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Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith Family

When you think of the greatest African American style love story, you may think of Barack and Michelle Obama, but in Hollywood Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith celebrate 10 years as the reigning black king and queen. Strong family values that do not block creativity shaped both Will and Jada into the dynamic black role models they are today.

While rocketing to the top, they each remain grounded and share their success with a close, supportive family network. Will's bother, Harry Smith, runs their Real Estate company, while Jada's aunt, Karen Evans serves as the Executive Director of the Will and Jada Smith Foundation.

To top it off, each of their three Pinkett-Smith children experienced a career boost while taking part in various film, music, and children's literary projects. In the Pinkett-Smith household it truly is a family affair.

The Father : Willard Christopher Smith, Jr.

Born : September 25, 1968 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Parents : Willard Christopher Smith Sr. and Carolyn ( nee Bright) Smith

Will Smith grew up in a traditional middle class household on the western suburb of Philadelphia with a mother, father, and siblings Pam, Harry, and Ellen. At an early age, Will Smith pursued his passion of music by learning the piano, performing as a rap artist at birthday parties, and dancing for great-grandmother's enjoyment. Although his parents divorced when he was thirteen, which prompted him and his siblings to move in with their maternal grandmother. The family still remained close because the proximity of the two homes were in the same neighborhood.

His mother's desire to keep her kids grounded with an education and father's wish to instill a solid work ethic did not stifle the glow of his star at an early age. Although he earned a scholarship to MIT, Will made a deal with his parents to allow him to put his college education on hold for one year while he persued his rap music dreams. Within the year, his collaboration with childhood friend, Jazzy Jeff awarded him with a Grammy before the one year deadline occurred. Will listened to his maternal grandmother about cleaning up his music lyrics which eventually set him apart from other rappers.

Early Career :
After absorbing his new found fame, Will Smith set his sights on dominating another performing arts medium, television, with his role as the Fresh Prince of Bel Aire. Before the ink dried on his last paycheck, Will Smith donned the role of in the hit movie, Independence Day. When the media broadcated the box office totals, Will Smith's proud father telephoned him and changed his tune from working hard to get something because he noted that his son was too lucky for non profane words.

Will inherited his maths skills from his father which allows him to group events into patterns. Before tackling the movie industry, Will sat down with his agent and determined that top box office hits systematically included action films with alien. Therefore it was a no brainer for Will Smith to accept movie roles with Independence Day and Men in Black.

Way before his career started to peak with his rap career, Will Smith met and married fashion design student, Sheree Zampino in 1992. Together they share a son, Willard Christopher Smith III, or better known as Trey. Sheree did not enjoy sharing her husband with show business, so in 1995 their marriage ended. Like his own father, Will Smith remains in his son's life.

The Mother : Jada Koren Pinkett Smith

Born : September 18, 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland
Parents : Robsol Pinkett and Adrienne Bansfield-Jones

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith entered this world to a set of teenage parents in the rough Baltimore neighborhood of Pamlico. Jada's mother, Adrienne Banfield-Jones, a head nurse in a Baltimore clinic and her maternal grandmother, Marion Banfield, raised Jada without much involvement from her birth father.

Jada's mother married lawyer, Warren Brown, then wed telecommunications executive, Paul Jones, in 1998. Jada served as her mother's maid of honor and noted that she thought more of her mother like a sister than a parent.

Until her passing in 1985, Jada's maternal grandmother, Marion Banfield, fostered Jada's love for the performing arts by enlisting her in ballet, dance, and gymnastics class available in Baltimore. Jada's talents earned her admittance to the Baltimore School for the Arts and the North Carolina School of the Arts. Before finishing her schooling, Jada her first acting role with a part in The Cosby Show spin-off, A Different World.

In 2003, Jada landed a roles in blockbuster sequels The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. Apart from acting, Jada exercises her creative talents as the lead singer in a metal rock band, with a clothing line and the publication of a children's book in 2004 titled Girls Hold Up This World .

The Rest of the Pinkett-Smith Family

Will met Jada when she auditioned to be his girlfriend on Fresh Prince. Although the two actors shared an undeniable chemistry, casting directors felt they did not mesh on screen due to their extreme difference in height. While two months pregnant with their first child together, Will and Jada Pinkett married on New Years Eve 1997 at the Cloisters, a medieval-style mansion. The stylish couple donned a Mischka suit and gown combination. In October 2000, Jada gave birth to a daughter, Willow Camille Reign. Focused on not providing an education guided by the memorization of obscure facts and figures, Will and Jada home school their three children.

Willard Christopher "Trey" Smith III
Born : 1992

Trey Smith is the son of Will Smith and Sheree Zampino. He is the inpsiration for the pop hit, Just the Two of Us. Trey also appeared as a correspondent for Access Hollywood. In recent years, Trey has turned away from acting to pursue his soccer dreams.

Jaden Christopher Syre Smith
Born : July 8, 1998

Jaden blazed with his acting genes while playing the role of his father's character's son in The Pursuit of Happyness. Since that time, Jaden landed TV roles in All of Us, a show produced by his parents and the Sweet Life of Zach and Cody on the Disney Channel. Announced in 2008, Jaden will costar with Jackie Chan in The Karate Kidd, a film produced by his father, Will, and also appearing his mother, Jada.

Willow Camille Reign Smith
Born : October 31, 2000

Just like her older brothers, this Halloween baby established her acting career in a film opposite her father in I Am Legend. Willow released her next major film, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl in July 2008. In 2010, Willow is expected to appear in the thriller, Saw VI. Her parents describe her interviews as having the independence of her mother, Jada, and the work ethic of her father, Will.

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