How Tall is Will Smith?
Will Smith as the Fresh Prince
Will Smith quickly rose to the height of the box office with his string of 4th of July blockbuster movie releases. He had two successful music careers, the latter dubbing himself Big Willie Style. But if Willie Style is so big, just how tall is Will Smith?
Will Smith | John Parra/Getty ImagesWill Smith as the Fresh Prince
Smith debuted in the music industry in the rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. He was the Fresh Prince. “Parents Just Don’t Understand,” off their sophomore album He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper, became a top 40 hit back when landing a chart topping song was the equivalent of going viral. The success of the Fresh Prince persona led to the TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
L-R: DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeff Townes) and The Fresh Prince (Will Smith) | Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives
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Smith is 6’1 1/2” according to sites like Celeb Heights and Compare Celeb. IMDB rounds up to 6’2”. By comparison, Jeffrey Allen Townes, DJ Jazzy Jeff, was 5’10”. On Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, his character Will would always make fun of Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro), who was only 5’6”. Uncle Phil actor James Avery towered over Will at 6’5”.
Will Smith in Movies
While on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the actor would land movie roles in the drama Six Degrees of Separation and the comedy Made in America. His big break came in the action movie Bad Boys with Martin Lawrence. The film’s number one opening in 1995 showed both Smith and Lawrence were more than TV stars. Lawrence is 5’7”.
The summer after Fresh Prince’s last season, Independence Day opened on 4th of July Weekend, 1996. Smith costarred with the 6’4” Jeff Goldblum, 6’2” Bill Pullman and 6’1” Harry Connick Jr. battling aliens. The following summer, Smith combined aliens and law enforcement in Men In Black. His partner, Tommy Lee Jones, is six feet tall.
L-R: Muhammad Ali and Will Smith | Craig Ambrosio/Getty Images
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Smith earned an Oscar nomination playing Muhammed Ali in 2001. The real Ali was 6’3”. Smith also caddied Matt Damon’s golf clubs in The Legend of Bagger Vance in 2000. Damon is 5’10”. More sci-fi and action movies like I, …
Source:: Showbiz Cheat Sheet
