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Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five US Billboard Hot 100-top 20 singles—"Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" —from 1985 to 1994. He …
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Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five US Billboard Hot 100-top 20 singles—"Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" —from 1985 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), Lost and Found (2005), and Based on a True Story (2025). Two of his singles, "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West", reached number one in the US. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalised version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1993 and 1994. He achieved wider fame as a leading manwith the film franchises Bad Boys (1995–2024) and Men in Black (1997–2012), where he respectively portrayed Mike Lowrey and Agent J. After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayals of Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and Chris Gardnerin The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He also starred in commercially successful films such as I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016), and Aladdin (2019). At the 94th Academy Awards, Smith slapped and shouted at presenter Chris Rock after Rock made an unscripted joke referencing Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Soon after, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021). The incident earned substantial media coverage and criticism, with Smith ultimately resigning from the Academy and being banned from attending all its events for ten years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Instadocs: AI Gone Wild
as Del Spooner (archive footage)
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
The Artist
as Will Smith
Quincy Jones, Music Man
as Self (archive footage)
El cuarto round
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Mike Lowrey
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
Emancipation
as Peter
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
as Self (archive footage)
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
King Richard
as Richard Williams
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
as Self (archive footage)
Lily Topples The World
as Self
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
as Self
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy
as Self
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
as Self
Free Child
as Self
No Poster
Hormigueddon
as Will Smith
David Blaine: Ascension
as Self (archive footage)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
Bad Boys for Life
as Mike
Spies in Disguise
as Lance Sterling (voice)
Gemini Man
as Henry Brogen / Junior
Dads
as Self
Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'
as Self
Aladdin
as Genie / Mariner
Student of the Year 2
as Self
Dreams
as Self
Quincy
as Self
Howard
as Genie / Mariner (archive footage)
One Strange Rock
as Self - Host (archive footage)
Bright
as Daryl Ward
Collateral Beauty
as Howard Inlet
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
as Self
Suicide Squad
as Deadshot
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
Concussion
as Dr. Bennet Omalu
Focus
as Nicky Spurgeon
Winter's Tale
as Judge
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as ESPN Reporter
David Blaine: Real or Magic
as Self
After Earth: A Father's Legacy
as Self
After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds
as Self
Blind Ref
as Blind Referee
After Earth
as Cypher Raige
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage)
Men in Black 3
as Agent J
A Man's Story
as Self
Seven Pounds
as Ben
Hancock
as John Hancock
I Am Legend
as Robert Neville
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
as Self
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
as Self
The Pursuit of Happyness
as Chris Gardner
Live 8
as Self - Philadelphia
Will Smith: Live in Concert
as Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Hitch
as Hitch
Club Oscar
as Oscar (voice)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
Shark Tale
as Oscar (voice)
I, Robot
as Del Spooner
Jersey Girl
as Will Smith (uncredited)
Bad Boys II
as Detective Mike Lowrey
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
as Self
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
as Self
Men in Black II: MIB ADR
as Self
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
as Self
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
as Self
MIB ADR
as Self
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
as Self
Men in Black II
as Jay
The Making of 'Ali'
as Self
Ali
as Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
America: A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
The Legend of Bagger Vance
as Bagger Vance
Welcome to Hollywood
as Will Smith
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
as Self
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
as Self
No Poster
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
as Self
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
as Self
Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets
as Self
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
as Self
Wild Wild West
as Capt. James West
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
as Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Self
Torrance Rises
as Self
Enemy of the State
as Robert Clayton Dean
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Self (archive footage)
Inside the Golden Statue
as Self
Roswell Top Secret
as Self
The Making of Men in Black
as Self
Men in Black
as Jay
Independence Day
as Capt. Steven Hiller
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
as Self
The Making of 'Independence Day'
as Self
Bad Boys
as Mike Lowrey
Six Degrees of Separation
as Paul
Made in America
as Tea Cake Walters
Where the Day Takes You
as Manny
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
as Self (archive footage)
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
as Fresh Prince
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
The Earth Day Special
as Fresh Prince
No Poster
I Am Legend 2
as Robert Neville
No Poster
Supermax
as Rex
No Poster
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
No Poster
Fast and Loose
Will Smith Budapest
as Will Smith