Literary HackFrom Fresh Prince to Film King
February 24th 2010 14:03
Saw Seven Pounds. Clever movie. I would recommend it to anyone interested in a simple, no action, good story. I loved Will Smith in this movie. As I watched, I was amazed at how well he played the character. He played the role of Ben Thomas perfectly. For those who haven't seen it, I won't go into details of the movie, but the role called for a confusing, intriguing, incredibly mysterious man. Smith nailed it.
I was also surprised to see that Smith produced Seven Pounds. It got me to thinking. How many box office hits has this guy been in? What else is he doing besides acting?
Well, Smith has produced three movies already and he has made film history. From 2002 to 2008, Smith starred in a record eight straight movies that made at least $100,000,000 dollars at the U.S. box offices.
Apparently, Smith was almost bankrupt having spent all of his money from his successful rap duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Fortunately for Smith, in 1990 NBC gave him a sitcom entitled Fresh Prince of Bel-Air that ran for six years. The show was a mega-success and is still being syndicated today.
Smith's movie career really took off after Bad Boys in 1995 and Independence day the following year. Since then Smith has been in countless box office hits and has received two Academy Awards nominations for best actor. One for his portrayal of Muhammad Ali in Ali and the other for his role as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happiness.
Not only does Smith stand as one of the--if not THE--biggest box office draw in the industry, he has released four solo studio albums over his career; two having gone multi-platinum. Smith is set to produce The Karate Kid, coming out sometime later this year.
Will Smith dancing with the beautiful Rosario Dawson in Seven Pounds.
I was also surprised to see that Smith produced Seven Pounds. It got me to thinking. How many box office hits has this guy been in? What else is he doing besides acting?
Well, Smith has produced three movies already and he has made film history. From 2002 to 2008, Smith starred in a record eight straight movies that made at least $100,000,000 dollars at the U.S. box offices.
Apparently, Smith was almost bankrupt having spent all of his money from his successful rap duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Fortunately for Smith, in 1990 NBC gave him a sitcom entitled Fresh Prince of Bel-Air that ran for six years. The show was a mega-success and is still being syndicated today.
The good ol' Fresh Prince
Smith's movie career really took off after Bad Boys in 1995 and Independence day the following year. Since then Smith has been in countless box office hits and has received two Academy Awards nominations for best actor. One for his portrayal of Muhammad Ali in Ali and the other for his role as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happiness.
Smith acting with his real-life son in The Pursuit of Happiness
Not only does Smith stand as one of the--if not THE--biggest box office draw in the industry, he has released four solo studio albums over his career; two having gone multi-platinum. Smith is set to produce The Karate Kid, coming out sometime later this year.
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