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Both Wills hail from Philadelphia.
But as it turns out, thereisa real “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” it’s just not Smith!
“Benny Medina is the real-life Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” Smith once said.
“He actually went from Watts [California] to Beverly Hills.
Same basic concept, way shorter distance.”
“I’m not an actor,” the rapper told Medina at the time.
Smith got the part immediately following the audition, and the rest is history.
Clearly, once Smith decided that acting was for him, he gave it his all.
Schwarzenegger allegedly replied, “You are not a movie star if your movies are only successful in America.
You are not a movie star until every person in every country on Earth knows who you are.
