
Mega Mansion with 9-bedroom that spans 25,000 square feet sitting on 150 acres of property
– the place is big enough that you to see it from outer space! & living right next to
the Malibu Creek State Park allows him to get up close and personal with mother nature.
Will and his Fam own properties all over America with multiple mansions in Los Angeles, Hawaii,
Utah and his hometown of Philly.
When it comes to whips Will is the proud owners of a Maybach 57S worth $377K, 1965 Ford Mustang
($35K), Mercedes GL 450 ($45K), Cadillac Escalade ($80K) a BMW i8 ($165K), a Bentley Azure ($80K)
but his real trophy ride is the 2 Million Dollar Mobile Mansion that he takes with him
onto movie sets around the globe.
Will Smith's fortune allows him to travel the world with recent stops in India, Cuba,
Dubai and a Family vacation where the gang lived on a multi million dollar Yacht while
sailing around the Greek Islands.
Will Smith turned 50 this year and the dude still got his swagger and his pull at the
box office with Aladdin being his highest grossing film to date.
He's also rich in clout with 36 Million followers on Instagram having only joined at the end
of 2017.
He ain't on Twitter though – some white dude also named Will Smith grabbed the handle
before him.
Not to fret, with an estimate net worth of $300 Million dollars and an additional $40
to $80 Million coming in each year - big Willy could probably buy it back if he really wants
too.
The man is having a blast as a content creator and said that 2018 was the most creatively
fulfilling year of his entire career.
Crazy to hear that after being one of Hollywood's most successful actors he's enjoying YouTube
as much as the rest of us.
Will has managed to go from rapper to actor to producer and now business mogul which has
set him up with multiple different streams of revenue.
In this video I'm gonna walk you through his financial come up and what he spends his fortune
on, here for you on The Rich Life.
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Okay, now let's get into the Rich Life of
Will Smith.
Will Smith was born Willard Christopher Smith Jr. was born on September 25, 1968 to Williard
Caroll Smith Sr., and Caroline Bright.
As the story goes, he was born in West Philadelphia and his family of 6 didn't have a ton of extra
cash lying around.
His mom worked at a school and his dad a refrigerator repair man.
Will began rapping at the age of 11 after getting hooked on 'Rapper's Delight' by Sugarhill
Gang.
He soon met DJ Jazzy Jeff at Overbrook High School and by now Will had picked up the nickname
of the Fresh Prince due to his charming mannerisms.
Although Will had reportedly received a scholarship to MIT he had his sights set on fame and fortune
which would come to him by the age of 20 when the pair took home their first ever Rap Grammy
Award for Best Rap Performance.
This was for the single Parents Just Don't Understand.
A young man who had come into some wealth, Will was spending his bread as fast as he
was making it.
He picked up motorcycles, was shutting down the Gucci store for
Without a Pot to Piss in and the IRS looking for $2.8 Million dollars Will took a trip
out to Hollywood and soon got pitched the concept of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air – they
already had a the concept and a script they just needed a star!
After an impromptu audition for Quincy Jones and execs at NBC Will landed the gig and the
show became a phenomenal success running for 6 season.
Big Willy was back making bank but the IRS was taking 25% of his pay-cheque until he
repaid his outstanding $2.8 Million in debt.
For actors TV pays the bills but the big money is in feature films.
Will's breakout hit was Bad Boys for which he was paid $2 Million.
Next up was Independence Day and Men in Black.
As his star grew he was able to start demanding more money, he earned $20 Million for the
Bad Boy sequel and his booking fee rose to $28 million for I, Robot.
In the 20 years between 1993 and 2013, Will earned $200 million in movie salaries and
bonuses alone.
Will's biggest confirmed payday came in 2013 when he earned $20 million in upfront salary
plus $80 million in backend points from Men In Black 3 thanks to his 10% cut of the gross
earnings.
He reportedly also had 20% of the gross of Bad Boys 2, Hancock and Pursuit of Happiness.
In 2018 he earned $20 million to star in Netflix's Bright and Netflix is reportedly paying him
$35 million to reprise his role for Bright 2.
These are just the numbers I know, we can only imagine how much he was paid for Disney's
Aladdin?
It was the most successful film at the box office in his entire career.
As a Hollywood star Will didn't turn his back on his original passion to become a rap super
star.
Over the years he's released a total of 10 albums, with five being attributed to DJ Jazzy
Jeff & The Fresh Prince, four of them spotlighting himself as a solo artist, and one album that
was a compilation of his music.
Even recently he teamed up with Nicky Jam for Live It Up.
All and all his work as a recording artist has kept a nice number of million continually
rolling in...
There are a few other streams of revenue for Will.
He's the co-owner along with his wife Jada for his production company Overbrook Entertainment
which produced Ali, I,Robot and his new upcoming hit Gemini.
His online content pays the bills, he has his own Facebook show The Bucket List and
his YouTube channel pulls in a Million views a day and almost $60 Million views this month.
He's also got into the business of selling Just Water world wide which is his first business
outside of the entertainment business.
Aright, we know he's Rich Rich so now we get to the part of the video where we break down
what he spends his fortune on.
Big Willy's main house is the stuff of legend!
In 1999 Will and Jada spent $7.5 million to acquire the original 100-acres of property
in the hills between Malibu and Calabasas..
Over the next year they bought several nearby spots of land to string together 150-acres
of land.
The property features a 20,000 square-foot main house, several guest houses, a private
lake, a horse riding ring, equestrian trails, stables, tennis courts, a basketball court,
volleyball court, a large swimming pool, a sunken trampoline a meditation lounge and
a recording studio.
The large garage fits eight cars.
They designed the property in a Santa Fe style after falling in love with actor Gene Hackman's
Santa Fe home.
In 2013 they quietly listed the property for $42 million but did not find a buyer probably
cause there is a statue of Jaden on the property.
Today this property alone is likely worth $50 – $70 million.
Will claims the Gazebo is his favorite spot on the property claiming “Answers come to
me out there.”
The Smiths own numerous property around the world, including a 3.34 acre / 8,000 square
foot mansion in his hometown of Pennsylvania.
A 4,100 squre foot house in the Woodland Hills area of LA and a 4.66 acre estate in Hidden
Hills California.
In 2011 they sold a different oceanfront Hawaiian property on 7-acres for $20 million.
In 2017 the fam sold their 7-acre oceanfront compound in Kauai Hawaii for $12 million.
They also got a 9,200 square-foot ski chalet in Park City, Utah.
In total, the Smiths own at least $100 million worth of real estate around the world that
we know about now that's living large.
Believe it or not, big Willy doesn't own a Private jet but when faced with the decision
of having to fly Economy class he'll shell out the coin for his own chartered
private jet.
He's also down to rent a Yacht while on holidays which set him back 210K a week.
Wait till you see this bad boy!
It sleeps 12 comes complete with a gym, a spa pool and comes with all the water toys
you could ever ask for.
When it comes to cars Will has been spotted in an assortment of whips over the years but
sometime he needs to ask his fans for cash to get gas.
Will's been seen driving his Rolls Royce, Maybach 57S worth $377K and keeping it old
school with a 1965 Ford Mustang worth $35K. I mentioned more in the into but the dopest
of all his rise is his on set
on trailer worth $2 Million.
Aright guys, that's all I got for you in this one.
I'm your boy Michael McCrudden.
Let us know who is next in the comments down below
and I'll see you guys in another video.
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