will smith is an american actor film producer screenwriter and rapper he's the only actor to
have starred in eight consecutive films which grossed over 100 million dollars in the united
states box office 11 consecutive films which grossed over 150 million internationally and
eight consecutive films which opened at the number one spot in the us box office tally
in april 2007 newsweek called will smith the most powerful actor in hollywood in 2013 forbes named
him the most bankable star in the world will smith has an estimated net worth of 348 million dollars
will smith's early life willard carroll smith jr was born on september 25th 1968 in philadelphia
pennsylvania his mother carolyn bright is a philadelphia school board administrator
and his father willard carol smith senior is a u.s air force veteran and refrigeration engineer
will smith grew up in west philadelphia's winfield neighborhood and was raised baptist he has an
older sister named pamela and two younger siblings twins harry and ellen will smith attended our lady
of lourdes a private catholic elementary school in philadelphia his parents separated when he
was 13 but didn't actually divorce until around 2000 will smith attended overbrook high school
while it's been widely reported that will smith turned down a scholarship to attend the
massachusetts institute of technology or mit he never applied to college because he wanted to rap
will smith says he was admitted to a pre-engineering summer program
at massachusetts institute of technology for high school students but he didn't attend
will smith is six foot two inches tall or 1.88 meters tall will smith's personal life will smith
married cherie zampino in 1992. their son willard carroll trey smith iii was born on november 11
1992. the two divorced in 1995. now trey his son appeared in his father's music
video for the 1998 single just the two of us he also acted in two episodes of the sitcom
all of us and has appeared on the oprah winfrey show and the david blaine real or magic tv special
in 1997 will smith married actress jadakorn pinkett they met when jada pinkett auditioned
for a role as will smith's character's girlfriend in the fresh prince of bel air the pair produced
films through their joint production company over brook entertainment and westbrook incorporated
together they have two children jaden christopher sire smith who was born in 1998 and willow camille
rainsmith who was born in 2000 jaden smith was his father's co-star in the pursuit of happiness
and after earth while willow smith has appeared as will smith's daughter in i am legend will smith
and his brother harry own trey ball development incorporated it's a beverly hills-based company
named after his son trey smith in 2018 will smith celebrated his 50th birthday by performing a
bungee jump from a helicopter in the grand canyon he was insured by lloyds of london for 200 million
dollars for the jump which raised money for the charity global citizen will smith gave 1.3 million
dollars to charities in 2007 of which 450 000 went to two christian ministries and 122 500 went to
three scientology organizations the remaining beneficiaries included a los angeles mosque
other christian based schools and churches and the yitzhak rabin memorial center in israel will
smith and his wife have also founded a private elementary school named the new village leadership
academy in calabasas california according to his federal tax filing will smith donated 1.3
million dollars to the school in 2010 will smith and his wife jada pinkett smith have expressed
unconventional views on their monogamy jokingly calling their commitment bad marriage for life
both he and pinkett smith have admitted to having extramarital relationships and believing in the
freedom to pursue them will smith said he wanted a polyamorous relationship with actress halle berry
and ballerina misty copeland but through therapy ultimately abandoned the idea will smith career
will smith started as the emcee of the hip-hop duo dj jazzy jeff and the fresh prince with his
childhood friend jeffrey townes aka dj jazzy jeff as turntablist and producer during the late 1980s
he achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name of the fresh prince in 1990 his popularity
increased dramatically when he began starring in the nbc television series the fresh prince of bel
air which ran for six seasons until 1996 after the series ended will smith transitioned from
television to film and went on to star in numerous blockbuster films including bad boys in 1995
independence day in 1996 and men in black in 1997. as of 2014 17 of the 21 films in which he
had leading roles have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over a hundred million dollars each
with five taking in over 500 million dollars each in global box office receipts as of 2016 his films
have grossed 7.5 billion dollars at the global box office will smith never left music and while
working simultaneously on his films he released four solo albums two which have gone platinum
will smith had numerous hit singles among them men in black and getting jiggy with it earning
him two consecutive grammy awards for best rap solo performance will smith received academy award
nominations for best actor for his roles as boxer muhammad ali and ali in 2001 and stockbroker chris
gardner in the pursuit of happiness in 2006. he's also been nominated for five golden globe awards
and has won four grammy awards will smith's real estate in 1999 will smith and jada pinkett spent
7.6 million dollars to acquire a stunning 100 acre property in the hills between malibu and calabasas
california over the next year they bought several nearby parcels to string together 150 acres of
contiguous land the property features a 20 000 square foot main house several guest houses a
private lake a horse riding ring tennis courts and much more they designed the property in a
santa fe style after falling in love with actor gene hackman's santa fe home they actually hired
hackman's santa fe architect for the project in 2013 they quietly listed the property for 43
million dollars but didn't find a buyer today this property alone is estimated to be worth between
50 and 75 million dollars will smith and jada pinkett also own a 9 000 square foot home located
in a gated community in hidden hills california and a 9 200 square foot ski chalet in park city
utah in september 2021 will smith and jada pinkett paid a little over 10 million dollars for a 10
500 square foot home in hidden hills california will smith's car collection will smith owns or has
owned a maybach 57s a rolls-royce ghost a tesla roadster and a bentley azure thanks for watching
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