The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was one of the ’90s most adored sitcoms which ended in 1996. However, it discovered new life in reruns, thereby allowing a huge number of people to fall in love with the Banks family and their wacky cousin Will. The sitcom debuted 25years back on September 10, 1990. To pay tribute to the show that propelled Will Smith’s acting profession, let’s have a glance at the cast then and now.
1. Will Smith (Will Smith)
At that point: In the late ’80s, Will Smith was best known as rapper The Fresh Prince, half of the ‘Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff’ hip-hop twosome with his great companion, DJ Jazzy Jeff. That all changed when Smith brought forth a fictionalized form of himself to NBC, playing a wisecracking West Philly-bred teenager who is sent to live with his well-off family in one of the wealthiest areas of Los Angeles.
Fresh Prince had Smith launched to fame.Thereafter he featured in blockbusters, for example, Independence Day and the Men in Black trilogy. In the late ’90s, Smith had achievements in the music business, collecting a few hits with his melodies “Gettin’ JiggyWit It,” “Miami,” “Simply The Two of Us” and “Men in Black.”
Presently: Will Smith is on the A-list, Academy Award-nominated performing artist, featuring in movies including Ali, The Pursuit of Happyness, Hitch and I Am Legend. He and his spouse Jada Pinkett-Smith have brought a family up in the business, with their child Jaden featuring in movies close by his father and turning into a rapper in his own particular right, while their girl, Willow, hit it huge at the young age of nine with her hit ‘Whip My Hair.’ Smith additionally has another child, Trey, from a past marriage. A very bankable on-screen character, he depicts Deadshot in the DC Comics Suicide Squad film and is set for two more portions of the Bad Boys motion pictures with Martin Lawrence.
2. James Avery (Uncle Phil)
At that point: James Avery played a famous lawyer-turned-judge Philip Banks. Notwithstanding his part as Uncle Phil, Avery’s other enormous role in the ’90s was voicing “terrible guy” Shredder on the animatedTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.
Presently: Avery was a traditionally prepared actor and kept on acting until his demise in 2013. The last film he made before his death was the forthcoming Zach Braff dramedy Wish I Was Here. Avery died from difficulties arising after open heart surgery on New Year’s Eve 2013, at 68 years old. In a Facebook post, Will Smith paid tribute to his dearest TV uncle.
