Rise to fame - after his main role in the TV series "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990)
Rapper - He was also part of the duo "DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince", Jeffrey Townes beings his friend from childhood. Ready Rock C. was beatboxer in the band.
They won Grammy for their rap song "Summertime".
As he spent a lot of money in 1988-1989, be became close to bankruptcy in 1990, but The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air saved him (1990-1996)
Smith was the first hip-hop artist nominated for an Academy Award
He likes to play chess
He speaks Spanish fluently
He was nominated 4 times for Golden Globe Awards, 2 times for Academy Awards and he won 4 Grammy Awards
He received "Best Actor Oscar" nominations for Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness (he played with his son, Jaden Smith)
He ranked 1st on Hollywood's Best Paid Actors in 2008
In 1999, he turned down a role in The Matrix. He was supposed to be Neo. He preferred to act in Wild Wild West, a movie that was received not that well by public
He starred with his son, Jaden in the movies "After Earth" and "The Pursuit of Happyness"
He is a tall man and he's been 6' 2" (188 cm) since the age of 13. He just weighs almost 30 kilos more (60 pounds)
He helped his daughter - Willow Smith - compose her debut song "Whip My Hair"
He's one of the greatest motivational speakers ever
He could have been in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" 2005 movie in Brad Pitt's place - he was considered for that role
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is his favorite book
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Julia Reynolds Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School, Philadelphia
Catholic school and public Overbrook HS
Quotes
I want the world to be better because I was here.
And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.
I've trained myself to illuminate the things in my personality that are likable and to hide and protect the things that are less likeable.
A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.
In my mind, I've always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y'all just didn't know yet.
Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too. Read more at: Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.
The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school.
I've always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.
Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there.
The first step is you have to say that you can
I have a great time with my life, and I wanna share it.
I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic.
If you're not making someone else's life better, then you're wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better
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