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How old was Will Smith while filming Fresh Prince? ›

Will Smith was 22 when The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air premiered in 1990 and was 28 in 1996 when the show ended.

"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" The Baby Comes Out (TV Episode 1993) - Charlayne Woodard as Janice - IMDb.

In one particular episode, entitled "Not with My Pig, You Don't" (originally aired on October 8, 1990), Phil's parents, Hattie (Virginia Capers) and Joe (Gilbert Lewis) come to visit for the weekend when he wins a prestigious award, and inadvertently reveal his humble country roots growing up on a farm in North ...

"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" Not with My Cousin You Don't (TV Episode 1995) - Jaleel White as Derek - IMDb.

Born in 1968, Smith was 22 years old when the series first aired in 1990, potentially 21 if his September birthday hadn't yet arrived (and likely 21 when filming began). By definition, then, he was already an adult and much older than the high school-aged teenager he was purporting to be.

Will Smith Tells How Quincy Jones Convinced Him To Audition For Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

After the success of the first season, production staff decided on a redesign of the sets used to represent the Banks family's mansion. While it had been designed with formality in mind, rooms were done in separate set pieces which required more time filming scenes.

With that in mind, Smith saw six seasons as enough, and was content to put the series to bed. So The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air wasn't canceled, its lead star made the decision to end it, similarly to Jerry Seinfeld with Seinfeld and Jim Parsons with The Big Bang Theory.

executive Benny Medina as well as the actor who plays him of the same name (although in the show 'Will' is short for William, while in real life it is short for Willard). Smith's charming and mischievous personality earned him the nickname "Prince," which eventually became "Fresh Prince".

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air may have ended years ago, but the cast is still very close with each other amidst their feuds.

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Vaughn Rasberry, now associate professor of English and associate vice provost of graduate education at Stanford University, whom she had met on eHarmony, and they announced that they were expecting their first child. She and Rasberry married on July 17, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California. The couple have two sons.

Smith made $2.8 million for the first three seasons of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, but he hardly saw a dime of it because he owed money in back taxes from his rap career.

Jaleel White

The popular “Family Matters” star known for his iconic role as Steve Urkel, played the boyfriend to Tatyana Ali's character, Ashley.

Will and Jada first met in 1994 when a then 19-year-old Jada auditioned to play Will's girlfriend on NBC's "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." In 2017, Jada told "Extra" that she wasn't cast because they told her she was "too short to play Will's girlfriend" — she's 5-foot and he's 6-foot-2.

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