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From silly kid to Grammy-winning rapper, Will Smith has taken the fast track to superstardom. His popular rap music opened doors for Smith, who became a T.V. star on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. After years of balancing rap and television, Smith emerged as a serious actor in Six Degrees of Separation and as a profitable, crowd drawing star in Bad Boys. Readers get a rare peek behind the scenes of stardom at this tremendously popular actor, rapper and family man.