Happy 52nd Birthday, Will Smith! Celebrate with Favorite Clips and Photos

Happy birthday to the one and only Will Smith! It’s hard to believe, but he turns 52 today (Sept. 25).

Did you know Smith was the first hip-hop star to be nominated for an Oscar? He is also one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood!

His real name is formal: Willard Carroll Smith Jr. Nice!

Here are some of our favorite Smith clips throughout the years!

• “Ismael’s Ghosts (Les Fantomes d’Ismael)” & Opening Gala Red Carpet Arrivals – The 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival

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  CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Actor Will Smith attends the "Ismael's Ghosts (Les Fantomes d'Ismael)" screening and Opening Gala during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images)

• Nobel Peace Prize Concert Press Conference

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  OSLO, NORWAY - DECEMBER 11: (L-R) hosts Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith attend the Nobel Peace Prize Concert Press Conference at Plaza Hotel on December 11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Sandy Young/Getty Images for Nobel Peace Prize)

• Will Smith Hand and Footprint Ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre

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  LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 10: Actor Will Smith poses with Abby, the dog from "I Am Legend" as he is honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre December 10, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
• AFI FEST 2015 Presented By Audi Centerpiece Gala Premiere Of Columbia Pictures’ “Concussion” – Red Carpet

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  HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 10: Actor Will Smith attends the Centerpiece Gala Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Concussion" during AFI FEST 2015 presented by Audi at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 10, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI)

• 47th NAACP Image Awards Presented By TV One – Arrivals

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  PASADENA, CA - FEBRUARY 05: Actors Will Smith (L) and Jada Pinkett Smith attend the 47th NAACP Image Awards presented by TV One at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 5, 2016 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

• Closing Ceremony Red Carpet Arrivals – The 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival

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  (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
• Premiere Of Disney’s “Aladdin” – Red Carpet

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  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 21: Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith attends the premiere of Disney's "Aladdin" at El Capitan Theatre on May 21, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

• Environmental Media Association Hosts Its 26th Annual EMA Awards Presented By Toyota, Lexus And Calvert – Red Carpet

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  BURBANK, CA - OCTOBER 22: Actors Jada Pinkett Smith (L) and Will Smith attend the Environmental Media Association 26th Annual EMA Awards Presented By Toyota, Lexus And Calvert at Warner Bros. Studios on October 22, 2016 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Environmental Media Association)

• Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Focus” – Arrivals

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  HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Will Smith attends the Warner Bros. Pictures' "Focus" premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre on February 24, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)