Latest facts about Will Smith

By: Jake Rajala

Will Smith is one of the most diverse, uncancelable faces in Hollywood. Smith has had an authentic, rocky ride from the bottom to the top. He has flexed his dominance in movies, TV Shows, and music. With that enunciated, I’m going to break down the magic of Smith.

10. Family

Let’s be honest, Will Smith has a powerful and picture-perfect family. Will Smith and his son, Jaden, shined in Pursuit of Happyness together. The movie was liked by 93% of Google users & IMDb gave it a score of 8/10. Jaden and Will also starred in “After Earth” together. Jaden’s top performance arguably came in Karate Kid (2010) — where he starred with Jackie Chan! Will also has a daughter with a gift for music named Willow. Willow’s top songs are “Wait a Minute”, “Whip My Hair”, and “Time Machine”. Of course, Will’s wife, Jada, has been portrayed on the big screen. She was featured in “Ali” with Will and she’s been showcased in “The Matrix”.

9. Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Smith first won our hearts w/ his role in Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Smith is shown in the NBC sitcom as Will’s TV mom sends him away from Philadelphia to live with his wealthy uncle and aunt in Bel Air. He rocked the world in the show alongside Carlton Banks, Philip Banks, and Hilary Banks in Los Angeles. Quincy Jones, who was the executive producer, went with a risk by using the young Will in 1990. Jeff Pollack and Susan Borowitz are the two writers of the film. It’s safe to say the show with a catchy theme dazzled audiences — as a sky-high 95% of Google users admired the show!

8. Bad Boys

It would be a shame to forget Will’s role in Bad Boys — which is a film in 1995 about him and Martin Lawrence acting as Miami Dade police officers. There is quite the thrill behind the film that the director of the film, Michael Bay, orchestrated Bad Boys 2, Bad Boys for Life, and another Bad Boys film set to hit theaters in 2024. It’s worth noting that Vanessa Hudgens is in Bad Boys 2 and Gabrielle Union is in Bad Boys for Life.

7. Welcome to Earth

Smith’s ability to appeal to people and animals of different sorts is really shown in “Welcome to Earth”. This Disney + show follows him visiting different parts of the globe — such as the Namibia desert and descending 3,000+ feet into the ocean. The show blew critics away so much that it scored a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. Sadly, there are only six episodes of one season of Welcome to Earth right now. On a side note, it’s worth keeping up with Gordon Ramsey’s “cooking visits” around the globe.

6. ENFP

Smith’s personality type is rumored to be “ENFP” — which stands for extroverted, intuitive, feeling, and perceiving. ENFPs make up 8.2% of the population, so they’re slightly less common than most personality types. ENFPs are compatible with INFJ, INFP, and ENFJ! Other famous ENFPs are Walt Disney, Robin Williams, Steve Jobs, John Lennon, and Robert Downey Jr.

5. Vipassana

As previously noted, Smith is a bit of a free-spirit. In his biography, “Will”, talks about doing a Vipassana retreat. He can’t use technology for 10 days or be in touch with anyone. He talked about the first time he meditated and that it made him cry. During the retreat, he talks about reading a whole book in one day for the first time in his life. He then stated that he would go on to read 100+ books in the next year.

4. Scientology

There is no secret that Scientology has a presence in LA and that celebrities have been involved in the cult. Tom Cruise, who has been famous for his role in Top Gun, is a key member of Scientology. Furthermore, John Travolta has publicly made his support for the ascending church. With that said, Will and his family are not a member of Scientology, according to “The New York Post”. The church may welcome millions of new members each year, but the Smiths are not included in that picture.

3. Slap

Smith is not a Saint, contrary to fans who began getting in his corner in the 90s. He was involved in an aggravated assault charge in 1989. The victim was nearly left blind in the incident. He recalls fellow people in jail asking for his autograph. Thankfully, Smith showed his empathetic and big-hearted side for 30-plus years after the incident. Unfortunately, his aggression came back to bite him at the Oscars in 2022 – when he struck Chris Rock — after Rock made a joke about Will’s wife. Will properly apologized to Rock and his audience after the assault. Rock was offered to Academy Awards last year, but he turned it down.

2. King Richard

Smith may have messed up w/ his impulsive decision to slap Rock. However, it doesn’t change the fact that he slapped Rock after his Oscar-winning performance in King Richard. King Richard is Smith’s lone Oscar victory (despite being nominated four times). In the 2021 movie, Smith plays the role of Richard Williams, who is the father of Sabrina and Reneeka. In the film — Richard is hell-bent on making his two daughters beat the odds and become star Tennis players. Of course, Serena is widely dubbed as the greatest female tennis player of all time, while Venus is regarded as a Top-10 female tennis player of all time. The film directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green warranted a potent 90% RT score!

1. Emancipation

Smith’s comeback movie is unequivocally “Emancipation” and it arrived in December of 2022. The movie portrayed Smith as a slave who escapes a plantation in Louisiana and he must get north to reach freedom. The gruesome, yet inspirational movie is on Apple TV and it’s more than worth the watch. It’s not as daunting as the slave film, “12 A respectable 82% of Google users admired the film directed by Antoine Fuqua!