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Will Smith
From goofy kid to Grammy-winning rapper to A-list Hollywood actor, Will Smith has taken the fast track into superstardom. As a young millionaire, Smith quickly crashed and burned, spending his money as quickly as it came in. Rap music opened doors for Smith, and he landed the lead on what would become the hit show "Fresh Prince of Bel Air." After years of balancing rap and T.V. roles, Smith emerged as a serious actor in Six Degrees of Separation and as a profitable, crowd-drawing star in Bad Boys. Since then, he has been on a one-blockbuster-per-year roll. Readers get a rare peek behind the scenes of stardom at this tremendously popular actor, rapper, and family man.
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African-American Biography Library series. In these biographies, Berrys early life is portrayed as one of trauma and self-doubt; Smith is described as being confident from childhood. The text is replete with descriptions of movie and TV projects with brief insights into personal lives. Repetitive boxed text inserts are distracting. The reader appeal is based on name recognition and plenty of photos. Chronology, reading list, websites. Ind., The Horn Book Guide Fall 2006
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