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Will Smith: An Inspirational Young Man
Will Smith is a very inspiring young man. Smith is one person today that many kids should idol for coming from nothing he has made himself into a well known person with two Oscar nominations and four Golden Globe nominations and has also made many attempts into making this world a better place.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Will Smith was the second child of two middle-class parents, his father owned a refrigerator company and his mother was part of the school board(biography). Smith began rapping at the age of 12 with teammate Jeff Townes a.k.a. D.J. Jazzy Jeff(biography). Will first achieved the name of prince because he had a great ability to talk his way out of trouble with his parents. This nickname stuck with him and

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