
In “Concussion,” Smith delivered a rare dramatic turn in this real-life story of Nigerian-born forensic pathologist Dr. Starring Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Albert Brooks. That chemistry was successful enough to become Smith’s first franchise film, as a sequel, “Bad Boys II,” opened in 2003, and a third installment, “Bad Boys For Life,” opens in January. Though there is a corruption plot involving stolen drugs and crooked cops, most audiences didn’t go to “Bad Boys” for the plot - they went instead for the wild improvisations that bounced back-and-forth between Lawrence and Smith.

But he was anxious to expand his film experience and Michael Bay’s action-comedy “Bad Boys,” in which Smith partnered with Martin Lawrence, seemed like the perfect fit. Though Smith received enormous critical credibility after “Six Degrees of Separation,” he was still primarily known to moviegoers in 1995 as a sitcom star, so it was logical for him to continue his film career in comedy. Starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Tea Leoni. Writers: Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland, Doug Richardson. Though the film itself received mixed reviews, Smith looked to be having the time of his life, and now being a part of the DC Comics universe, we may be seeing more of Deadshot.ĭirector: Michael Bay. Still there is the other side of Deadshot, a skilled killer who nonetheless ready to die, and is willing to place himself in potentially deadly situations that will likely result in his death. Though every inch a criminal, Deadshot (AKA Floyd Lawton) is also by night a dedicated father to his daughter Zoe, for whom he wants to do what his right. Will Smith achieved any child’s dream of becoming a DC Comics anti-hero in David Ayers’ adaptation of the comic “Suicide Squad.” Smith portrays Deadshot, an eagle-eyed assassin, recruited along with many other bad guys by the Federal Government to create a renegade unit to take on high-risk assignments to protect the United States against other super-villains. Starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Viola Davis.

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WILLIAM SMITH ACTOR 2016 PLUS
Tour our photo gallery, which features these films plus “Men in Black,” “Independence Day,” “Hitch,” “Aladdin” and more. For his acting in television, Smith has earned two Golden Globe nominations (for “The Fresh Prince”) plus two additional Academy Award nominations (for “Ali” and “The Pursuit of Happyness”), three Golden Globe film nominations, and a Screen Actors Guild Best Actor nomination (for “Happyness”).Īhead, we rank Smith’s 13 best screen performances. His successes wherever he goes have resulted in an impressive number of awards, including winning four Grammy Awards (from eight nominations) for his recording work. His performance in “King Richard” as Richard Williams, father to Venus and Serena Williams, gave Smith the best reviews of his career and a Best Actor trophy at the Oscars. In 2021, as Smith turned 53 years old, he also scored critical acclaim that has frequently eluded his grasp. Since his breakout in the 1990s, the multitalented star has conquered the music industry, television comedy with NBC’s “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” and blockbuster movies thanks to “Independence Day” and the “Bad Boys” and “Men in Black” franchises. I didn't have any problem with him, but I think some of the people with the network didn't like him.Near the top of the list of the most famous actors on Earth over the last four decades, sits Will Smith.

I'd get him some coffee and he'd be fine. He'd come up to me and hit me about that hard and I'd joke, "Oh, Neville, don't hit me no more, please". But he was a pretty good guy and he thought he was a tough guy but he couldn't punch his way through a wet cracker. I don't think he ever made one shot where he completed a ride in two years. He'd get about 10 yards away in towards the camera and he'd fall on his face. He'd get on a horse about 20 yards away from the camera and he'd come a-runnin'. Neville did good fight scenes, but he couldn't ride a horse. He growled and mugged and scratched himself for half an hour, but Neville was one of the most decorated war heroes. Neville looked like he'd been hit by a truck.
