Will Smith

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Will Smith is an actor, rapper, and the main character of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He was born and raised in West Philadelphia, which was on a playground where he spent most of his days chillen' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool and all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school, and also starred and produced a few movies.

How He Became The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Let's face it, you most likely came here for this, so yeah... Now this is a story all about hell how

My life got flipped, turned upside down

And I'd like to take a minute and just sit right here

And tell you how I became the Prince in a town called Bel-Air.

In West Philadelphia, botn and raised

On a playground where I spent most of my days

Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool

And all, shootin' some b-ball outside of the school

Where a couple of bad guys who were up to no good

Started making trouble in my neighborhood

I got into one little fight and my mom got scared

And said "You're movin' with you're Auntie and Uncle in Bel-Air."

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I begged and pleaded with her day after day

But she packed my suitcase and sent me on my way

She gave me a kiss and she gave me my ticket

I put my walkman and said "I might as well kick it!"

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First class, yo this is bad

Drinking orange juice out of a champagne class

Is this what the people of Bel-Air living like?

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, this might be alright.

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But wait I hear they're prissy, bourgeois and all that

Is this the type of place that they should send this cool cat?

I don't think so, I'll see when I get there

I hope they're prepared for the The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air|Prince of Bel-Air.

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Well-uh, the plane landed and when I came out

There was a dude who looked like a cop standing there with my name out

I ain't trying to get arrested yet, I just got here

I sprang with the quickness and lightning, disappeared.

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I whistled for a cab and when it came near

The lisence said "Fresh" and it had dice in the mirror

If anything I can say this cab was rare

But I thought "Nah, forget it." - "Yo homes, to Bel-Air!"

I. Pulled. Up to the house, about 7 or 8

And I yelled to the cabbie "Yo homes, smell ya later."

I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there

To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel-Air.

...And that's pretty much the jist of things here.

Movies Featuring Will Smith

• Where the Day Takes You
• Made in America
• Six Degrees of Separation
• Bad Boys
• Independence Day
• Men in Black
• Enemy of the State
• Torrance Rises (cameo)
• Wild Wild West
• Welcome to Hollywood
• The Legend of Bagger Vance
• Ali
• Men in Black 2
• Bad Boys 2
• A Closer Walk
• Jersey Girl (cameo)
• American Chopper (cameo)
• I, Robot
• Shark Tale
• There's a God on the Mic
• Hitch
• The Pursuit of Happyness
• I Am Legend
• Hancock
• Seven Pounds
• The Mark
• Time Share

Hit Songs By Will Smith

Hit Songs By DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

• Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble
• Nightmare On My Street
• Parents Just Don't Understand
• I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson
• Summertime
• Boom! Shake The Room

Hit Song By Just Will Smith

• Men In Black (Feat. Coko of SMV.)
• Just Cruisin'
• Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
• Just The Two of Us
• Miami
• Wild Wild West (Feat. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee.)
• Will 2K (Feat. K-Ci.)
• Freakin' It
• Black Suits Comin' (Nod Your Head) {Feat. Christina Videl.}
• 1,000 Kisses (Feat. Jada Pinkett.)
• Switch
• Party Starter
• ...And of course, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's Theme Song.

Trivia

• He calls himself a "student of all religions".
• He has donated money to Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
• In The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will was short for "William", but his name in real life is Willard Smith. Strange, isn't it?
• He likes to make fun of Carlton and Uncle Phil.
• If a movie were to ever be made for Barack Obama, he'd want Will Smith to play him.
• He was once in a huge supergroup that's similar to Band Aid. He and other people did a song called "Voices That Care," which was recorded during Operation Desert Storm.
• He used to be in a rap duo with his childhood friend DJ Jazzy Jeff entitled DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Obviously, you could tell which role he played there.
• He is the only actor in history to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office, as well as being the only actor to have eight consecutive films open at #1 on the domestic box office as a lead actor.