Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are a Hollywood institution. With their combined success,
they've been able to build quite the empire for themselves and their kids. Keep watching
to learn all about their insanely glamorous life.
Will and Jada first met in 1994 on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. At the time,
she was auditioning for the part of his girlfriend, but she was passed over because she was too
short, and Nia Long was cast instead. Apparently, that height issue was somehow enough for the
casting directors to miss the insane chemistry between them. But sparks were destined to
fly, and Will and Jada eventually got together not long after their first meeting. By 1997,
they were married, sealing a romance that had been written in the stars and that was
destined to birth new stars into existence.
Fast-forward many years later, and Will and Jada are living the high life, thanks in no
small part to their high-profile and lucrative work. According to estimates from CelebrityNetWorth,
the two of them are worth a whopping $400 million combined, 350 from Will and 50 from
Jada. That means that not only are they rich for their own sake, they also have enough
wealth to pass down to their kids and even their future grandkids. We're not in West
Philadelphia anymore!
Prepare to be jealous, as the Smith family compound is truly the stuff of dreams. Tucked
away in the hills of Malibu, the 25,000-square-foot mansion came to be thanks in no small part
to the blood, sweat, and tears of the master woodworkers, smiths, and masons who built
the sprawling abode. In an interview with Architectural Digest, Will explained,
"Everything needed to be done by hand. We wanted to feel the love and labor that went
into every piece of this place."
And plenty of love and labor indeed did go into it. The full specs of this home are too
numerous to list completely. But highlights include antique-carved panels and doors, custom-made
bronze accents, retractable skylight windows, 19th century oak-paneled cabinets, stunning
lake views, a meditation room, and a top-of-the-line recording studio. The philosophy behind the
architecture sounds like a love letter, too. As Will told Architectural Digest,
"The idea was no dead ends. To create an infinite cycle that represented what Jada and I hoped
for our love."
Now that is just devastatingly sweet.
If you think that Will and Jada would be content with owning only one property, you would be
sorely mistaken. In 2010, a trust connected to the Smiths purchased a five-bedroom, five-and-a-half
bathroom home in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. A little under eight miles
from their Malibu compound, the 4,146-square-foot property cost the couple a total of $910,000.
That's not too shabby!
The Mediterranean-style home boasts a pool with a spa and an attached two-car garage.
Inside, the mini-mansion has double-height ceilings, wrought-iron banisters, and not
one, not two, but three fireplaces. Now it's highly unlikely that Mr. and Mrs. Smith would
vacate their Malibu compound and relocate to their home in Woodland Hills full time.
Instead, it's likely that they purchased the home for either family or staff, or perhaps
just as a real estate investment.
If you had to spend most of your life on a film set, wouldn't you do it in style if you
could? Well, Will Smith certainly does, no doubt about it.
"I make this look good."
In between takes, the Fresh Prince can be found lounging in his $2.5 million, two-story,
1,200-square foot trailer, which essentially transforms into a mobile mansion. Seriously,
you can hit a button and it expands into a literal home away from home. And of course,
the exterior is gold, with tinted windows to keep out both the sun and curious onlookers
alike.
The inside is just as nice as the exterior. Downstairs, there are several lounging areas
and a custom-made kitchen that boasts granite counter tops and high-end full-sized appliances.
There's also plenty of space for Smith's wardrobe, and a swanky area where he can get his makeup
done. Upstairs, there's a full bathroom with custom finishes, including glass that turns
opaque at the touch of a button. Finally, there's a top-of-the-line, 30-person screening
room with multiple TVs to watch the latest shoots with the family.
In 2012, both Will and Jaden Smith headed up to Pennsylvania to begin filming for After
Earth, a post-apocalyptic action film directed by M. Night Shyamalan. They didn't slum it
in a hotel or camp out in the family trailer during the shoot. Instead, they moved into
a mansion with a $7.4 million price tag, which should come as no surprise, as that's just
how they roll!
According to Zillow, the 10,719-square-foot residence was built in 1999, and has six bedrooms
and eight bathrooms. And when Will and Jaden looked out the windows, they had panoramic
views of the famous Ardrossan Farm, the inspiration behind The Philadelphia Story, the 1939 play
and the 1940 film based on it starring Katharine Hepburn. Outside, the 10.5 acre property is
lush and green, with elegant landscaping, plenty of terrace space, and a swimming pool
to cool off during hot summer days.
Although Will and Jada don't currently own any properties in Hawaii, the residences that
they previously held title to in the Aloha State were exceedingly posh. They're the kind
of places you fantasize about running off to if you ever win the lottery. One of their
estates was a compound with four separate residences. It had a two-story main house
with lava rock fireplaces, a carriage house, a guest house, and a half-bathroom studio.
The tropical oasis, which used to belong to NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar, also has a
tennis court, fruit trees, a 50-foot swimming pool, and a private trail to a seriously stunning
beach. The Smiths sold the residence back in 2015 for $12 million, walking away with
a profit of $2 million.
The Smiths sold their other Hawaiian estate back in 2011 for an even cooler $20 million.
Just as Will and Jada don't settle for mediocre real estate, they also don't mess around when
it comes to getting around. Considering their immense wealth, there's no reason to compromise
on anything, especially when it comes to cars. After all, they live in Los Angeles, where
everyone has to suffer the traffic, even celebrities, so they might as well do it in style.
Thanks to a video posted by TMZ in 2017, the world knows that Mrs. Smith rolls around town
in a shiny black Rolls Royce. According to Car and Driver, the cost of a new Rolls is
at least $300,000, which is decidedly not cheap. It's also highly likely that Jada customized
her ride with all of the bells and whistles, so who knows much extra change that added!
That TMZ video also showed that Jada doesn't have to drive herself around. Rather, she
has a driver to open the door for her. So he's the one who'll actually have to deal
with gridlock, albeit in one of the finest automobiles around.
Not to be outdone by his wife, Will Smith also cruises the streets of SoCal in total
splendor. While he's rumored to own a fleet of vehicles, including a Ford Mustang, a Mercedes
GL 450, and a Cadillac Escalade ESV, the one we can confirm for certain is a Maybach, thanks
to paparazzi shots published by X17.
The Maybach brand exists as part of Mercedes-Benz. So you know you're dealing with a luxury vehicle
here. Unfortunately for Smith, in the X17 photos it looks like he managed to get the
door of his car stuck on the curb, which caused a bit of damage. Fortunately, he can surely
afford to have it fixed by the finest auto body shops in town. Smith has owned other
luxury cars in the past, as he revealed on his Instagram. In a post featuring a fire
engine-red Bentley, he included the caption,
"Father's Day 1998. Took my Daddio for a cruise in my new whip."
In April 2016, a story gained traction online that claimed that Will and Jada were majority
owners of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. It was a believable story, and reputable news
outlets like Vibe Magazine even wrote about it and shared it on social media. It would,
after all, be perfectly in character for these two celebs.
But as it turns out, that's not exactly what was going on. The Smiths are not, in fact,
majority stakeholders in the team. This rumor was an April Fools' joke conjured up by the
bloggers at The Sixer Sense. There was even a disclaimer at the bottom of the post confirming
that it was just a prank. Apparently some folks forgot to read the whole thing all the
way through. But don't let that stop you from thinking that the Smiths aren't glamorous
enough to have any bit of ownership in a sports team! It turns out that they do indeed have
a stake in the Sixers, just a minority one, which they purchased back in 2011. That surely
explains why Will was in a hype video posted on the Sixers' Twitter back in 2018. We assume
that they've learned to trust the process the past few years.
"There is nothing like, in all of entertainment, than to walk into the building when it's announced
that you're a part owner."
So what's left after you've got the fancy houses and cars on lock? Why, world travel
of course! And ideally on someone else's dime. That's exactly what Will Smith gets to do,
thanks to his Facebook Watch show Will Smith's Bucket List. How lucky can one man get?!
Among the amazing activities and places he experiences on the show are race car driving
in Abu Dhabi, swimming with sharks in The Bahamas, skydiving with Jada in Dubai, running
a half marathon in Cuba, and Bollywood dancing in Mumbai. For the veteran actor, these adventures
are about more than just having a ball in exotic locales.
"I've achieved everything I dreamed, and I know that fear of the unknown is keeping me
from that divine wisdom."
Will Smith is on a spiritual quest to see everything that the world has to offer, and
we're here to experience it vicariously.
Despite the fact that Will and Jada are constantly busy making movies and TV shows and jumping
out of planes, they still make time to get away with their kids once in a while. Back
in July 2018, the whole Smith clan managed to clear their calendars at the same time
when they all embarked on a trip to the Amalfi Coast of Italy.
They of course went about this vacation in the most decadent way possible, as they chartered
a 175-foot super-yacht named Mischief to take them on this adventure. It was upgraded and
refitted the year before, so obviously the interior had to be beautifully furnished.
Will posted on Instagram a cute video of the family going scuba diving, which he noted
was on his "parenting bucket list." Additionally, oldest son Trey posted a photo of himself
hiking to an active volcano on his Instagram. That's just wild.
To top it all off, the everyday life of the Smith clan makes everyone else's day look
especially basic. While the rest of us are toiling away, the Smiths are walking the red
carpet together at the biggest Hollywood premieres. Thankfully, we can sometimes go along for
the ride, as Will occasionally uses his YouTube channel to let us behind the scenes of his
lavish life, and we're happy to check it all out.
"You never want to surrender your fun."
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