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				<h1><NAME></h1>
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						Smith in June 2011
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				<p><b><NAME> "Will" Smith, Jr.</b><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[1]</a></sup><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[2]</a></sup><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[3]</a></sup> (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a></i> called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood.<sup  class="reference"><a href="#cite">[4]</a></sup> Smith has been nominated for four <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Awards</a>, two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award" title="Academy Award">Academy Awards</a>, and has won four <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>.</p>
				<p>In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_%26_The_Fresh_Prince" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince">The Fresh Prince</a>. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular television series <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air" title="The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></i>. The show ran for nearly six years (1990–1996) on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> and has been syndicated consistently on various networks since then. In the mid-1990s, Smith moved from television to film, and ultimately starred in numerous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment)" title="Blockbuster (entertainment)">blockbuster films</a>. He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office, and eleven consecutive films gross over $150 million internationally and the only one to have eight consecutive films in which he starred open at #1 spot in the domestic box office tally.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[5]</a></sup></p>
				<p><NAME> is ranked as the most bankable star worldwide by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[6]</a></sup> despite the box-office and critical disappointment of his 2013 film, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Earth" title="After Earth">After Earth</a>,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[7]</a></sup> co-starring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Smith" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a>. Sixteen of the twenty fiction films he has acted in have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over $100 million, and five took in over $500 million in global box office receipts. As of 2013, his films have grossed $6.63 billion in global box office.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[8]</a></sup> He received Best Actor Oscar nominations for <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_(film)" title="Ali (film)">Ali</a></i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness" title="The Pursuit of Happyness">The Pursuit of Happyness</a></i>.</p>
				<h2>Family and early life</h2>
				<p>Smith was born and raised in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Philadelphia" title="West Philadelphia">West Philadelphia</a> to refrigeration engineer <NAME>, Sr. and Philadelphia school board administrator <NAME>. He also lived in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germantown,_Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" title="Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Germantown</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Philadelphia" title="Northwest Philadelphia">Northwest Philadelphia</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[9]</a></sup><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[10]</a></sup> He was raised <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptists" title="Baptists">Baptist</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[11]</a></sup> His parents separated when he was thirteen,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[12]</a></sup> but did not actually divorce until around 2000.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[13]</a></sup><sup>[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot">dead link</a></i>]</sup></p>
				<p>Though widely reported, it is untrue that Smith turned down a scholarship to attend the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> (MIT); he never applied to the school,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[14]</a></sup> although he was admitted to a "pre-engineering program" there.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[13]</a></sup> According to Smith, "My mother, who worked for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_District_of_Philadelphia" title="School District of Philadelphia">School Board of Philadelphia</a>, had a friend who was the admissions officer at MIT. I had pretty high <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT" title="SAT">SAT</a> scores and they needed black kids, so I probably could have gotten in. But I had no intention of going to college."<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[15]</a></sup></p>
				<h2>Recording and acting career</h2>
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						Smith at the Emmy Awards in 1993
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				<h3>Early work</h3>
				<p>Smith started as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC#Hip_hop" title="MC">MC</a> of the hip-hop duo <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_%26_The_Fresh_Prince" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince">DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince</a>, with his childhood friend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff" title="<NAME>">Jeffrey "<NAME>" Townes</a> as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turntablist" title="Turntablist">turntablist</a> and producer,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup> as well as Ready Rock C (<NAME>) as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatboxing" title="Beatboxing">human beat box</a>. The trio was known for performing humorous, radio-friendly songs, most notably "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_Just_Don%27t_Understand" title="Parents Just Don't Understand">Parents Just Don't Understand</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summertime_(DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_and_the_Fresh_Prince_song)" title="Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince song)">Summertime</a>".<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup> They gained critical acclaim and won the first <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award">Grammy</a> awarded in the Rap category (1988).<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup></p>
				<p>Smith spent money freely around 1988 and 1989 and underpaid his income taxes.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup> The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service" title="Internal Revenue Service">Internal Revenue Service</a> eventually assessed a $2.8 million tax debt against Smith, took many of his possessions, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnishment" title="Garnishment">garnished</a> his income.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[17]</a></sup> Smith was nearly bankrupt in 1990, when the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> television network signed him to a contract and built a sitcom, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air" title="The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></i>, around him.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup></p>
				<p>The show was successful and began his acting career. Smith set for himself the goal of becoming "the biggest movie star in the world," studying <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films" title="List of highest-grossing films">box office successes</a>' common characteristics.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[12]</a></sup></p>
				<h3>Feature films</h3>
				<p>Smith's first major roles were in the drama <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Separation_(film)" title="Six Degrees of Separation (film)">Six Degrees of Separation</a></i> (1993) and the action film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Boys_(1995_film)" title="Bad Boys (1995 film)">Bad Boys</a></i> (1995) in which he starred opposite of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence">Martin Lawrence</a>.</p>
				<p>In 1996, Smith starred as part of an ensemble cast in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Emmerich" title="<NAME>">Roland Emmerich</a>'s <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(1996_film)" title="Independence Day (1996 film)">Independence Day</a></i>. The film was a massive blockbuster, becoming the second highest grossing film in history at the time and establishing Smith as a prime box office draw.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[18]</a></sup> He later struck gold again in the summer of 1997 alongside <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Lee_Jones" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a> in the summer hit <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_(film)" title="Men in Black (film)">Men in Black</a></i> playing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_J" title="Agent J">Agent J</a>. In 1998, Smith starred with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman" title="Gene Hackman">Gene Hackman</a> in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_of_the_State_(film)" title="Enemy of the State (film)">Enemy of the State</a></i>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup></p>
				<p>He turned down the role of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_(The_Matrix)" title="Neo (The Matrix)">Neo</a> in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix" title="The Matrix">The Matrix</a></i> in favor of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Wild_West" title="Wild Wild West">Wild Wild West</a></i> (1999). Despite the disappointment of <i>Wild Wild West</i>, Smith has said that he harbors no regrets about his decision, asserting that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves" title="Keanu Reeves">Keanu Reeves</a>'s performance as Neo was superior to what Smith himself would have achieved,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[19]</a></sup> although in interviews subsequent to the release of <i>Wild Wild West</i> he stated that he "made a mistake on <i>Wild Wild West</i>. That could have been better."<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[20]</a></sup></p>
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						Smith in May 2012
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				<p>In 2005, Smith was entered into the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_Book_of_World_Records" title="Guinness Book of World Records">Guinness Book of World Records</a> for attending three premieres in a 24-hour time span.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[21]</a></sup></p>
				<p>He has planned to star in a feature film remake of the television series <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_a_Thief_(1968_TV_series)" title="It Takes a Thief (1968 TV series)">It Takes a Thief</a></i>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[22]</a></sup></p>
				<p>On December 10, 2007, Smith was honored at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grauman%27s_Chinese_Theatre" title="Grauman's Chinese Theatre">Grauman's Chinese Theatre</a> on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Boulevard" title="Hollywood Boulevard">Hollywood Boulevard</a>. Smith left an imprint of his hands and feet outside the world renowned theater in front of many fans.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[23]</a></sup> Later that month, Smith starred in the film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_(film)" title="I Am Legend (film)">I Am Legend</a></i>, released December 14, 2007. Despite marginally positive reviews,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[24]</a></sup> its opening was the largest ever for a film released in the United States during December. Smith himself has said that he considers the film to be "aggressively unique".<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[25]</a></sup> A reviewer said that the film's commercial success "cemented [Smith's] standing as the number one box office draw in Hollywood."<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[26]</a></sup> On December 1, 2008, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Guide" title="TV Guide">TV Guide</a></i> reported that Smith has been selected as one of America’s top ten most fascinating people of 2008 for a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Walters" title="Barbara Walters"><NAME></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> special that aired on December 4, 2008.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[27]</a></sup></p>
				<p>Smith was reported in 2008 to be developing a film entitled <i>The Last Pharaoh</i>, in which he will star as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taharqa" title="Taharqa">Taharqa</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[28]</a></sup></p>
				<p><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_III" title="Men in Black III">Men in Black III</a></i> opened on May 25, 2012 with Smith again reprising his role as Agent J. This was his first major starring role in four years.</p>
				<p>On August 19, 2011, it was announced<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[29]</a></sup> that Smith had returned to the studio with producer <NAME> to work on his fifth studio album. Edwards has worked with artists such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(American_entertainer)" title="<NAME> (American entertainer)"><NAME></a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_(rapper)" title="Game (rapper)">Game</a>. Smith's most recent studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_and_Found_(Will_Smith_album)" title="Lost and Found (Will Smith album)">Lost and Found</a></i>, was released in 2005.</p>
				<p>Smith and his son <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Smith" title="<NAME>">Jaden</a> played father and son in two productions: the 2006 biographical drama <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness" title="The Pursuit of Happyness">The Pursuit of Happyness</a></i>, and the science fiction film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Earth" title="After Earth">After Earth</a></i>, which was released on May 31, 2013.</p>
				<p>Smith will star opposite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Robbie" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a>, in the upcoming romance comedy-drama <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_(2015_film)" title="Focus (2015 film)">Focus</a></i>, as <NAME>, a veteran con artist who takes a young, attractive woman under his wing, but things get complicated when they become romantically involved. <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_(2015_film)" title="Focus (2015 film)">Focus</a></i> will be released on February 27, 2015.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[30]</a></sup></p>
				<p>Smith is set to star in the sci-fi thriller <i>Brilliance</i>, an adaptation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Sakey" title="<NAME>">Marcus Sakey</a>'s novel of the same name scripted by <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film)" title="Jurassic Park (film)">Jurassic Park</a></i> writer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koepp" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a>. He will play federal agent <NAME>, who has a unique set of skills and is drafted to hunt down a terrorist who is out to start a civil war. Shooting will take place in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh</a>. Shooting starts on August 18th, 2014.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[31]</a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Onah" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a> is directing the film, which has the backing of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_Entertainment" title="Legendary Entertainment">Legendary Entertainment</a> and will be distributed via its deal with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios" title="Universal Studios">Universal Studios</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noomi_Rapace" title="Noomi Rapace">Noomi Rapace</a>, will be joining him in the film, although her role in <i>Brilliance</i> isn't yet known.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[32]</a></sup></p>
				<h2>Personal life</h2>
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						<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize_Concert" title="Nobel Peace Prize Concert">Nobel Peace Prize Concert</a> December 11, 2009, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo" title="Oslo">Oslo</a>, Norway: Smith with wife Jada and children Jaden and Willow
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				<p>Smith married <NAME> in 1992. They had one son, <NAME> "Trey" Smith III on November 11, 1992,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[33]</a></sup> and divorced in 1995. Trey appeared in his father's music video for the 1998 single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_the_Two_of_Us_(Will_Smith_song)" title="Just the Two of Us (Will Smith song)">Just the Two of Us</a>".</p>
				<p>Smith married actress <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jada_Pinkett_Smith" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a> in 1997. Together they have two children: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Smith" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a> (born 1998), his co-star in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness" title="The Pursuit of Happyness">The Pursuit of Happyness</a></i>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Smith" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a> (born 2000), who appeared as his daughter in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_(film)" title="I Am Legend (film)">I Am Legend</a></i>. Smith and his brother Harry own Treyball Development Inc.,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[34]</a></sup> a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills</a>-based company named after Trey. Smith and his family reside in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[35]</a></sup></p>
				<p>Smith was consistently listed in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_Magazine" title="Fortune Magazine">Fortune Magazine</a>'s "Richest 40" list of the forty wealthiest Americans under the age of 40. He donated $4,600 to the 2008 presidential campaign of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[36]</a></sup> On December 11, 2009, Smith and his wife hosted the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize_Concert" title="Nobel Peace Prize Concert">Nobel Peace Prize Concert</a> in Oslo, Norway - to celebrate Obama's winning of the prize.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[37]</a></sup></p>
				<h3>Religious beliefs</h3>
				<p><NAME> was raised in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist" title="Baptist">Baptist</a> household, and while he remained a Christian for years and never identified as a Scientologist,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[38]</a></sup> he no longer identifies as religious.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[39]</a></sup> Though he is not a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology" title="Scientology">Scientologist</a> and has denied rumors claiming him as a member of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Scientology" title="Church of Scientology">Church of Scientology</a>, he has spoken favorably about it, saying "I just think a lot of the ideas in Scientology are brilliant and revolutionary and non-religious."<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[40]</a></sup><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[41]</a></sup></p>
				<p>Smith gave $1.3 million 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."<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[42]</a></sup> Smith and his wife have also founded a private elementary school in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabasas,_California" title="Calabasas, California">Calabasas, California</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Village_Leadership_Academy" title="New Village Leadership Academy">New Village Leadership Academy</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[43]</a></sup> Federal tax filing showed that <NAME> donated $1.2 million to the school in 2010.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[44]</a></sup></p>

				<h3>Political views</h3>
				<p>In 2012, he expressed support for the legalizing of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>, in an endorsement of President <NAME>'s declaration to adopt this stance on the issue.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[45]</a></sup></p>
				<h2>Discography</h2>
				<div class="hatnote">Main articles: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith_discography" title="<NAME> discography"><NAME> discography</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_%26_The_Fresh_Prince_discography" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince discography">DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince discography</a></div>
				<h3>With DJ Jazzy Jeff</h3>
				<ul>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_the_House_(album)" title="Rock the House (album)">Rock the House</a></i> (1987)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He%27s_the_DJ,_I%27m_the_Rapper" title="He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper">He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper</a></i> (1988)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_in_This_Corner..." title="And in This Corner...">And in This Corner...</a></i> (1989)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebase_(album)" title="Homebase (album)">Homebase</a></i> (1991)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Red_(DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_%26_the_Fresh_Prince_album)" title="Code Red (DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; the Fresh Prince album)">Code Red</a></i> (1993)</li>
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				<h3>Solo</h3>
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					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Willie_Style" title="Big Willie Style">Big Willie Style</a></i> (1997)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willennium" title="Willennium">Willennium</a></i> (1999)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_to_Reign" title="Born to Reign">Born to Reign</a></i> (2002)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_and_Found_(Will_Smith_album)" title="Lost and Found (Will Smith album)">Lost and Found</a></i> (2005)</li>
				</ul>
				<h2>Filmography</h2>
				<div class="hatnote">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith_filmography" title="<NAME> filmography"><NAME> filmography</a></div>
				<h2>Awards and nominations</h2>
				<div class="hatnote">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Will_Smith" title="List of awards and nominations received by <NAME>">List of awards and nominations received by <NAME></a></div>
				<h2>Further reading</h2>
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					<li><span class="citation book"><NAME> (2009). <i><NAME>: A Biography</i>. Greenwood. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-313-37610-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-313-37610-7">0-313-37610-7</a>.</span></li>
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				<h2>External links</h2>
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					<li><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external" href="http://www.willsmith.com">Official website</a></li>
					<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm226/"><NAME></a> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database" title="Internet Movie Database">Internet Movie Database</a></li>
					<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external" href="http://www.people.com/people/will_smith"><NAME></a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People.com" title="People.com">People.com</a></li>
					<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external" href="//musicbrainz.org/artist/5bae7081-64ef-4473-825a-38d310deb14c"><NAME></a> discography at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MusicBrainz" title="MusicBrainz">MusicBrainz</a></li>
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				<h1><NAME></h1>
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						<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Will_Smith_2011%2C_2.jpg/220px-Will_Smith_2011%2C_2.jpg" srcset="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Will_Smith_2011%2C_2.jpg/330px-Will_Smith_2011%2C_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Will_Smith_2011%2C_2.jpg/440px-Will_Smith_2011%2C_2.jpg 2x" alt="A man smiling and holding his hands together" width="220" height="291" class="thumb--image">
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						Smith in June 2011
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				<p><b><NAME> "Will" Smith, Jr.</b><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[1]</a></sup><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[2]</a></sup><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[3]</a></sup> (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a></i> called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood.<sup  class="reference"><a href="#cite">[4]</a></sup> Smith has been nominated for four <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Awards</a>, two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award" title="Academy Award">Academy Awards</a>, and has won four <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>.</p>
				<p>In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_%26_The_Fresh_Prince" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince">The Fresh Prince</a>. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular television series <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air" title="The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></i>. The show ran for nearly six years (1990–1996) on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> and has been syndicated consistently on various networks since then. In the mid-1990s, Smith moved from television to film, and ultimately starred in numerous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment)" title="Blockbuster (entertainment)">blockbuster films</a>. He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office, and eleven consecutive films gross over $150 million internationally and the only one to have eight consecutive films in which he starred open at #1 spot in the domestic box office tally.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[5]</a></sup></p>
				<p><NAME> is ranked as the most bankable star worldwide by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[6]</a></sup> despite the box-office and critical disappointment of his 2013 film, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Earth" title="After Earth">After Earth</a>,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[7]</a></sup> co-starring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Smith" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a>. Sixteen of the twenty fiction films he has acted in have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over $100 million, and five took in over $500 million in global box office receipts. As of 2013, his films have grossed $6.63 billion in global box office.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[8]</a></sup> He received Best Actor Oscar nominations for <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_(film)" title="Ali (film)">Ali</a></i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness" title="The Pursuit of Happyness">The Pursuit of Happyness</a></i>.</p>
				<h2>Family and early life</h2>
				<p>Smith was born and raised in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Philadelphia" title="West Philadelphia">West Philadelphia</a> to refrigeration engineer <NAME>, Sr. and Philadelphia school board administrator <NAME>. He also lived in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germantown,_Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" title="Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Germantown</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Philadelphia" title="Northwest Philadelphia">Northwest Philadelphia</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[9]</a></sup><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[10]</a></sup> He was raised <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptists" title="Baptists">Baptist</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[11]</a></sup> His parents separated when he was thirteen,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[12]</a></sup> but did not actually divorce until around 2000.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[13]</a></sup><sup>[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot">dead link</a></i>]</sup></p>
				<p>Though widely reported, it is untrue that Smith turned down a scholarship to attend the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> (MIT); he never applied to the school,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[14]</a></sup> although he was admitted to a "pre-engineering program" there.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[13]</a></sup> According to Smith, "My mother, who worked for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_District_of_Philadelphia" title="School District of Philadelphia">School Board of Philadelphia</a>, had a friend who was the admissions officer at MIT. I had pretty high <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT" title="SAT">SAT</a> scores and they needed black kids, so I probably could have gotten in. But I had no intention of going to college."<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[15]</a></sup></p>
				<h2>Recording and acting career</h2>
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					<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Will_Smith_-_Emmy_Awards_1993.jpg">
						<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Will_Smith_-_Emmy_Awards_1993.jpg/220px-Will_Smith_-_Emmy_Awards_1993.jpg" srcset="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Will_Smith_-_Emmy_Awards_1993.jpg/330px-Will_Smith_-_Emmy_Awards_1993.jpg 1.5x, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Will_Smith_-_Emmy_Awards_1993.jpg/440px-Will_Smith_-_Emmy_Awards_1993.jpg 2x" alt="<NAME>" width="220" height="174" class="thumb--image">
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						Smith at the Emmy Awards in 1993
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				<h3>Early work</h3>
				<p>Smith started as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC#Hip_hop" title="MC">MC</a> of the hip-hop duo <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_%26_The_Fresh_Prince" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince">DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince</a>, with his childhood friend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff">Jeffrey "DJ Jazzy Jeff" Townes</a> as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turntablist" title="Turntablist">turntablist</a> and producer,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup> as well as Ready Rock C (<NAME>) as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatboxing" title="Beatboxing">human beat box</a>. The trio was known for performing humorous, radio-friendly songs, most notably "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_Just_Don%27t_Understand" title="Parents Just Don't Understand">Parents Just Don't Understand</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summertime_(DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_and_the_Fresh_Prince_song)" title="Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince song)">Summertime</a>".<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup> They gained critical acclaim and won the first <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award">Grammy</a> awarded in the Rap category (1988).<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup></p>
				<p>Smith spent money freely around 1988 and 1989 and underpaid his income taxes.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup> The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service" title="Internal Revenue Service">Internal Revenue Service</a> eventually assessed a $2.8 million tax debt against Smith, took many of his possessions, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnishment" title="Garnishment">garnished</a> his income.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[17]</a></sup> Smith was nearly bankrupt in 1990, when the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> television network signed him to a contract and built a sitcom, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air" title="The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></i>, around him.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup></p>
				<p>The show was successful and began his acting career. Smith set for himself the goal of becoming "the biggest movie star in the world," studying <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films" title="List of highest-grossing films">box office successes</a>' common characteristics.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[12]</a></sup></p>
				<h3>Feature films</h3>
				<p>Smith's first major roles were in the drama <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Separation_(film)" title="Six Degrees of Separation (film)">Six Degrees of Separation</a></i> (1993) and the action film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Boys_(1995_film)" title="Bad Boys (1995 film)">Bad Boys</a></i> (1995) in which he starred opposite of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence">Martin Lawrence</a>.</p>
				<p>In 1996, Smith starred as part of an ensemble cast in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Emmerich" title="<NAME>merich">Roland Emmerich</a>'s <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(1996_film)" title="Independence Day (1996 film)">Independence Day</a></i>. The film was a massive blockbuster, becoming the second highest grossing film in history at the time and establishing Smith as a prime box office draw.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[18]</a></sup> He later struck gold again in the summer of 1997 alongside <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Lee_Jones" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a> in the summer hit <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_(film)" title="Men in Black (film)">Men in Black</a></i> playing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_J" title="Agent J">Agent J</a>. In 1998, Smith starred with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman" title="Gene Hackman">Gene Hackman</a> in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_of_the_State_(film)" title="Enemy of the State (film)">Enemy of the State</a></i>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[16]</a></sup></p>
				<p>He turned down the role of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_(The_Matrix)" title="Neo (The Matrix)">Neo</a> in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix" title="The Matrix">The Matrix</a></i> in favor of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Wild_West" title="Wild Wild West">Wild Wild West</a></i> (1999). Despite the disappointment of <i>Wild Wild West</i>, Smith has said that he harbors no regrets about his decision, asserting that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves" title="Keanu Reeves">Keanu Reeves</a>'s performance as Neo was superior to what Smith himself would have achieved,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[19]</a></sup> although in interviews subsequent to the release of <i>Wild Wild West</i> he stated that he "made a mistake on <i>Wild Wild West</i>. That could have been better."<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[20]</a></sup></p>
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					<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Will_Smith_2,_2012.jpg">
						<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Will_Smith_2%2C_2012.jpg/200px-Will_Smith_2%2C_2012.jpg" srcset="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Will_Smith_2%2C_2012.jpg/300px-Will_Smith_2%2C_2012.jpg 1.5x, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Will_Smith_2%2C_2012.jpg/400px-Will_Smith_2%2C_2012.jpg 2x" alt="<NAME>" width="200" height="265" class="thumb--image">
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						Smith in May 2012
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				<p>In 2005, Smith was entered into the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_Book_of_World_Records" title="Guinness Book of World Records">Guinness Book of World Records</a> for attending three premieres in a 24-hour time span.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[21]</a></sup></p>
				<p>He has planned to star in a feature film remake of the television series <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_a_Thief_(1968_TV_series)" title="It Takes a Thief (1968 TV series)">It Takes a Thief</a></i>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[22]</a></sup></p>
				<p>On December 10, 2007, Smith was honored at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grauman%27s_Chinese_Theatre" title="Grauman's Chinese Theatre">Grauman's Chinese Theatre</a> on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Boulevard" title="Hollywood Boulevard">Hollywood Boulevard</a>. Smith left an imprint of his hands and feet outside the world renowned theater in front of many fans.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[23]</a></sup> Later that month, Smith starred in the film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_(film)" title="I Am Legend (film)">I Am Legend</a></i>, released December 14, 2007. Despite marginally positive reviews,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[24]</a></sup> its opening was the largest ever for a film released in the United States during December. Smith himself has said that he considers the film to be "aggressively unique".<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[25]</a></sup> A reviewer said that the film's commercial success "cemented [Smith's] standing as the number one box office draw in Hollywood."<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[26]</a></sup> On December 1, 2008, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Guide" title="TV Guide">TV Guide</a></i> reported that Smith has been selected as one of America’s top ten most fascinating people of 2008 for a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Walters" title="Barbara Walters">Barbara Walters</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> special that aired on December 4, 2008.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[27]</a></sup></p>
				<p>Smith was reported in 2008 to be developing a film entitled <i>The Last Pharaoh</i>, in which he will star as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taharqa" title="Taharqa">Taharqa</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[28]</a></sup></p>
				<p><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_III" title="Men in Black III">Men in Black III</a></i> opened on May 25, 2012 with Smith again reprising his role as Agent J. This was his first major starring role in four years.</p>
				<p>On August 19, 2011, it was announced<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[29]</a></sup> that Smith had returned to the studio with producer <NAME> to work on his fifth studio album. Edwards has worked with artists such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(American_entertainer)" title="<NAME> (American entertainer)"><NAME></a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_(rapper)" title="Game (rapper)">Game</a>. Smith's most recent studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_and_Found_(Will_Smith_album)" title="Lost and Found (Will Smith album)">Lost and Found</a></i>, was released in 2005.</p>
				<p>Smith and his son <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Smith" title="<NAME>">Jaden</a> played father and son in two productions: the 2006 biographical drama <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness" title="The Pursuit of Happyness">The Pursuit of Happyness</a></i>, and the science fiction film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Earth" title="After Earth">After Earth</a></i>, which was released on May 31, 2013.</p>
				<p>Smith will star opposite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Robbie" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a>, in the upcoming romance comedy-drama <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_(2015_film)" title="Focus (2015 film)">Focus</a></i>, as <NAME>, a veteran con artist who takes a young, attractive woman under his wing, but things get complicated when they become romantically involved. <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_(2015_film)" title="Focus (2015 film)">Focus</a></i> will be released on February 27, 2015.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[30]</a></sup></p>
				<p>Smith is set to star in the sci-fi thriller <i>Brilliance</i>, an adaptation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Sakey" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a>'s novel of the same name scripted by <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film)" title="Jurassic Park (film)">Jurassic Park</a></i> writer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koepp" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a>. He will play federal agent <NAME>, who has a unique set of skills and is drafted to hunt down a terrorist who is out to start a civil war. Shooting will take place in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh</a>. Shooting starts on August 18th, 2014.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[31]</a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Onah" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a> is directing the film, which has the backing of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_Entertainment" title="Legendary Entertainment">Legendary Entertainment</a> and will be distributed via its deal with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios" title="Universal Studios">Universal Studios</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noomi_Rapace" title="Noomi Rapace">Noomi Rapace</a>, will be joining him in the film, although her role in <i>Brilliance</i> isn't yet known.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[32]</a></sup></p>
				<h2>Personal life</h2>
				<div class="hatnote">
					Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_(show_business_family)" title="Smith (show business family)">Smith (show business family)</a>
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						<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Nobel_Peace_Price_Concert_2009_Will_Smith_and_Jada_Pinkett_Smith_with_children1.jpg/170px-Nobel_Peace_Price_Concert_2009_Will_Smith_and_Jada_Pinkett_Smith_with_children1.jpg" srcset="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Nobel_Peace_Price_Concert_2009_Will_Smith_and_Jada_Pinkett_Smith_with_children1.jpg/255px-Nobel_Peace_Price_Concert_2009_Will_Smith_and_Jada_Pinkett_Smith_with_children1.jpg 1.5x, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Nobel_Peace_Price_Concert_2009_Will_Smith_and_Jada_Pinkett_Smith_with_children1.jpg/340px-Nobel_Peace_Price_Concert_2009_Will_Smith_and_Jada_Pinkett_Smith_with_children1.jpg 2x" alt="<NAME>" width="170" height="247" class="thumb--image">
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						<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize_Concert" title="Nobel Peace Prize Concert">Nobel Peace Prize Concert</a> December 11, 2009, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo" title="Oslo">Oslo</a>, Norway: Smith with wife Jada and children Jaden and Willow
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				<p>Smith married <NAME> in 1992. They had one son, <NAME> "Trey" Smith III on November 11, 1992,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[33]</a></sup> and divorced in 1995. Trey appeared in his father's music video for the 1998 single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_the_Two_of_Us_(Will_Smith_song)" title="Just the Two of Us (Will Smith song)">Just the Two of Us</a>".</p>
				<p>Smith married actress <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jada_Pinkett_Smith" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a> in 1997. Together they have two children: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Smith" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a> (born 1998), his co-star in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness" title="The Pursuit of Happyness">The Pursuit of Happyness</a></i>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Smith" title="<NAME>"><NAME></a> (born 2000), who appeared as his daughter in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_(film)" title="I Am Legend (film)">I Am Legend</a></i>. Smith and his brother Harry own Treyball Development Inc.,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[34]</a></sup> a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills</a>-based company named after Trey. Smith and his family reside in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[35]</a></sup></p>
				<p>Smith was consistently listed in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_Magazine" title="Fortune Magazine">Fortune Magazine</a>'s "Richest 40" list of the forty wealthiest Americans under the age of 40. He donated $4,600 to the 2008 presidential campaign of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[36]</a></sup> On December 11, 2009, Smith and his wife hosted the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize_Concert" title="Nobel Peace Prize Concert">Nobel Peace Prize Concert</a> in Oslo, Norway - to celebrate Obama's winning of the prize.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[37]</a></sup></p>
				<h3>Religious beliefs</h3>
				<p><NAME> was raised in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist" title="Baptist">Baptist</a> household, and while he remained a Christian for years and never identified as a Scientologist,<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[38]</a></sup> he no longer identifies as religious.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[39]</a></sup> Though he is not a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology" title="Scientology">Scientologist</a> and has denied rumors claiming him as a member of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Scientology" title="Church of Scientology">Church of Scientology</a>, he has spoken favorably about it, saying "I just think a lot of the ideas in Scientology are brilliant and revolutionary and non-religious."<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[40]</a></sup><sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[41]</a></sup></p>
				<p>Smith gave $1.3 million 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."<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[42]</a></sup> Smith and his wife have also founded a private elementary school in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabasas,_California" title="Calabasas, California">Calabasas, California</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Village_Leadership_Academy" title="New Village Leadership Academy">New Village Leadership Academy</a>.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[43]</a></sup> Federal tax filing showed that <NAME> donated $1.2 million to the school in 2010.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[44]</a></sup></p>

				<h3>Political views</h3>
				<p>In 2012, he expressed support for the legalizing of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>, in an endorsement of President <NAME>'s declaration to adopt this stance on the issue.<sup class="reference"><a href="#cite">[45]</a></sup></p>
				<h2>Discography</h2>
				<div class="hatnote">Main articles: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith_discography" title="<NAME> discography"><NAME> discography</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_%26_The_Fresh_Prince_discography" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince discography">DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince discography</a></div>
				<h3>With DJ <NAME></h3>
				<ul>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_the_House_(album)" title="Rock the House (album)">Rock the House</a></i> (1987)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He%27s_the_DJ,_I%27m_the_Rapper" title="He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper">He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper</a></i> (1988)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_in_This_Corner..." title="And in This Corner...">And in This Corner...</a></i> (1989)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebase_(album)" title="Homebase (album)">Homebase</a></i> (1991)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Red_(DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_%26_the_Fresh_Prince_album)" title="Code Red (DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; the Fresh Prince album)">Code Red</a></i> (1993)</li>
				</ul>
				<h3>Solo</h3>
				<ul>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Willie_Style" title="Big Willie Style">Big Willie Style</a></i> (1997)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willennium" title="Willennium">Willennium</a></i> (1999)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_to_Reign" title="Born to Reign">Born to Reign</a></i> (2002)</li>
					<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_and_Found_(Will_Smith_album)" title="Lost and Found (<NAME> album)">Lost and Found</a></i> (2005)</li>
				</ul>
				<h2>Filmography</h2>
				<div class="hatnote">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith_filmography" title="<NAME> filmography"><NAME> filmography</a></div>
				<h2>Awards and nominations</h2>
				<div class="hatnote">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Will_Smith" title="List of awards and nominations received by <NAME>">List of awards and nominations received by <NAME></a></div>
				<h2>Further reading</h2>
				<ul>
					<li><span class="citation book"><NAME> (2009). <i><NAME>: A Biography</i>. Greenwood. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-313-37610-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-313-37610-7">0-313-37610-7</a>.</span></li>
				</ul>
				<h2>External links</h2>
				<ul>
					<li><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external" href="http://www.willsmith.com">Official website</a></span></li>
					<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm226/"><NAME></a> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database" title="Internet Movie Database">Internet Movie Database</a></li>
					<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external" href="http://www.people.com/people/will_smith"><NAME></a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People.com" title="People.com">People.com</a></li>
					<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external" href="//musicbrainz.org/artist/5bae7081-64ef-4473-825a-38d310deb14c"><NAME></a> discography at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MusicBrainz" title="MusicBrainz">MusicBrainz</a></li>
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