Trivia | Will Smith

The Jewish Defense League pounced on Smith after he was quoted in the Scottish newspaper the Daily Record as opining that Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler wasn’t all bad. Later he said that he was misinterpreted when he made the statement.
Was immortalized by placing his hands and feet in the cement at the world famous Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.
Says he’s not a great actor but he is a hardworking one.
Sections of Hollywood Boulevard were closed to shoot certain scenes in Will Smith’s new film HANCOCK, angering motorists.
Is the most powerful actor on the planet, according to an annual list by Newsweek magazine.
Is to star as a drug dealer turned celebrity chef in a new movie called COOKED.
Nominated for Performance by an actor in a leading role at Academy Awards for THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS.
Returned home to Philadelphia to participate in a march against violence in the city.
Has signed on to star in Columbia Pictures film SEVEN POUNDS, which focuses on a man who falls in love with a woman while trying to kill himself.
Has signed on to star in the action thriller GREENBACKS, about a conspiracy revolving around counterfeit money.
Has called for closer links between Hollywood and Bollywood during a visit to India.
Wants his wife Jada Pinkett Smith to take over as the main ‘breadwinner’ so that he can sit back and relax.
Carlos Lomax, 45, the man accused of stealing Smith’s identity was sentenced to two years in prison.
Urges In an introduction he made as the host at BET Awards, Smith urges rappers to be role models.
Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett serve as hosts of 2005 BET Awards.
Has no regrets over his decision to turn down the role of Neo in THE MATRIX trilogy because he thinks Keanu Reeves was born to play the part.
His romantic comedy HITCH holds the title for the biggest midweek Valentine’s Day ever, generating $7.5 million on Feb. 14, 2005.
Has scrapped plans to develop a hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, because he feared the project would be a huge flop.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have filed a restraining order against former employee Marilu Cooley — Documents filed to support the request specify that Mr. Cooley approached the children while they were playing in a park and attempted to use them as, quote, pawns in his attempts to extort money, and also threatened to disclose, quote, embarrassing allegations about the Smiths unless he was paid an outrageous sum of money.
Smith says at the London premiere of his latest film THE BAD BOYS II he’ll give up action movies in three years time.
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s former housekeeper is suing the celebrity couple for allegedly failing to pay her about 1,640 hours of overtime pay and firing her after she complained to them.
Smith reveals that talks of a sequel to hit 1996 movie INDEPENDENCE DAY have fallen through and he now doubts the movie will ever be made.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith say their new UPN family sitcom, ALL OF US, which is touted as an autobiographical series, is ”very, very loosely” based on their life — The Hollywood power couple is producing the comedy, which stars Duane Martin as a reporter who juggles relationships with his ex-wife who dumped him, his 5-year-old son and his new fiancée.
Smith says the opening scene of BAD BOYS, with him running down the street with his shirt open, turned him into a sex symbol — Up until that point, nobody ever looked at me (as a sex symbol) — I’ve always been a little goofy, he said.
Was one of the most powerful celebrity according to 2003 Forbes Top 100 Celebrity List (#11)
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence had so much fun making their upcoming action flick BAD BOYS II they are already lobbying for a third installment.
With just three days to go before Los Angeles works out how best to host the Oscars during wartime, Smith has become the first actor to declare publicly that he won’t be attending the ceremony – His publicist explained he felt uncomfortable in attending and respectfully asked to be excused.
Smith, who first appeared on the US music scene in the late 1980s, has been dropped by his record label Sony, because he’s too old — the music giants have decided that, at 34, Smith hitmaker is past it as an artist and told him to concentrate on his movie career.
Smith impersonator sentenced to three years — Carlos Lomax of Duquesne, Penn., who used Smith’s name on credit cards gets prison term after guilty plea. Carlos Lomax of Duquesne, Penn., “William Smith impersonator,” was sentenced to three years in federal prison last week for charging nearly $33,000 to credit card accounts opened under Smith’s full name, Willard D. Smith.
Smith’s identity was stolen — a man who racked up nearly $33,000 in credit card bills in the name of Smith has pleaded guilty to one count of the use of an unauthorized access device.
Has come to the defense of fellow rapper Slick Rick Walters, who could face deportation because he was convicted of attempted murder 11 years ago.
Predicts non-white people and women will rule the country from Washington D.C.
His first big screen role was in the film WHERE THE DAY TAKES YOU (1992).
Left the Oscars in March (2002) before the Best Actor category was announced (he was up for ALI) so he could be with Jada and Willow, who had been taken to the hospital with an ear infection and high fever.
He met his friend and co-rapper DJ Jazzy Jeff at an LA party when Will told a joke and Jazz was the only one in the room laughing.
Met wife Pinkett when she tried out for the role of his girlfriend on THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR (1990). The role eventually went to Nia Long.
Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
He has said he molded his character Captain Steven Hiller in INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) after his favorite big screen hero, Harrison Ford. Most notably his performances of Han Solo in the STAR WARS trilogy.
Turned down a scolarship to MIT to pursue his singing career.
Also known as rap artist The Fresh Prince.
Enjoys playing chess.
Smith’s pilot test show for THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR (1990) (qv) was directed by Debbie Allen.
As a public role model, hosted the Presidential Inaugural Celebration for Youth, as part of the Gala for Pres. Bill Clinton.
Turned down the role of Neo in THE MATRIX (1999)
First hip-hop artist to be nominated for an Academy Award.
In ALI (2001) he gained 35 pounds to match Ali’s 220.
After reading the script, he did not want to accept the role in MEN IN BLACK. It was wife Jeda that convinced him to take the part.
At one point in SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (1993), Will Smith makes a disparaging remark about THE LORD OF THE RINGS (with sarcasm THE LORD OF THE RINGS… soooo imaginative…). He directs this comment to Ian McKellen, who would of course go on to play the role of Gandalf in the 2001 film version.
Ross Bagley, who becomes his stepson in INDEPENDENCE DAY, also stars as his nephew Nicky in THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR.
When he and Jeff Goldblum depart on the alien attacker in INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996), Smith goes backwards and hits a wall and then he says whoops, ’cause someone wrote the instructions wrong. The situation and quote was taken from a cartoon of Duck Roger (starring Duffy Duck).
His real name and fathers name is Williard not William.
Will Smith’s divorce from ex-wife Sheree Zampino led to a $900,000 lump-sum divorce settlement for Zampino plus $24,000 per month in alimony and child support.
He says he didn’t really get into his character in MEN IN BLACK 2 until Tommy Lee Jones arrived on set.
Nominated for Best On-Screen Team at MTV Movie Awards for BAD BOYS II (2004) - shared with Martin Lawrence
Nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for ALI (2002)
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for ALI (2002)
Nominated for Best Male Performance at MTV Movie Awards for ENEMY OF THE STATE (1999)
Nominated for Best On-Screen Duo at MTV Movie Awards for MEN IN BLACK (1998) - shared with Tommy Lee Jones
Nominated for Best Comedic Performance at MTV Movie Awards for MEN IN BLACK (1998)
Nominated for Best Male Performance at MTV Movie Awards for INDEPENDENCE DAY (1997)
Nominated for Best On-Screen Duo at MTV Movie Awards for BAD BOYS (1996) - shared with Martin Lawrence
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994)
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993)

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