Will Smith is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. His breakthrough came when he played a fictionalized version of himself in the 1990s television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The role brought him international recognition and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He also served as an executive producer on 24 episodes of the series. Two years later, Smith made his film debut in the drama Where the Day Takes You, where he appeared as a disabled homeless man. In 1995, he starred as a police officer with Martin Lawrence in Michael Bay's Bad Boys. The following year, Smith appeared as a Marine Corps pilot with Jeff Goldblum in Roland Emmerich's science fiction film Independence Day. The film grossed over $817 million at the worldwide box office and was the highest grossing of 1996. In 1997, he starred as Agent J in the science fiction film Men in Black, a role he reprised in its sequels Men in Black II (2002) and Men in Black 3 (2012).
Smith portrayed heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali in the 2001 biopic Ali. For his performance he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. In 2004, he appeared in the animated film Shark Tale, and science fiction film I, Robot. The following year he starred as a professional dating consultant in the romantic comedy Hitch. Smith's portrayal of entrepreneur and salesman Chris Gardner in the biopic The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor. In 2008, he played a vigilante superhero in Hancock. While the film received mixed to negative reviews, it became his eighth consecutive to gross over $100 million at the North American box office and grossed a worldwide total of over $624 million. In 2015, Smith portrayed Nigerian-American physician Bennet Omalu in the biopic Concussion for which he garnered a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. The following year, he appeared in the action film Suicide Squad, which grossed over $745 million at the worldwide box office. In 2019, Smith starred as the Genie in the live-action adaptation of the 1992 animation film of the same name, Aladdin. The film is his highest grossing, with a worldwide box office total of over $1 billion. In 2022, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as tennis coach Richard Williams in King Richard.
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Year Title Functioned as Notes Actor Producer Role 1992 Where the Day Takes You Manny 1993 Made in America Six Degrees of Separation Paul 1995 Bad Boys 1996 Independence Day 1997 Men in Black 1998 Welcome to Hollywood HimselfCameo Enemy of the State 1999 Wild Wild West 2000 2001 Ali 2002 Men in Black II 2003 Bad Boys II 2004 Jersey Girl Himself Cameo I, Robot Saving Face Shark Tale Oscar (voice) 2005 Hitch 2006 ATL 2007 I Am Legend 2008 Hancock Lakeview Terrace Seven Pounds 2010 2012 This Means War Men in Black 3 2013 After Earth Also writer Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ESPN Reporter Cameo 2014 Winter's Tale Lucifer Cameo Annie 2015 Focus Concussion 2016 Suicide Squad Floyd Lawton / Deadshot Collateral Beauty 2017 Bright 2019 Student of the Year 2 Himself CameoHindi film Aladdin Genie / Mariner Dads Himself Documentary Gemini Man and Junior Spies in Disguise (voice) 2020 Bad Boys for Life Life in a Year 2021King Richard 2022 Emancipation Peter 2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die Rex Filming
Television Year(s) Title Role Notes 1990 ABC Afterschool Special Hawker Episode: "The Perfect Date" Himself Rockin' Through the Decades Host Documentary of Alvin and the Chipmunks 1990–1996 Lead role; Executive producer ; Story writer 1991 Blossom Himself Episode: "I'm with the Band" 1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Pinocchio (voice) Episode: "Pinocchio" 2003–2007 All of Us Jonny Executive producer and co-creator; Actor ; Writer ; Director 2005 BET Awards 2005Host 2009 Un-broke: What You Need to Know About Money Himself 2012 2012 Kids' Choice AwardsHost 2013 Producer 2018 One Strange RockHost Documentary series 2018–2025 Cobra Kai Executive producer 2019 Will Smith's Bucket List Himself Executive producer; Documentary series 2020 Will Smith: Off the Deep End Documentary 2021 Amend: The Fight for America Host Documentary series Best Shape of My Life Himself Executive producer; Documentary series Welcome to Earth Host Documentary series 2022 Women of the Movement Executive producer; Miniseries 2022–2025 Bel-Air Older Will Smith Episode: "The Next Act"; also executive producer2022This Joka Executive producer2025Baller LeagueHimselfGuest2026Pole to PoleHimselfExecutive producer
Video game Year Title Role Notes 2023 Undawn Trey Jones Likeness
See also List of awards and nominations received by Will Smith
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