The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV Show comes to an end
Marries actress Jada Pinkett.
Smith’s first solo album, Big Willie Style, is released. He also commands $12.5 for each picture, following the succes of Independence Day and Men In Black.
Stars in Men in Black with Tommy Lee Jones.
He turns down the role of Neo in the Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix to star in The Wild, Wild West.
Smith’s first child with Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre, is born.
2,000 guests attend Smith and his wife’s joint birthday party on the Universal backlot in Hollywood.
Smith’s second child with Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Camille Reign, is born.
Saves a teenage fan from choking by performing the Heimlich manoeuvre after sneaking up on her to wish her happy birthday in a shopping mall.
Receives a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of boxer Muhammad Ali in Ali.
Jul – Requests a restraining order against his 66-year-old former caretaker Mike Cooley, alleging he has stalked the couple and their children for some time.
Is dropped by record company Sony, allegedly because they feel he is too old.
The couple’s former housekeeper sues them for allegedly failing to pay approximately 1,640 hours of overtime pay.
Creates the sitcom All of Us with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Smith and his wife donate $20,000 to a Scientology literacy campaign called HELP (The Hollywood Education and Literacy Program) after Jada completes filming of Collateral with Tom Cruise.
Hosts the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia.
Releases successful Lost & Found LP with Interscope Records after being dropped by Sony.
Enters the Guinness Book of Records for attending three premieres within 24 hours.
Falls victim to identity theft when 45-year-old Carlos Lomax obtains $33,000 worth of credit cards under the actor’s name.
America’s Newsweek magazine declares Smith the most powerful actor on the planet.
The TV sitcom All of Us is axed after four seasons.
Has his hand and footprints immortalised on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard.
Forbes reports that for every dollar Smith earns for making a film, it earns an average of $10 at the box office. Forbes Magazine estimates Smith’s earnings for the year to be in the region of $31 million. Receives a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his ro
Smith is reported to have given vouchers for free personality tests at Scientology centres as a ‘wrap present’ to crew members of the film Hancock.
Smith is reported to have given vouchers for free personality tests at Scientology centres as a ‘wrap present’ to crew members of the film Hancock.
