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Yahoo!'s Web Celeb Will
Smith
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Will Smith,
recording star, TV star, and movie star was born in
Philadelphia, Pa. on September 25, 1968. His given
name was Willard Smith II but he received his nick
name "Prince" from the teachers he managed to
charm. He added "Fresh" later. Will teamed up with
Jeff Townes at a party and began performing
together as DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. He
had been rapping since he was 12 years old. When he
started making money from his records he spent a
great deal of it on material things.
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He was already
looking for new challenges in 1989 when he met
Benny Medina who had an idea for a sitcom based on
Will's life in Beverly Hills. NBC loved the idea
and the hit sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
was born. The role based his life, lasted 6 years;
with him playing a street-smart West Philly kid who
moves to Beverly Hills.
His foray into films started with Six Degrees
of Seperation in 1993, the action movie Bad
Boys in 1995. His latest blockbuster was
Independence Day in which he plays a Marine
Corps pilot Captain Steven Hiller who defends his
country by fighting aliens.
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Personal facts: He
is 6 ft. 2 inches tall, his sun is in Libra and
Moon in Scorpio. His son nicknamed "Trey" (Williard
Smith III), was born in 1992. Will's father,
Willard Smith Sr., was the owner of a refrigeration
company and later became an engineer. His mother,
Caroline, was a school board worker. He is the 2nd
of four children. He graduated from Overbrook High
School in middle class West Philadelphia. His
brother Harry and Ellen are a twin. He appeared in
the music video and sang lead vocals on the song
Voices That Care. He also appeared in the TV
show Blossom in 1991 as himself.
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