Will Smith

Will's wax figure has been on display since we opened in April 2011. He can be found in the Hollywood room, dressed in an elegant shirt and tie. 

• Willard Christopher Smith Jr. was born on 25 September 1968 in Philadelphia, USA. Will's breakthrough as a film and television star came with his role as the teenager ‘Will’ in the popular 1990s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990-1996). His leading role in this television series brought him to Hollywood. As one of Hollywood's greatest talents, Will Smith acts in and produces his own films and provides the soundtracks for them. Independence Day (1996), Men in Black (1997), Hitch (2005) and Seven Pounds (2008) are just a few of his blockbuster successes.
• His film, television production and artist management company, Overbrook Entertainment, was named in honour of his high school, Overbrook High School.
• Smith has been rapping since he was twelve years old. He initially worked as a DJ in various clubs in West Philadelphia. He also contributed the official songs to some of the films in which he starred, such as Wild Wild West (a rap version of Stevie Wonder's "I Wish") and Men in Black.