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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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Autograph seeking: Why do people do this, anyway?
I've tried to imagine the scenario. You make a special effort to be somewhere a famous person is going to be. You elbow your way to the front of whatever barrier is separating you from that person. You wave a pen and piece of paper, possibly shout...Tags: Robert Earl Keen, Steve Johnson, Jay Leno, Richard Ford, Mickey Mantle
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Saints Rally, Beat Panthers 30-20
Staff WriterDrew Brees predicted that winning would get tougher the longer the Saints remained unbeaten. He's been right lately, yet the Saints are still perfect, having already matched last season's victory total with the best start in the franchise's 43-year...Tags: Jake Delhomme, NFL, Carolina Panthers
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Newlywed Laker selling Manhattan Beach digs
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom has listed his Manhattan Beach home for $2,399,000.
Custom-built in 2002, the Mediterranean has an open floor plan, formal living and dining rooms, a family room with a hand-carved wet bar, three stone fireplaces, an...Tags: Entourage (tv program), Los Angeles Times, Family, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Los Angeles Lakers
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Saints overcome 2 TD deficit for 30-20 win over Panthers, best start in club history
AP Sports WriterNEW ORLEANS (AP) — What might be finest Saints team is off to the best start in club history. New Orleans moved to 8-0 on Sunday when Drew Brees overcame two early turnovers to pass for 330 yards and a touchdown in a 30-20 comeback victory over...Tags: Jake Delhomme, John Kasay, NFL, Dining and Drinking
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'Dawn' of the new millennium: High-profile remake of a 1980s cult favorite
DETROIT It's a quiet afternoon in downtown Detroit as an invasion is in progress. Soldiers and shabbily-dressed civilians are standing at a cordoned-off area around Griswold and Michigan Avenue that's sprinkled with military vehicles, red banners and...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Grey, Freedom of the Press, Tom Cruise
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In Roland Emmerich's world, the fleet can flee disaster
Run! Run! RUN! Go! Go! GO! Don't look back! NOW! Have finer words been spoken in the history of the motion picture? If so, I have not heard them. Yes, today, let us salute the long, improbable, unappreciated history of outrunning stuff in film. Which, it...Tags: John Cusack, Bill Pullman, Jurassic Park (movie), Star Wars (movie), 10,000 B.C. (movie)
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Fall Trends from Stylist to the Stars
Entertainment ReporterThere's a hint of fall in the air, but before you drag out all of those old sweaters, you have to find out what's in season right now and we're going to to tell you what the hottest fall trends are! I asked Mariel Haenn, "You have styled some of the...Tags: Dresses (clothing), Jada Pinkett Smith, Rihanna, Fashion Trends, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Beverly Hills home of the late Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein is being sold
The Beverly Hills home of the late DJ Adam " DJ AM" Goldstein has come on the market at $3,795,000.
The gated midcentury one-story has four bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms in 3,375 square feet. There are mahogany floors, a built-in theater, a two-sided...Tags: Personal Service, Entourage (tv program), Homes, Documentary (genre), DJ AM
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NFL commissioner asks Congress to help protect sports leagues' drug programs from state law
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — Arguing that sports leagues' drug programs could be "gutted" if not protected from individual states' laws, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asked Congress on Tuesday to intervene with legislation and found at least one powerful...Tags: New Orleans Saints, Major League Baseball, Trials, Drugs and Medicines, Laws
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Jackie Chan, Andy Lau to star in new Shaolin movie
The Associated PressThe king of kung fu cinema is set to star in a new movie about China's famed shrine of martial arts, the Shaolin Temple. Jackie Chan will star in the $29 million production, "Shaolin," the latest screen portrayal of the 1,500-year old temple in central...Tags: Kung Fu (tv program), David Carradine, Hong Kong, Bruce Lee, China
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Jackson delivers on 'This Is It,' fans say
The Associated Press"Michael Jackson's This Is It" premiered to high praise from fans who applauded at each number as though they were at a concert and marveled as the singer stepped nimbly through his moonwalk and other signature moves. Jackson, 50 when he died last June,...Tags: Staples Center, Sexual Assault, Michael Jackson, Motown Records, Sony Corp.
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Richmond Police Make an Arrest in Oregon Hill Graffiti
Richmond police say they have arrested the person responsible for several acts of graffiti vandalism in the City.
Investigators say 33 year old Chad Niemi of Richmond defaced several locations in the Oregon Hill neighborhood along with city parks. They...Tags: Chad, Prosecution
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