Will Smith
Biography
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and four Grammy Awards. 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 in films such as the action film Bad Boys (1995), its sequels Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and the sci-fi comedies Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012). 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). He then starred in a range of commercially successful films, including 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, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.
Movies (98)
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025
El cuarto round
2024
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
Emancipation
2022
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
King Richard
2021
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021
Lily Topples The World
2021
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
2020
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy
2020
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
2020
Free Child
2020
David Blaine: Ascension
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
Bad Boys for Life
2020
Spies in Disguise
2019
Gemini Man
2019
Dads
2019
Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'
2019
Aladdin
2019
Student of the Year 2
2019
Quincy
2018
Howard
2018
One Strange Rock
2018
Bright
2017
Collateral Beauty
2016
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
2016
Suicide Squad
2016
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
Concussion
2015
Focus
2015
Winter's Tale
2014
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013
After Earth: A Father's Legacy
2013
After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds
2013
Blind Ref
2013
After Earth
2013
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Men in Black 3
2012
A Man's Story
2011
Seven Pounds
2008
Hancock
2008
I Am Legend
2007
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
2007
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
2007
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006
Live 8
2005
Will Smith: Live in Concert
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
Hitch
2005
Club Oscar
2005
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
Shark Tale
2004
I, Robot
2004
Jersey Girl
2004
Bad Boys II
2003
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
2002
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
2002
MIB ADR
2002
Men in Black II
2002
The Making of 'Ali'
2001
Ali
2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
2000
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
2000
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
1999
Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets
1999
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
1999
Wild Wild West
1999
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
Torrance Rises
1999
Enemy of the State
1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
Inside the Golden Statue
1998
Roswell Top Secret
1998
The Making of Men in Black
1997
Men in Black
1997
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
Independence Day
1996
Bad Boys
1995
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
Made in America
1993
Where the Day Takes You
1992
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
The Earth Day Special
1990
Will Smith Budapest
TV Shows (67)
Pole to Pole with Will Smith
2026
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
This Joka
2022
Bel-Air
2022
Welcome to Earth
2021
Best Shape of My Life
2021
This Is Pop
2021
Amend: The Fight for America
2021
The Oprah Conversation
2020
Will Smith's Bucket List
2019
The Shop
2018
Red Table Talk
2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
One Strange Rock
2018
Late Night Berlin
2018
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
The True Story of...
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Hot Ones
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Live from Studio Five
2009
Skavlan
2009
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
El hormiguero
2006
El hormiguero
2006
The One Show
2006
The Reichen Show
2005
All of Us
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
American Chopper
2003
Top Gear
2002
BET Awards
2001
The Early Show
1999
Rove
1999
Teen Choice Awards
1999
TRL
1998
The Magic Hour
1998
The Daily Show
1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
MADtv
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
GMTV
1993
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Blossom
1990
This Morning
1988
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
Wetten, dass..?
1981
The BRIT Awards
1977
Domenica In
1976
Rock Concert
1973
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Great Performances
1971
The Grammys
1959
Tony Awards
1956
The Oscars
1953
Today
1952
Golden Globe Awards
1944