Prince of Bel-Air: Smith Announce Name Who Will Play In Starting.
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- Will Smith's successor as Prince of Bel-Air is ready to take the throne.
- The Hollywood star surprised newcomer Jabari Banks on Tuesday.
- It revealed in a video call that he would be taking on the role of Will in the upcoming reboot of the famous American television sitcom.
The protagonist catapulted Smith, now 52, to prominence in the early 1990s. "I'm so happy to meet you, to be with you, and I want to congratulate you with all my heart," he told Banks.
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"I'm ready, I'm very ready," said the actor who revealed his father offered to try the role after reading articles about it. Banks said the show had a significant impact on her life, adding that she once asked her friends to dress up like characters from TV shows when she was in high school.
The reboot, which will appear on NBC's Peacock streaming service, is inspired by a viral video by Morgan Cooper 2019 fans, which envisions comedy again as contemporary drama. Morgan was hired to work on a new project produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith Westbrook Studios and Universal Television, which Banks now supports.
Who is Jabari Bank?
According to American entertainment broadcaster Deadline, this is Banks' first TV role. Banks, who lives in West Philadelphia, where the title character is "famous and born," graduated from the city's University of the Arts last year.
He is also an outstanding songwriter, rapper, and basketball player.
As explained in the famous opening song by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince (aka Will Smith), the premise is that after participating in "too many battles" in his hometown, he will be sent off by his mother live with those who are wealthy. Aunt and uncle at their mansion in Bel Air, Los Angeles.
Smith's workers' attitudes toward Philly's West often conflicted with his wealthier relatives - Uncle Phil, Aunt Vivian, and their children Hillary, Carlton, and Ashley (played by young Tatiana Ali) - and happiness ensued.
He received several Golden Globe nominations for leading roles, which put him on the road to great success as an actor and a rapper. For his subsequent performance as the late boxing world champion Mohamed Ali, he was nominated for an Oscar in 2002, an achievement he achieved a second time five years later for The Pursuit of Happiness.