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By far, his best role as an actor was in the film Six Degrees of Separation. " ---has been removed due to non-neutral POV.

Admitted to MIT??

In an interview with Wired, Will Smith says he didn't apply.

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.07/smith.html

"Like when you were recruited by MIT, but didn't apply. Yeah. I never had any intention of going. My mother graduated from Carnegie Mellon. She was very serious about college, but I wanted to rap."

Nothing personal against Mr. Smith, but the Wired journalist was probably just reciting an urban legend. And Will was appeasing him.

Triple threat

"He is one of the few personalities in showbusiness who has enjoyed success in the three major entertainment media in the US; movies, television and the music industry."

I've heard this referred to as a "triple threat". Is this an industry term, can anyone corroborate this?

Keith D. Tyler ¶ [AMA] 06:54, Mar 19, 2005 (UTC)

Anyone who can do three things well is can be called a triple threat, no matter what those three things are. For instance, Jennifer Lopez is often called a triple threat because of her dancing, singing and acting abilities, and so on. -- Jalabi99 10:15, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Erm...

Can we find a better picture for the guy? Something more recent?

Why? The picture that's there is great, it's very good quality. It's your choice though. - Sam15

Albums

Why is there only one album listed? I would like to know before I go ahead and post any others. Thanks. Ravidgemole 23:01, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

parents just dont understand

I think that came before girls ain't nothing but trouble, at the end jazzy says:man first your parents just don't understand, then you having these crazy nightmares so by the looks of it parents just dont undertsand came first. anyone?

Very optimistic POV? "Will Smith is arguably the biggest star in today's pop culture" - I'm a HUGE (and I mean HUUUGE) fan of the guy, but c'mon, he's not the biggest star.

That depends on how one defines "biggest". He's known worldwide for his music, TV Show and and Movies. His face and name is also recognizable worldwide. He commands some of the biggest fees in Hollywood and is seemingly beloved by all ethnic groups. Pattersonc 20:56, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

SAT Verbal score source?

What exactly is the source that Will got 800 on his Verbal SAT? 24.199.113.234 22:04, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Politics

Is Will active in politics? It seems to me that such a driven man who has achived such fame and fortune will eventually want to be part of the government. history has shown that popularity is key to winning an election and Will seems to have the charisma and supprt (among other things) to make it possible.

Strange Redirect

This is weird, the entry "Aww Hell Naw" directs to Will Smith. Not that I was searching for Aww Hell Naw, it appeared on the list after I did a search and I had to know what it was.

He often says "aww, hell, naw" in his films (see: I, Robot for example). It's sort of a catchphrase for him, like "I'll be back" is for Arnold Schwarzenegger. -- Jalabi99 10:18, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Trivia

Took out kinda incongruous trivia fact - not worth it IMO.... Petesmiles 05:18, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Accuracy/Flow

First, "I ain't black, I'm just dirty." - is that really a quote by him? Seems like a prank. Second, what on earth is 'cut-up behavior'? That type of slang is not really encyclopedic. Finally, the entire article needs betterformatting - it just doesn't flow very well at all. Maybe more about his family, to whom he's stayed close throughout his career? Istvan 08:40, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

The phrase "cut-up behavior" is perfectly good English and therefore I see no problem with it being in this article, as it does accurately describe his high school behavior. I do agree with you, though, that the flow of this article is a little clumsy, and could do with some work. I hope I remember to come back to it and try and improve the flow a little bit. -- Jalabi99 10:20, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Needs Editing

The whole Trivia section needs editing, because part of it is in fragments and the rest is complete sentences. It will sound better if it isn't a little of both.--Martin925 02:30, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Damage

This page was damaged and should be repeared.

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 Yeah. I never had any intention of going. My mother graduated from Carnegie Mellon. She was very serious about college, but I wanted to rap."
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 == Triple threat ==