A brief ppt on the great Will Smith...

1. WILL SMITH
By
Srijeet Burman

2. WHO IS WILL SMITH?
 Full name – Willard Carroll "Will" Smith, Jr.
 He is an American comedic and dramatic actor, producer and
rapper.
 He has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards,
two Academy Awards and has won four Grammy Awards.

3. FAMILY AND EARLY LIFE
 Born and raised in
Philadelphia.
 His parents were
separated when he
was thirteen.
 He had high SAT score
and was admitted to a
“pre-engineering
program” at MIT.

4. EARLY WORK
 Started as
the rapper of the hip-hop
duo DJ Jazzy Jeff
& The Fresh Prince.
 Won four Grammys in
the rap category.
 NBC started a sitcom
around him named
“The Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air”.
Will Smith started his acting career with
this sitcom

5. INTO HOLLYWOOD
 Started with the movie Where the
Day Takes You (1992)
 First major role in Six Degrees of
Separation (1993)
 First MTV nomination in 1995 for the
movie Bad Boys
 Independence Day (1996)
established him as a prime box
office draw.
 Men in Black (1997) saw immense
success and later two sequels were
also released.

6.  Got Academy Awards nomination
for the movie Ali (2001) in which
he played the role of the boxer
Muhammad Ali.
 Men in Black II, Bad Boys II and
Hitch were his other notable
movies.
 Got another Academy Awards
nomination for The Pursuit of
Happyness (2006).
 His role in Seven Pounds (2008)
was also critically acclaimed.
 Currently filming for a romantic
comedy-drama Focus, which is set
to be released next year.

7. PERSONAL LIFE
 Married Sheree
Zampino in 1992
 Divorced Sheree
Zampino in 1995.
 Married Jada Pinkett
in 1997.
 His son Jaden Smith
was born in 1998 and
daughter Willow Smith
was born in 2000.
Will Smith with wife Jada and
children Jaden and Willow

8. DISCOGRAPHY
With DJ Jazzy Jeff Solo
 Rock the House (1987)
 He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper
(1988)
 And in This Corner... (1989)
 Homebase (1991)
 Code Red (1993)
 Big Willie Style (1997)
 Willenium (1999)
 Born to Reign (2002)
 Lost and Found (2005)

9. NOTABLE FILMS
 Bad Boys (1995)
 Independence Day (1996)
 Men in Black (1997)
 Enemy of the State (1998)
 Ali (2001)
 I, Robot (2004)
 Hitch (2005)
 The Pursuit of Happyness
(2006)
 I am Legend (2007)
 Seven Pounds (2008)

10. AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
 Academy Awards
Year Recipient Award Result
2002 Ali Best Performance by an
 Saturn Award
 Grammy Awards
Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated
2007 The Pursuit of
Happyness
Best Performance by an
Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated
Year Recipent Award Result
2008 I am Legend Best Actor Won
Year Recipient Award Result
1988 Parents Just Don’t Understand Best Rap Won
1992 Summertime Best Rap Duo or Group Won
1998 Men in Black Best Rap Solo Won
1999 Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It Best Rap Solo Won

11. THANK YOU