Videos: Jaden Smith
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998) is an American child actor, rapper, songwriter, dancer, and the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He is the elder brother of singer Willow Smith. His breakthrough role was in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness, and he has also starred in the remakes of The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Karate Kid.
Jaden made a cameo along with his older brother Trey Smith in the 2002 sequel of Men in Black. Smith then made his major role debut in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness as Christopher, the son of Will Smith's character, Chris Gardner.[3] For his role, Smith won the award for the Best Breakthrough Performance at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. At the 79th Academy Awards, Smith presented the award for the Best Animated Short and the Best Live Action Short, along with acting nominee Abigail Breslin. Smith next appeared as Jacob in the 2008 Scott Derrickson science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still,[3] a remake of the 1951 classic of the same name
In 2010, along with Jackie Chan, Smith starred in The Karate Kid, a remake of the 1984 film.[4] Smith rapped alongside Canadian singer Justin Bieber in the song "Never Say Never".[5]
Personal lifeSmith was born in Los Angeles, California to actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He has an older half-brother, Trey Smith, and a younger sister, Willow Smith. Smith is African-American, and also has more distant West Indian, Creole, and Portuguese-Jewish ancestry on his mother's side.[6] Smith was homeschooled,[7] and also attends the New Village Leadership Academy, which was co-founded by his parents in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas.[6] Along with his siblings, Smith is a youth ambassador for Project Zambia in conjunction with the Hasbro corporation, which helps children orphaned by AIDS in Africa.[8]
Discography
Year Song Peak chart pos Album
CAN
[9] AUS
[10] AUT
[11] BEL
[12] GER
[13] IRE
[14] NZ
[15] UK
[16] US
[9]
2010 "Never Say Never"
(Justin Bieber featuring Jaden Smith) 11 22 63 2 51 40 20 34[17] 8 Never Say Never – The Remixes
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.
Album appearances
Year Song Artist(s) Album
2012 "Happy New Year"
(featuring Jaden Smith) Justin Bieber
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2002
Men in Black II Cameo
2006
The Pursuit of Happyness Christopher Gardner, Jr. Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry
MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Male
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still Jacob Benson, Jr. Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor
2010
The Karate Kid Dre Parker Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Star - Male
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Biggest Badass Star
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2011
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Himself[18]
2012
Amulet Navin
2013
After Earth Kitai Filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003–2004
All of Us Reggie 6 episodes
2008
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Travis Episode: "Romancing the Phone"
Music Videos
Year Artist Single Notes
2008
Alicia Keys "Superwoman" Cameo Role
2010
Justin Bieber "Never Say Never" Rap
Willow Smith "Whip My Hair" Background dancer
Awards and nominations
Wins2006 - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male (The Pursuit of Happyness)
2007 - MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance (The Pursuit of Happyness)
2007 - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Chemistry (The Pursuit of Happyness) **Shared with Will Smith**
2009 - Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
2010 - ShoWest Award for Breakthrough Male Star of the Year
2011 - BET Award: YoungStars Award
2011 - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor (The Karate Kid)Nominations
2007 - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award: Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor (The Pursuit of Happyness)
2007 - Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (The Pursuit of Happyness)
2007 - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (The Pursuit of Happyness)
2007 - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Breakout Male (The Pursuit of Happyness)
2010 - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male (The Karate Kid)
2010 - Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Star - Male (The Karate Kid)
2011 - Black Reel Award for Best Actor (The Karate Kid)
2011 - Black Reel Award for Best Song (The Karate Kid) **Shared with Justin Bieber for the song "Never Say Never"**
2011 - Empire Award for Best Newcomer (The Karate Kid)
2011 - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (The Karate Kid)
2011 - MTV Movie Award for Biggest Badass Star (The Karate Kid)
2011 - People's Choice Award for Favourite On-Screen Team (The Karate Kid) **Shared with Jackie Chan**
2011 - Teen Choice Award for Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon - Male
2011 - Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award: Blimp Award for Favourite Movie Actor