My favourite actor: Will Smith

Will Smith is an actor, rapper and film and television producer who was born on September 25, 1968 in Wynnefield, Pennsylvania a middle-class suburb in West Philadelphia. He was the oldest son and one of four children of Willard (a refrigeration company owner) and Caroline (a school board employee). He studied in a Catholic school, as a teen he attended Overbrook High, where his teachers nicknamed him as “the Prince”. After highschool he was accepted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineering program due to his good grades. When he was a teenager, he met DJ Jeff Townes at a party; after that they became friends and a rap duo called DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. Their success on rapping made some Hollywood executives awared of Will´s ability to charm the audience so that Benny Medina offered him the opportunity to star in a new show called “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”. Smith played the role of Will, a Philadelphia teen sent to live with his wealthy and refined aunt and uncle in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. While still making The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Smith began a crossover into movies. He played small roles in the drama Where The Day Takes You (1992) and the comedy Made In America (1993). His real success on this field started with the film Bad Boys (1995). After it, he appeared in Independence Day (1996), Men in Black (1997) and many other blockbusters, such as "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and "The Pursuit of Happiness", a film I really like because it is a beautiful film inspired in a real life experience and it has made me appreciate the small beautiful things in life.