I have followed Will Smith since he was rapping back in the day. Back then he seem to stand out, especially when he landed the lead role in The Fresh Prince Of Bell-Air. I often thought his standing out was like that of Salt N Pepa due their looks and that seemed unfair to DJ Spinderella and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Jazzy and Spinderella seem be the backbone and Will and Salt N Pepa were the camera friendly faces. But, I had to learn that it was their schtick. Since then, Smith has become one of the most powerfuliest men in show business. But here is an interesting factoid about Will. According to an episode on the E Channel, his worth is around 3.5 billion dollars, and even though Smith's accomplishments have earned him tons and tons of cash and many awards and an Oscar accolades, he has stated that he wants to do more rapping.
But what I found profound was that Will Smith turned down the lead role of Neo in the Matrix, which was offered to Keanu Reeves, for a role in the movie Wild, Wild West. Making $10-20 million. Keanu Reeves earned, from all 3 movies of the Matrix, $250 million.Still not too shabby even though turning down one of the most memorable roles in Hollywood but we don't hear either one of these guys complaining.
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