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17 unusual facts about Will Smith


Aati Kya Khandala

Actor Will Smith sung the first few lines of the song when he made a guest appearance on Indian Idol.

Double knitting

Double knit fabric became popular within 1970s fashion; in the 1989 Grammy Award–winning song "Parents Just Don't Understand", Will Smith comically excoriates his mother for forcing him to wear outdated, 1970s-era "double-knit reversible slacks".

FQ Magazine

Famous fathers including José Mourinho, Ewan McGregor, Will Smith, Johnny Depp, Frank Lampard and Jamie Oliver are amongst some of the fathers interviewed by the magazine.

Funday Times

It also included reviews of various toys and songs, interviews with celebrities, including Will Smith, Gail Emms and Matt Groening, and interesting events coming up during the week.

Giffoni Film Festival

In 2008, the first edition of the Giffoni Hollywood took place at the Kodak Theatre, which has been the home of the annual Academy Awards Ceremonies (The Oscars), with guests such as Will Smith and Jon Voight.

Lisa Daily

In 2005 she appeared as herself on Hitch: The Dating Experts, a feature filmed for the DVD release of the film Hitch, which starred Will Smith.

Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi

The film is a remake of 2006 Hollywood Hit film The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith.

Metal Dungeon

The only two male African American skins available looked exactly like Will Smith and Samuel L. Jackson.

Overbrook, Philadelphia

Entertainer Will Smith, who attended Overbrook High School, named his production company, Overbrook Entertainment, after the neighborhood.

Psychic Readings Live

The Irish Times reported that a viewer phoned the show impersonating Will Smith’s character on the U.S. television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, footage of which was posted on YouTube.

Ron Garney

Garney worked as the Costume illustrator on the 2007 Will Smith film I Am Legend, and the 2010 Nicolas Cage fantasy film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

The Declaration

"Shine" was also played near the end in one of the televised previews for Will Smith's December 2008 movie, Seven Pounds.

The Old Prince

The video for "The Old Prince Still Lives at Home", a spoof of the opening credits to the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel Air with Shad playing the role of Will Smith, won CBC Radio 3's 2008 Bucky Award for Best Video.

Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt

Taharqa remains an important historical figure in Sudan and elsewhere, as is evidenced by Will Smith's current project to depict Taharqa in a major motion picture.

U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men

Under the name U.S. Robotics, this company is also featured in I, Robot, the 2004 Will Smith movie loosely inspired by Asimov's short story collection of the same name.

VMFA-314

In the 1996 science fiction film Independence Day, Will Smith plays a U.S. Marine Corps pilot from VMFA-314, Captain Steven Hiller, stationed at MCAS El Toro.

Zaa Nkweta

He has an interest in the arts, having interviewed several notable actors such as Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Will Smith and singer Shania Twain.


Alex Poulos

Alex begins to pursue Dani Sutherland (Tammin Sursok), who is on a break from her boyfriend, Will Smith (Zac Drayson) and they go on one date but Dani is not romantically interested in Alex.

Anton Hagop

Anton Hagop is an ARIA award winning music producer / engineer who has worked with the likes of Silverchair, Powderfinger, Will Smith, Missy Higgins, Natalie Imbruglia and The Superjesus.

Avi Korein

His company provides protection for some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Will Smith, Ozzy Osbourne, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise.

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown, also known as Bad Boys II in Europe, is a video game released in 2004 based on the action-comedy movie Bad Boys II starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

Daymond John

FUBU has received attention from the sports and entertainment industry, and has been worn or endorsed by LL Cool J, Janet Jackson, Will Smith, Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, Magic Johnson, Lennox Lewis, and Whitney Houston.

Demmette Guidry

His work as a marketer includes overseeing and managing the fiscal success of multimillion dollar marketing and branding campaigns for superstars like Will Smith, Lauryn Hill, Beyoncé, Wyclef Jean, Nas, Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri.

Derrick Murdock

Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, Murdock has recorded and/or toured with talented performers such as Jay Leno, Kevin Eubanks and the Tonight Show Band, Natalie Cole, Sheena Easton, BB King, Cedric the Entertainer, Gladys Knight, Patti Austin, Michael Bolton, Aaron Neville, Chuck Berry, Dr. Dre, Will Smith, Huey Lewis, Rose Royce, Mandrill, Jim Carrey, Bill Cosby, Solomon Burke, and Peter Frampton.

Esther Baxter

Since then, she has appeared in several music videos, including Ludacris's "Number One Spot", Will Smith's "Switch", Nelly's "Shake Ya Tailfeather" and Kanye West's "The New Workout Plan".

Fiona Hogan

While teaching, Fiona also guest starred on numerous television series and appeared in many studio films including, Connie and Carla, A Guy Thing, See Spot Run, an infamous scene in the cult film Freddie Got Fingered, and had a supporting lead in I, Robot alongside Will Smith.

Forget Me Nots

These include George Michael in "Fastlove" (which samples the song near the end), Will Smith in his 1997 hit, "Men in Black" from the film of the same name, the French rapper MC Solaar on Les Temps Changent from his funk-inspired Paradisiaque album, and also by hip hop artists The Beatnuts in "Give Me Tha Ass" from the Stone Crazy LP.

Just Cruisin'

"Just Cruisin'" is a single by Will Smith that appeared on Men in Black: The Album and the UK release of his debut album, Big Willie Style.

Kenneth Cole Productions

In 2005, Cole spearheaded the “We All Have AIDS” awareness campaign with advertisements photographed by Mark Seliger and featuring such luminaries as Nelson Mandela, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Elton John, Sharon Stone, Richard Gere, Elizabeth Taylor, Alicia Keys, Desmond Tutu, Natasha Richardson, Eric McCormack, Ashley Judd, Whoopi Goldberg, Harry Belafonte, Greg Louganis and Rosie O'Donnell.

Lester Mendez

Mendez's programming, arranging, and remixing credits include artists such as: Jimmy Page, David Byrne, Ricky Martin, Spice Girls, Chris de Burgh, Johnny Mathis, Will Smith, Kerli, Collective Soul, Tarkan, Jennifer Lopez, Jewel, Grace Jones, PM Dawn, Bee Gees, Pet Shop Boys, and Angélique Kidjo.

Moofaces

Numerous celebrities have been on Moofaces TV such as Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Fergie, Snoop Dogg, Josh Duhamel, 50 Cent to name a few.

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Gaines replaces Sherman's girlfriend in the first film, Carla Purty, because the actress who played her, Jada Pinkett, left due to marrying Will Smith, her pregnancy, and later her signing on to the sequels to The Matrix.

Park Jin-young

Park also became the first Asian producer to successfully cross over to the U.S., producing music for Will Smith, Mase and Cassie.

Pedro Telemaco

That same year, Telemaco got his second opportunity in Hollywood, when he played a Cuban man in Bad Boys II, which starred Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

Queens–Midtown Tunnel

In the 1997 feature film Men in Black, Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith star in a scene in which their Ford LTD car rides upside down on the ceiling of the tunnel.

Senza Tempo

Senza Tempo is a short film by Italian director Gabriele Muccino, director of L'ultimo bacio (One Last Kiss), Remember Me, My Love (Ricordati di me) with Monica Bellucci and The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith.

The Party Machine with Nia Peeples

Other music acts who performed on the show include The Boys, Tevin Campbell, Taylor Dayne, Sheena Easton, En Vogue, Guy, LeVert, MC Hammer, Maxi Priest, Will Smith, Ralph Tresvant and Vanilla Ice.

Wicked Wisdom

The band is managed by James Lassiter and Miguel Melendez of Overbrook Entertainment, a company co-founded by Pinkett Smith's husband Will Smith.