Will Smith

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Date of Birth : Sep 25th 1968

Will Smith has recorded several platinum albums, starred in a hit television comedy series, and has become one of the entertainment industry’s most sought-after leading men. He has also been nominated for an Academy Award and now is a producer of his recent films, including the blockbuster hit Hitch, and The Pursuit of Happyness. Given his spate of recent successes, Smith is one of the most consistently successful movie stars working today, with hit films such as Bad Boys, Independence Day, Men in Black(tm), Bad Boys II, Men in Black(tm) II and I, Robot that have all opened at #1.

More recently, Smith voiced the central character, Oscar, for Shark Tale, the animated feature that was a box office giant. Some of Smith’s other film credits include Ali, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of the famed boxer, The Legend of Bagger Vance directed by Robert Redford, which earned him an NAACP Award nomination for Best Actor, and Wild, Wild West, whose theme-song he penned went gold. Also, the film’s soundtrack, produced by his company Overbrook, went platinum.

Smith thrilled audiences in the suspenseful Enemy of the State and starred in two of the 50 all-time top-grossing films worldwide – 1997’s summer smash Men in Black(tm), (for which he recorded the Grammy-winning title song) and 1996’s Independence Day. Smith also starred in Columbia Pictures’ Bad Boys, one of the top grossing films of 1995. His other film work includes a critically acclaimed performance in the Oscar nominated Six Degrees of Separation, Made in America, and Where the Day Takes You.

Smith was first recognised by NATO/ShoWest as the Male Star of Tomorrow in 1995, and subsequently honored as Male Star of the Year in 2002. In addition, he won the International Box Office Achievement Award in 1997 and was named 1999 Entertainer of the Year by the NAACP Image Awards.