Will Smith
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and four Grammy Awards. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996). He first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums and the US Billboard Hot 100 top 20 singles "Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" from 1984 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), and Lost and Found (2005), which contained the US number-one singles "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West". He has received four Grammy Awards for his rap performances. Smith achieved wider fame as a leading man in films such as the action film Bad Boys (1995), its sequels Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and the sci-fi comedies Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012). After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayal as Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001), and as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He then starred in a range of commercially successful films, including I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016) and Aladdin (2019). For his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021), Smith won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee / Prese...
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
El hormiguero
2006 · Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Self
Great Performances
1971 · Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self
The One Show
2006 · Self
Top Gear
2002 · Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
GMTV
1993 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Skavlan
2009 · Self - Guest
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Chris Gardner
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Will Smith
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
ABC Afterschool Special
1972 · Hawker
Today
1952 · Self
Blossom
1990 · Fresh Prince (uncredit...
The Oscars
1953 · Self
TFI Friday
1996
Men in Black
1997 · Jay
I Am Legend
2007 · Robert Neville
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · Self
Bel-Air
2022 · Will Smith
Independence Day
1996 · Capt. Steven Hiller
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024 · Mike Lowrey
I, Robot
2004 · Del Spooner
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Pinoak (voice)
Bad Boys
1995 · Mike Lowrey
Late Night Berlin
2018 · Self
Aladdin
2019 · Genie / Mariner
TRL
1998
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025 · Self
Rove
1999 · Self
Domenica In
1976 · Self
All of Us
2003
Live & Kicking
1993 · Self
Kids' Choice Awards
1987 · Host
Suicide Squad
2016 · Deadshot
American Chopper
2003
The Shop
2018 · Self
The BRIT Awards
1977 · Self
Men in Black II
2002 · Jay
Shark Tale
2004 · Oscar (voice)
Men in Black 3
2012 · Agent J
Bad Boys for Life
2020 · Mike
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016
Bad Boys II
2003 · Detective Mike Lowrey
Red Table Talk
2018 · Self
Rock Concert
1973 · Self
Yo! MTV Raps
1988 · Self
Hancock
2008 · John Hancock
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Self /Self - The Fresh...
Enemy of the State
1998 · Robert Clayton Dean
Spies in Disguise
2019 · Lance Sterling (voice)
Hitch
2005 · Hitch
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018 · Self
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Self (archive footage)...
Gemini Man
2019 · Henry Brogen / Junior
BET Awards
2001 · Self - Performer
Amend: The Fight for America
2021 · Self - Host
Wild Wild West
1999 · Capt. James West
One Strange Rock
2018 · Self - Host
Focus
2015 · Nicky Spurgeon
Seven Pounds
2008 · Ben
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018 · Self
The Early Show
1999 · Self
Emancipation
2022 · Peter
After Earth
2013 · Cypher Raige
Bright
2017 · Daryl Ward
The True Story of...
2017 · Self (archive footage)
King Richard
2021 · Richard Williams
Concussion
2015 · Dr. Bennet Omalu
This Is Pop
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013 · ESPN Reporter
Pole to Pole with Will Smith
2026 · Self - Host
Winter's Tale
2014 · Judge
Collateral Beauty
2016 · Howard Inlet
Jersey Girl
2004 · Will Smith
The Magic Hour
1998 · Self
This Morning
1988 · Self
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000 · Bagger Vance
The Oprah Conversation
2020 · Self
Ali
2001 · Muhammad Ali / Cassius...
Six Degrees of Separation
1993 · Paul
Welcome to Earth
2021 · Self - Host
The Artist
2025 · Will Smith
Will Smith's Bucket List
2019 · Self
MADtv
1995 · Self
Welcome to Hollywood
2000 · Will Smith
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005 · Self (archive footage)
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001 · Self
Made in America
1993 · Tea Cake Walters
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013 · Self
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998 · Self (archive footage)
After Earth: A Father's Legacy
2013 · Self
Student of the Year 2
2019 · Self
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Inside the Golden Statue
1998 · Self
Torrance Rises
1999 · Self
This Joka
2022 · Self - Host
Live 8
2005 · Self - Philadelphia
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015 · Self
Where the Day Takes You
1992 · Manny
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · Self (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Fresh Prince
Dreams
2019 · Self
Lily Topples The World
2021 · Self
The Making of Men in Black
1997 · Self
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Self
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Self
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · Self
The Grammys
1959 · Self
A Man's Story
2011 · Self
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996 · Self
Dads
2019 · Self
David Blaine: Ascension
2020 · Self (archive footage)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999 · Self
Howard
2018 · Genie / Mariner (archi...
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020 · Self
Best Shape of My Life
2021 · Self
Free Child
2020 · Self
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy
2020 · Self
El cuarto round
2024 · Self (archive footage)...
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
2000 · Self
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
2002 · Self
Quincy
2018 · Self
Roswell Top Secret
1998 · Self
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Club Oscar
2005 · Oscar (voice)
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · Self
The Making of 'Ali'
2001 · Self
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025 · Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996 · Self
Men in Black II: MIB ADR
2002 · Self
Will Smith: Live in Concert
2005 · Self
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
1990 · Fresh Prince
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
2002 · Self
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
2020 · Self
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
2020 · Self
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
2016 · Self
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
2002 · Self
After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds
2013 · Self
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
1999 · Self
Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets
1999 · Self
One Strange Rock
2018 · Self - Host (archive f...
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
2002 · Self
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
2007 · Self
Will Smith Budapest
— · Will Smith
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991 · Self (archive footage...
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
2007 · Self
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
2000 · Self
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
2002 · Self
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
1999 · Self
MIB ADR
2002 · Self
Blind Ref
2013 · Blind Referee
Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'
2019 · Self
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
1999 · Self