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Actor Will Smith lights up the stage as he hosted the 2011 Walmart Shareholders Meeting.

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Will Smith

American actor and rapper

Birthday: September 25, 1968

Birthplace: Wynnefield, West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Age: 56 years old

Sign: Libra

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About Will Smith

Will Smith is an American actor and rapper. He has released 4 studio albums and he has starred in dozens of films, as well as the TV series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".

His Highlights/Legacy

Films: "Ali", "The Pursuit of Happyness", "Bad Boys", "Men In Black", "I Am Legend", "Suicide Squad".

Songs: "Men In Black", "Gettin' Jiggy wit It", "Just the Two of Us", "Miami", "Wild Wild West", "Will 2K", "Switch".

TV: "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".

He is regarded as one of the most powerful actors in Hollywood. His films have grossed more than 6 billion american dollars worldwide. He is ranked as the most bankable Hollywood star by Forbes magazine.

His Awards

Music: As of 2020 he has been nominated for 8 Grammy Awards ( 4 wins), 7 American Music Awards (6 wins) and 4 World Music Awards (4 wins).

Films: He has been nominated for 4 Academy Awards (1 win), 7 Golden Globes (1 win) and 3 Screen Actors Guild Award (1 win).

His Personal Life

His senior sister is named Pamela. He has younger siblings known as Ellen and Harry.

Smith's first marriage, to Sheree Zampino, lasted between 1992 and 1995. His relationship with Sheree produced his first child, Willard Smith, who was born in 1992.

In 1997, he tied the knot with actress, Jada Pinkett Smith – the couple have birthed two children namely, Jaden Smith (in 1998) and Willow Smith (in 2000).

First Academy Award and confrontation with Chris Rock

In 2022 Will Smith eventually won his first Academy Award after being nominated in 2002 and 2007. The actor won the “Best Actor” prize for his role in the 2021 biographical film “King Richard”.

But his victory was not the only highlight at the 94th edition of this prestigious event. The actor shocked the audience by confronting fellow actor and comedian Chris Rock, after the latter made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett.

Did Chris Rock make fun of Jada Pinkett’s medical condition?

Yes. Rock, who was a presenter at the above-mentioned award ceremony, made a joke about Pinkett’s health condition. This joke got Will Smith seriously offended and as a result, the Academy Award winner attacked Rock on stage by slapping him in the face.

Trivia

He obtained his high school education at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia.

In July 2020, Jada admitted, via her Red Table Talk show on Facebook, that she had an affair with singer, August Alsina during the period when she and her husband (Smith) were separated.