Daddy Will

He was the first hip-hop artist to be nominated for an Academy Award. He’s ranked number 2 on Star TV’s Top Ten Box Office stars of the 1990’s in 2003 and holds the record for the most Kids Choice Awards with an astonishing six wins None other than Willard Christopher Will Smith Jnr. He was one of four children. He was named after his father Willard C Smith Sr. Smith lived in Wynnefield West Philadelphia and attended Overbrook High School where he got the nickname “fresh Prince”. He started rapping at the age of 12, met up with Jeff Towers (also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff) at 16. The two produced world hits and won their first Grammy. Before Smith became a solo artist he made his television debut in the hit sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. This lead to numerous acting roles on the big screen. Eventually Will Smith and Martin Lawrence made box-office history with the movies Bad Boys, as it was the first action film to feature two black lead actors.

To add to his list of achievements he is also a father with long term Wife, Jada Pinkette Smith. He has 3 talented children. What make Smith so unique is that he went television to the music industry all the way to the big screen with such success. It is seldom you see performers making the transition as well as Smith has. The media portrayal of black men and black fathers (according to media representation black men were gangsters; always up to no good. Stereotypes of black men, in particular black fathers, being lazy, bad parents, poor, live in a broken down house with more kids than they can afford and a lousy job), I am glad to say has not stopped him at all from pursuing his dreams and in addition to that has, broken away from the stereotypes. Smith adds:

“I love being black in America, and especially being black in Hollywood”

With such dedication to his kids and fatherhood, one has to think that Will Smith will continue to be a great dad. Will gets and understands the importance of balancing fatherhood with fame. He’s one of the media’s golden fathers, in there eyes he cannot do anything wrong. In the almost 30 years that he has been in the industry he has never gotten bad press. and with such gorgeous children one has to think that it is not going to happen any time soon.

“I believe that a man and a woman together, raising a family, is the purest form of happiness we can experience.”