Will Smith

Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper and film producer. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. As of , his films have grossed over $9.3 billion globally, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.

Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' (1990–1996). He first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums and the 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 1984 to 1994. He released the solo albums ''Big Willie Style'' (1997), ''Willennium'' (1999), ''Born to Reign'' (2002), and ''Lost and Found'' (2005), which contained the US number-one singles "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West". He has received four Grammy Awards for his rap performances.

Smith achieved wider fame as a leading man for the action film ''Bad Boys'' (1995) and the science fiction comedy ''Men in Black'' (1997); he later reprised his role in several sequels. After starring in the thrillers ''Independence Day'' (1996) and ''Enemy of the State'' (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayal as Muhammad Ali in ''Ali'' (2001), and as Chris Gardner in ''The Pursuit of Happyness'' (2006). His other commercially successful films include ''I, Robot'' (2004), ''Shark Tale'' (2004), ''Hitch'' (2005), ''I Am Legend'' (2007), ''Hancock'' (2008), ''Seven Pounds'' (2008), ''Suicide Squad'' (2016) and ''Aladdin'' (2019).

For his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama ''King Richard'' (2021), Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor. At the 2022 ceremony, shortly before winning, Smith faced backlash for slapping presenter Chris Rock after Rock made an unscripted joke referencing Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith subsequently resigned from the Academy and was banned from attending all their events for ten years. Provided by Wikipedia