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Will Smith has had a mostly steady career in music and movies since breaking onto the scene in the 1980s as the Fresh Prince. As a student growing up in West Philadelphia, Smith teamed up with friend Jeff Townes and formed DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. The group's biggest hit was "Parents Just Don't Understand," which earned them the first Grammy for Best Rap Performance. Smith went on to star in NBC's "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air," which was loosely based on his life. He also met his wife Jada Pinkett through the show. Smith continued in music as a solo artist with the albums "Big Willie Style," "Willennium," "Born to Reign" and "Lost and Found." But Smith's biggest success has been i...
Will Smith has had a mostly steady career in music and movies since breaking onto the scene in the 1980s as the Fresh Prince. As a student growing up in West Philadelphia, Smith teamed up with friend Jeff Townes and formed DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. The group's biggest hit was "Parents Just Don't Understand," which earned them the first Grammy for Best Rap Performance. Smith went on to star in NBC's "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air," which was loosely based on his life. He also met his wife Jada Pinkett through the show. Smith continued in music as a solo artist with the albums "Big Willie Style," "Willennium," "Born to Reign" and "Lost and Found." But Smith's biggest success has been in films. With so many summer blockbusters under his belt, including "Independence Day" and "Men in Black," Fourth of July weekend has been nicknamed Big Willie Weekend. Smith shows his range in more dramatic films such as "Six Degrees of Separation," "Ali" and "The Pursuit of Happyness." He has received Oscar nominations for "Ali" and "Happyness."
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Bob Costas sits down with Mr. Michael Phelps of USA
WatchdogThere is no one better at interviewing sports people in the news than Bob Costas, whether it be a celebratory moment or a controversial one. His sitdown in '06 with that curly-haired snowboarder lady who blew a gold by showboating......Tags: Tennis, Jonas Brothers (music group), Football, Michael Phelps, Olympic Games
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Jay Leno: "The Jay Leno Show"
The TV ZoneOkay, now just the facts (ma'am). Just got off the conference call and here are the key things you need to know... 1.) Probably called "The Jay Leno Show," tho Jay said his mother thinks he's got his "name......Tags: NBC (tv network), Jay Leno
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Jerry Rice says he is 'crazy, and might be a little insane'
WatchdogJerry Rice doesn???t customarily share his deepest fears with me, so he must have really meant it when he admitted he was ???scared to death?????? about Tuesday???s DVD release of the flick ???Without a Paddle: Nature???s Calling.?????? That???s DVD as......Tags: Jerry Rice, Denzel Washington, Entertainment, Television, Dancing
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The Oscars: Grades
The TV ZoneTime to hand 'em out...And here goes: Host: B + (The only element of the night that worked - and yet he's on-stage barely at all; plus the yawning set conspired to reduce him to ant-size insignificance when he......Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Frost Nixon (movie), Film Festivals, Academy Awards
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Will Smith gives nod to famed sports anchor on Oscars
WatchdogExcellent job by Will Smith referencing a famous sports media moment during the Academy Awards telecast, and by Awful Announcing for picking up on it. All this happened before I started on the beat, so I'm just catching up.......Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Film Festivals, Academy Awards
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Jon Stewart uses sports term, then hammers Cramer
WatchdogJon Stewart's shockingly one-sided beat-down of Jim Cramer on "The Daily Show" Thursday night is not technically in my jurisdiction. But there was a weird, sports-related moment when Stewart used the term "boom goes the dynamite" in the middle of......Tags: Jon Stewart, The Daily Show (tv program), Academy Awards
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Nickelodeon: "Kids Choice Awards" Shock!
The TV ZoneThey love her - they really love her. From '08, and the big winner last night. (AP/Matt Sayles) Naturally, I kid - pun intended - about the shocks. The KCAs - 2009 version - have come and gone, and......Tags: Schools, Jack Black, Education, Jesse McCartney, Theater
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Interview: Never heard of Romeo Santos? Will Smith and Usher could change that
Anthony Santos used to work out at his gym in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood relatively unrecognized. Other than the gym’s Latino staff members, few ever noticed the Bronx native. That changed three years ago when ads featuring Santos —...Tags: Prince (music artist), MTV Video Music Awards, Music, Aventura (music group), Staples Center
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Made in America: Fine suits and a middle class life
Mark Falcone enjoys telling people that the cutters and sewers in his factory in Westminster made 300 suits for Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin and the numerous extras of "Men In Black III." But, while the MIB movies might have popularized the...
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Thanks for going easy on me, Michael Clarke Duncan
My first interview on the celebrity beat, in 2009, should have been a total disaster. I’d never spent an entire afternoon with an actor before and stupidly listened to another journalist who told me I shouldn’t write down notes or tape-...
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'Men in Black 3' review: Surprisingly, the third time's no harm
**1/2 (out of four) In movie time, how long has it been since 2002? So long that the vapid “Men in Black II” co-starred Lara Flynn Boyle. Yet despite its reported $375 million budget, “Men in Black 3” arrives as a small movie...
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Nirvana cassettes sounded boss on a Walkman
My 11-year-old son asked me the other night to help him with a homework assignment. It would be easy, he assured me. All I had to do was answer a few questions. “When you were my age,” he asked, “what were some of your activities?&...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Clint Eastwood, Music, Fergie (singer)
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