== Familie og tidlige liv ==
Født i [[West Philadelphia]], Smith boede også i [[Germantown (Philadelphia)|Germantown]] i Northwest Philadelphia. Hans mor, Caroline (født Bright), var skoleadministrator og arbejdede for skolebestyrelsen i [[Philadelphia]] og hans far, Willard Christopher Smith var køletekniker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/92/Will-Smith.html |title=Will Smith Biography (1968–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=2010-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Where there's a Will, there's a way|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/08/09/2003198111|publisher=Taipei Times|date=2004-08-09}}</ref> Han voksede op som baptist.<ref>{{cite web|last=Strauss |first=Bob |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/movies/5377381.html |title=Will Smith on power, dogs and Cruise|publisher=Houston Chronicle |date=2007-12-14 |access-date=2011-07-24}}</ref> Hans forældre blev [[Separation|separeret]], da han var tretten<ref name="Keegan">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1689234,00.html|work=Time|author=Rebecca Winters Keegan|title=The Legend of Will Smith|date=2007-11-29|access-date=19. januar 2013|archive-date= 1. december 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201152117/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1689234,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> og blev faktisk ikke skilt før omkring år 2000.<ref name="iats">{{cite episode|title=Will Smith|series=Inside the Actors Studio|url=http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/guest/Will_Smith|credits=James Lipton (producer)|network=Bravo|season=8|number=806|air-date=2002-01-13|access-date=19. januar 2013|archive-date=29. oktober 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029112519/http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/guest/Will_Smith|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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