
Age: 57
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Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and four Grammy Awards. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996). He first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums and the US Billboard Hot 100 top 20 singles "Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" from 1984 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), and Lost and Found (2005), which contained the US number-one singles "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West". He has received four Grammy Awards for his rap performances. Smith achieved wider fame as a leading man in films such as the action film Bad Boys (1995), its sequels Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and the sci-fi comedies Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012). After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayal as Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001), and as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He then starred in a range of commercially successful films, including I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016) and Aladdin (2019). For his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021), Smith won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.

Mark Carson lives in a house his father grew up in as a little boy, along with his parents, Stu and Judy, his uncle, Tim and his two grown cousins, Jake and Janie. His older brother, Robbie is dating a much younger woman in her upper 20s. His older sister, Dana has been a businesswoman, along with her husband. His sister, Marissa is expecting a child with her husband. His sister, Amber is coming home for the holidays, bringing along her boyfriend, Bobby Turner. His brother, Andy is coming home after two years in prison. His sister, Sam finds out she's pregnant, much to the chagrin of her abusive husband, Steve. His sister, Natasha has recently had a child with her Jewish husband, Keith. His sister, Audrey is dating a much older man in his mid 40's. His younger brother, Chris is coming home after a year in military school. Mark talks his father into reconnecting with his old friend, Dan Brander, who has a son named Tyler, who never stopped loving Sam and a daughter named Laura, who Mark falls head over heels for.

