Will Smith
Biography
Will Smith is an American actor, rapper, and producer who began in music as half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, winning the first Grammy for rap performance in 1989. Born in Philadelphia in 1968, he starred on NBC's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996 and earned two Golden Globe Awards. His film career took off with Six Degrees of Separation (1993) and Bad Boys (1995), and Independence Day (1996) made him a prime box office draw. Smith later became a leading man in action and science fiction, scoring hits with the Men in Black franchise and I Am Legend (2007). He received Academy Award nominations for Ali (2001) and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), and won Best Actor for King Richard (2021). His live-action Aladdin (2019) grossed over one billion dollars worldwide.
58years old
Turns 59 on September 25in 342 days
- Born Philadelphia
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Willard Carroll Smith II (birth name)Also credited as Willard Smith
Movie Career
- Films
- 37
- Career span
- 32 years1992 to 2024
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A first
In 2005, Smith made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. He went to three premieres within one 24-hour time span.
Will Smith movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Barry Sonnenfeld directed four of these films, David Ayer two and Gabriele Muccino two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Joe Pantoliano's page
Martin Lawrence's page
Tommy Lee Jones's page
Theresa Randle's page
DJ Khaled's page
Darrell Foster's page
All films by Barry Sonnenfeld
All films by David Ayer
Gabriele MuccinoDirector, 2 films, 2006 to 2008
All films by Gabriele Muccino
Box office
What Will Smith's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$10.0 billion
32 of the 37 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 37 films: 32 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 1 figure not found.
- 32Worldwide figure
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 1Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 55% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.1B10.6% of the total
- 2$817M8.2% of the total
- 3$749M7.5% of the total
- 4$654M6.6% of the total
- 5$629M6.3% of the total
- 6$589M5.9% of the total
- 7$585M5.9% of the total
- 8$445M4.5% of the total
$4.4 billionfrom the other 24 films with a worldwide figure, 45% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1989 to 2022, five of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2022 | Best Actor | King Richard | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2021 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | King Richard | Won |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 1998 | Best Rap Solo Performance | Won | |
| 1992 | Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Summertime | Won |
| 1989 | Best Rap Performance | Parents Just Don't Understand | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2013 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award | After Earth | Won |
| 2009 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Seven Pounds | Won |
| 2007 | Saturn Award for Best Actor | I Am Legend | Won |
| 2006 | David Angell Humanitarian Award | Won | |
| 2002 | MTV Movie Award for Best Performance | Won | |
| 2000 | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Won | |
| 1999 | American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Big Willie Style | Won |
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Official profiles and reference pages.