Will Smith Biography

Will Smith was born on September 25, 1968, in Philadelphia. Will Smith was one of the most famous superstars of his time not only as a pop music sensation but also conquered television as well as films. He was just 16 when he met DJ Jeff Townes, he soon joining forces as DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince as he loves music a lot.

This pair soon became local favorites, but their continued existence was in problem as Smith graduated high school and was offered a scholarship to MIT. Influenced both by Eddie Murphy and Grandmaster Flash, Will began rapping at the age of 12, quickly developing his own semi-comic style. When he was just 16 years, he met the man with whom he would score his first worldwide success.

Then he started working with DJ Jazzy Jeff at music since the age of 10. So vigorous was their pursuit of musical excellence that Will even turned down a scholarship to Boston's super-prestigious MIT. The history of Will attempting to make it in Hollywood is a long and often sad one. Cher was a big success, with Jon Bon Jovi looking good for the future, David Bowie and Mick Jagger have made verious sorry attempt to cut it.

The world of rap has a far better record of producing film stars. Tupac caused a major stir before his untimely death, LL Cool J's star is rising, as is Queen Latifah's. And then there's the biggest of them all - Will Smith, known as The Fresh Prince, surely the most successful crossover star of the modern age.

Finally, he chose a career in music, and in 1987 he and Townes issued their debut record, Rock the House, scoring a hit with the single 'Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble.' Propelled by the smash 'Parents Just Don't Understand,' DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Smith broke into the mainstream a year later with He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper, one of the first hip-hop LPs to achieve double-platinum status.

In 1990, he was tapped to star in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, a sitcom for NBC. An immediate hit, it made Smith a household name, and continued in production through 1996.