My Personal Narrative of the Bad Boy of Acting Will Smith

The charming loving Willard Carroll Smith, Jr. (Will Smith) actor, rapper, and husband born September 25, 1968 straight out of Philadelphia. Mother Caroline bright his father Willard Carroll Smith sr., (Smiths) father was an U.S Air Force Veteran his mother work at a school. Will Smith grew up and was raised in Winnfield hood and was brought up in a Baptist home and went to a catholic school. Smith was a young black male with a clean cut nice smile and a lot of mouth piece. Some people say it use to help him get out of trouble he could talk his way out of anything. Smith’s personality and swag will eventually take him to the next level. Smith started off his career in the music world, it was a chance of fate that brought the perfect crew together.

Smith would become friends with Jeff towns at age 16 Jeff towns was DJ at an house party only a few houses down from smiths residence he was missing his hype man so will said I do it. Smith was the perfect guy for the job the chemistry they felt when playing together was amazing. So that’s when they put there talents together to make a music group that was very successful making them both millionaires by the age of 18. The unstoppable DJ jazzy Jeff (Jeff towns) and the fresh prince (will smith) started making bangers not the hard gangster rap but a smoother educated rap. Would attract the attention of word up records they then would release their first single in 1986 girls aint nothing but trouble. Followed by hits like summer time and many more he was so busy living the rich life smith forgot or simply did not pay his taxes so he got most of his possessions and income garnished.

Will smith was bankrupt broke he even said in a video it was one of the worst time in his life being famous and broke. Who knew his life would turn around at a party, wining a Grammy award for his music in that same time period made him popular enough to be in the right place at the right time. Also being signed to Quincy Jones him being his producer. One night during a networking party smith attended, Quincy Jones gave him a script to preform he did so good he got singed by nbc for television show. That would change his life forever it was such a hit fans were eating it up it became a way of life. The show aired for 6 seasons the fresh prince of bell air a show about a young kid moving from the projects to the suburbs to live with his aunt and uncle.

This put will smith on a whole another level giving him experance and putting him in the right place so he could later start on his career of being a great actor. And he did it he over exceeds he also had solo albums to making hit movies like the pursuit of happiness won a choice award 2007. Hit after hit movies like I am legend also received an award 2008 he won an mtv generation. Some best male performance awards all the way to here and now 2019 Aladdin nominated for many as well. And not stopping there he’s even making a bad boys 3 and men in black 5. Smith has gone above and beyond the standard raising the bar for young black actors. His films have grossed 7.5 billion at the global box office. He is one of the only actors to have 8 consecutive films he as lead roles in open at the number one spot in the domestic box office. Making him one of the most successful actors to do it.

Smith was married Sheree Zampino in 1992, had a son with her Willard Carroll trey smith 3rd his mother and will smith got divorced in 1995. Smith latter married actress Jada Pinkett Smith in 1997, had two kids together Jaden Smith and Willow Smith both actors and have music careers. Willow playing the role of his daughter in me am legend Jaden playing in pursuit of happiness. Although Will Smith grew up and a Baptist home he said he was Christian in 2015 interview. That he adopted his Christian faith from his grandmother.

Will Smith has done it all to making movies with martin Lawrence to bungee jumping off the Grand Canyon. Letting the outside world in his personal life with supporting his wife’s TV show red table making appearance and showing us his life goals and bucket list on social media. Showing that life is what you make it you can do anything you put your mind the slogans like fail often fail hard fail forward. still inspiring generations in areas like fatherhood making songs like just the two of us starting in tv shows about young black boys what we go through showing light and humor plus showing the world the everyday black struggles shedding light on nfl players and the dangers of an contact sport being an example of a beautiful black family that is successful can exists.