What about Philip, Vivian, Carlton and Hilary? Find out what they're up to now. And that underscores the key difference between Smith and his fellow Fresh Prince cast mates: Smith stars in movies, while they rent them.īet you didn't know: Will met wife Jada Pinkett Smith when she auditioned for the role of his girlfriend on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. What he's doing now: Smith can be seen in the upcoming films Pursuit of Happyness, Time Share and Tonight, He Comes. Not bad for a jug-eared kid from West Philly. The episode in questions titled 'Wills Up A Dirt Road' - where Will, attempting to sell photos to a sleazy magazine, ends up being sued by guest-star Jay Leno. To date, his total album sales exceed 16 million. The above episode is just one of several fine episodes in this Fifth Season of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'. Along the way, his drawing power has become so bankable that Smith now demands in excess of $20 million per film, which is pretty phenomenal if you've ever seen Wild Wild West.Īs a rapper, Smith has released five albums since 1997, including Willenium, which sold over 2 million copies in the U.S., and Big Willie Style, which sold over 9 million and claimed the No. As an actor, Smith has received top billing in a number of top-grossing blockbusters, including Bad Boys, Men in Black, Independence Day, and Ali, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. His activities since then have made him a superstar. What he did after the show: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air made Will Smith a star. When not serving up one-liners, Smith convinced white suburban kids that neon shirts and garish tracksuits were actually hip. Will Smith - "Will Smith" (1990-1996) What he did on the show: The wisecracking Smith played a street-savvy Philly teen sent by his mother to live with his "auntie and uncle" in Bel-Air.
We'd like to take a minute, just sit right there and we'll tell you what became of the stars of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
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In the unscripted special, series star Will Smith is joined by series regulars Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid and Alfonso Ribeiro as well as recurring co-star DJ Jazzy Jeff for a family reunion on set in the Banks home for a look back at the groundbreaking show. My performances were horrible."ĭespite his early struggles, he and his program became an instant success, and The Fresh Prince stayed on the air for six full seasons. On Thursday, NovemHBO Max premieres THE FRESH PRINCE REUNION SPECIAL. When I watch those episodes, it's disgusting. "I would memorize the entire script, then I'd be lipping everybody's lines while they were talking.
Intended to appeal to the network's younger demographic (and in particular those with three-inch flat tops), the show was set in one of California's plushest neighborhoods and starred a young Philadelphia MC named Will Smith. In the fall of 1990, NBC introduced a promising new sitcom entitled The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Now this is the story all about how a network got flipped, turned upside down.