Jaden Smith Biography

Date of Birth

8 December 1998, Malibu, California, USA

Birth Name

Jaden Christopher Syre Smith

Height

5' 7" (1.7 m)

Mini Biography

Jaden Smith is an actor, known for The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), The Karate Kid (2010) and After Earth (2013). In addition to being an actor he is also a dancer, songwriter and rapper who won an MTV award for his performance in The Pursuit of Happyness. He co-starred with his father Will Smith in both The Pursuit of Happyness and in the 2013 science fiction film After Earth. Smith and his siblings are youth ambassadors for Project Zambia which provides assistance in conjunction with Hasbro for Zambian children orphaned by AIDS.

Jaden Smith was born on July 8, 1998 in Malibu, California, USA as Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He is the older brother of Willow Smith (born on October 23, 2000) and is the younger half-brother of Trey Smith. He is also the nephew of Caleeb Pinkett. His maternal grandmother's family was Afro-Caribbean (from Barbados and Jamaica). His other grandparents' families were African-American.

Before fame, He helped Project Zambia and Hasbro to take care of children in Zambia whose parents have died of AIDS. He made his film debut in 2006 in The Pursuit of Happyness. Along with his sister, Willow Smith, and his elder brother, Trey Smith, are youth ambassadors for Project Zambia, in conjunction with the Hasbro corporation, which helps children orphaned by AIDS in Africa. Along with his younger sister, Willow Smith, he was home-schooled and also attends the New Village Leadership Academy, which was co-founded by his parents.

He co-starred with Jackie Chan in the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid directed by Harald Zwart. Smith's character portrayal was acclaimed by critics and the film received mixed to mainly positive reviews. He also played a role in The Day the Earth Stood Still (2013) with Keanu Reeves. In May 2013, Will Smith and Jaden starred together, playing father and son, in After Earth. In 2014, it was announced that Smith will return for the sequel Karate Kid 2 with Jackie Chan. The movie will be directed by Breck Eisner, produced by James Lassiter and Will Smith and written by Zak Penn. The movie would be released in 2015.

Smith rapped alongside Canadian singer Justin Bieber in the song "Never Say Never." On October 1, 2012, Jaden released his first mix tape, The Cool Cafe.

Smith started his own clothing/lifestyle brand called MSFTSrep. The clothes range from hoodies and T-shirts to trousers and vests. In May 2013 Smith collaborated with a Korean designer, Choi Bum Suk, to create a pop-up store in which customers can buy clothes with their collaborated logos.

In 2015, he began dating Instagram star Sarah Snyder. Before Sarah, Jaden dated Kylie Jenner.

Trivia

Son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He was named after his mom.

Older brother of Willow Smith, who was named after their dad.

Younger half-brother of Trey Smith.

Nephew of Caleeb Pinkett. Grandson of Adrienne Banfield-Jones.

Is an actor, rapper, songwriter, and dancer.

Along with his younger sister, Willow Smith, he was home-schooled and also attends the New Village Leadership Academy, which was co-founded by his parents.

Along with his sister, Willow Smith, and his elder brother, Trey Smith, are youth ambassadors for Project Zambia, in conjunction with the Hasbro corporation, which helps children orphaned by AIDS in Africa.

His maternal grandmother's family was Afro-Caribbean (from Barbados and Jamaica). His other grandparents' families were African-American.

Starred in a Louis Vuitton advertisement along with female models Rianne van Rompaey, Jean Campbell, and Sarah Brannon. Jaden was wearing a skirt.

Born on exactly the same date as Maya Hawke.

Born at 4:00PM (PDT).

Trademarks:

Daring style

Quotes

I used to not be really honest with girls and then I dropped a song called 'Starry Room' and then I started turning over a new leaf.

My dad once told me, he was like, 'The only time you should lie is when someone's holding a gun to your head and says 'Okay, lie or I'm going to shoot you.'' And that really stuck with me.

I'll watch movies I like to see, Steve Jobs interviews, something that's going to make me smart and then go to sleep.

[about his father] He knows so many things. He's into mathematics, so when he sees me getting into maths and sees me building, working power tools and learning how to cut angles he's like, 'Wow,' and that makes me feel really good.

If Kendall Jenner doesn't enjoy one of my songs it doesn't come out.

Anything you see in any magazine ever is fake.

Anyone born on this planet should have a planetary citizenship enabling them to freely explore their home.

I don't want you guys to think because I was born in America that I speak and abide by English grammar. I speak Jaden, indefinitely.