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Will SmithBorn in Philadelphia in 1968, Will Smith is an actor, rapper and film producer, also known by his stage name Fresh Prince. He has received numerous nominations and awards for his work in music, TV and films. His career started in music under the name Fresh Prince as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff. They released 5 albums that included a number of Billboard Hot 100 top 20 singles, including “Parents Just Don’t Understand”. He also released several solo albums, which included the number one singles “Gettin’ Jiggy wit it” and “Wild Wild West”.
He gained notoriety for his role on the TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, in which he played a fictionalized version of himself, which ran from 1990-1996. His film career took off in the 1990’s with the action film Bad Boys and it’s sequels, the Men In Black series, Independence Day, Enemy of the State and Ali, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, portraying Muhammad Ali. In 2006, he received his second Oscar nomination for the film The Pursuit of Happyness. In 2022, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Richard Williams in the biographical movie King Richard.
Controversy surrounded the award after he slapped and yelled at Chris Rock during the awards ceremony, stemming from Rock’s joking about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith later resigned from the Academy and was banned from future ceremonies for 10 years. Over his career, his awards and accolades include 2 Grammy wins, several MTV music awards, an Academy award, a Golden Globe award and an Emmy nomination.
He gained notoriety for his role on the TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, in which he played a fictionalized version of himself, which ran from 1990-1996. His film career took off in the 1990’s with the action film Bad Boys and it’s sequels, the Men In Black series, Independence Day, Enemy of the State and Ali, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, portraying Muhammad Ali. In 2006, he received his second Oscar nomination for the film The Pursuit of Happyness. In 2022, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Richard Williams in the biographical movie King Richard.
Controversy surrounded the award after he slapped and yelled at Chris Rock during the awards ceremony, stemming from Rock’s joking about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith later resigned from the Academy and was banned from future ceremonies for 10 years. Over his career, his awards and accolades include 2 Grammy wins, several MTV music awards, an Academy award, a Golden Globe award and an Emmy nomination.
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