Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. He is one of a small group of people who have enjoyed success in three major entertainment media in the United States. Newsweek has called him the most powerful actor on the planet. Smith has been nominated for a Golden Globe, two Academy Awards, and has won multiple Grammys.

Will Smith rose to fame as a rapper under the name the Fresh Prince in the late 1980s. Smith's most notable television role was that of William "Will" Smith (his namesake role) in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In his film work, his notable roles include Agent J in Men in Black and Men in Black II, Detective Del Spooner in I, Robot, Muhammad Ali in Ali, as well as his role in the blockbuster Independence Day and more recently as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness with his son Jaden Smith and as Robert Neville in I Am Legend with his daughter Willow Smith.

He is also one of only three actors in the history of film to have seven consecutive US$100 million blockbusters, the two other being Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks.

Awards:

2007: Academy Award nomination: Best Actor, The Pursuit of Happyness; Golden Globe nomination: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama), The Pursuit of Happyness

2002: Academy Award nomination: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Ali; Golden Globe nomination: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama), Ali

1994: Golden Globe nomination: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series (Comedy/Musical), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1993: Golden Globe nomination: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series (Comedy/Musical), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air