Will Smith House

Will Smith was the second of four children of Caroline (school board employee) and Willard C Smith Sr. (owner of a refrigeration company). Smith is of both African American and Native American heritage. He grew up in middle class area in West Philadelphia called Wynnefield. Will attended the Overbrook High School located in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He got the nickname "Prince" because of the way he could charm his way out of trouble. Bright student Will also signed up with the high-status Julia Reynolds Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia.

Pursuing music, he met Jeffrey A. Townes at a party and they soon began performing together as "DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince". When the duo took off in popularity, Smith made and spent a lot of money on a house, cars and jewelry; leading to his near bankruptcy in his early twenties.

Luckily, in 1989, he met Benny Medina, who had an idea for a sitcom based on his life in Beverly Hills. Smith loved the idea as did NBC which put on the "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990). The plot was simple - Will basically played himself; a street-smart West Philly kid transplanted to Beverly Hills. The series lasted 6 years. During that time, he ventured into movies where the critics took note of him in Six Degrees of Separation (1993). With the success that came with the action picture Bad Boys (1995), Will's movie career was set. He had a huge Blockbuster hit with Independence Day (1996), where he plays the alien-battling Marine Corps Captain Steven Hiller.

The Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated actor, and a multiple Grammy-winning hip hop artist, lives here with his actress wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. He is one of a small group of people who have enjoyed success in 3 major entertainment media in the United States: film, television, and the music industry.

Will Smith and his wife Jada-Pinkett Smith owns this fantastic house which is situated in California. The house is one of the largest in the area and the Smith family almost have their own society in this house witch includes facilities such as a volley ball court, a stale and two gigantic pools! Will Smith bought this house for 20 million dollar and today it is wort even more than that. We are hoping Will´s career will be as successful in the future so that he can afford to live in this luxurious house!

Will Smith's palatial pad near L.A., Arch Digest has a few snaps of the 25,000-square-foot interior. Sure enough, the Stephen Samuelson-designed spread is just as impressive as it sounded, with double-height ceilings, expansive grounds, and an airy, casual feel reminiscent of a Southwestern adobe.