LIFEWill Smith: See the 'Bad Boys' star through the yearsWill Smith has become a bonafide Hollywood icon.The actor and rapper is as well known for his roles in big-budget movies and TV shows as he is for his equally successful family. Look back at the star through the years, including this shot from his days as the star of '90s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.CHRIS HASTON/NBCWill Smith briefly rapped his 1997 song "Miami" as an ode to his character, who's a Miami Police detective, from the top of a bus as he arrived at the premiere of "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" in Hollywood, California, on May 30, 2024.FREDERIC J. BROWN, AFP Via Getty ImagesA rare family outing! Will Smith was joined (from left to right) by son Trey Smith, daughter Willow Smith, wife Jada Pinkett Smith, younger son Jaden Smith and mother-in-law Adrienne Banfield-Norri at the Los Angeles premiere of "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" on May 30, 2024.Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesSmith joined J. Balvin on stage to rap his Grammy-winning track "Men In Black" while appropriately dressed like his character from the 1997 film on April 14, 2024.Arturo Holmes, Getty Images For CoachellaMartin Lawrence and Will Smith reprised their roles in 2024's "Bad Boys: Ride or Die."Hector Vivas, Getty ImagesWill Smith, left, and Jada Pinkett Smith hit the red carpet at the 94th Oscars on March 27, 2022.ANGELA WEISS, AFP Via Getty ImagesWill Smith accepts the award for best actor in a leading role for his performance in "King Richard" during the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022.Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAYDenzel Washington, left, Will Smith, center, and actor-producer Tyler Perry chat during the 2022 Oscars in March following the slap heard around the world, in which Smithwent onstage and slapped presenter and comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife.ROBYN BECK, AFP Via Getty ImagesWill Smith accepts the award for best actor for "King Richard" onstage during the National Board of Review annual awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on March 15, 2022, in New York City.Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images For National BoardWill Smith, left, and actressJessica Chastain attend the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Santa Monica, California, on Feb. 27. 2022.VALERIE MACON, AFP Via Getty ImagesWill Smith, left, and wife Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the the 28th annual SAG Awards.Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYWill Smith, winner of outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for "King Richard," poses in the photo room at the 28th annual SAG Awards on Feb. 27, 2022.Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYThe Smiths hit the red carpet for the Hollywood premiere of "Gemini Man" on Oct. 6, 2019: From left, Trey Smith, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jaden Smith.Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesWill Smith obliges fans with selfies at the "Gemini Man" premiere on Sept. 25, 2019, in Budapest, Hungary.Ian Gavan, Getty Images For Paramount PicturesJames Corden (left) and Will Smith send up Disney's live-action "Aladdin" with a "Crosswalk: The Musical" spoof that aired May 23, 2019, on "The Late Late Show With James Corden."Terence Patrick, CBSWill Smith plants a smooch on wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the Hollywood premiere of "Aladdin" on May 21, 2019.VALERIE MACON, AFP/Getty ImagesWill Smith strikes a pose with Genie's lamp in Tokyo to promote "Aladdin" on May 16, 2019.FRANCK ROBICHON, EPA-EFEWill Smith (right) and his son Trey visit the pit lane during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on Nov. 25, 2018, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Luca Bruno, AFP/Getty ImagesWill Smith and Dave Chappelle attend the Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin middleweight world championship boxing match at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 15, 2018.Joe Camporeale, USA TODAY SportsWill Smith performs before the final of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15, 2018.Tim Groothuis, Witters Sport-USA TODAY SportsWill Smith reacts at a closing ceremony press conference during the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Luzhniki Stadium on July 13, 2018, in Moscow.Dan Mullan, Getty ImagesTerry Crews (left) and Will Smith speak onstage at Netflix's "Bright" and "Death Note" panel during Comic-Con on July 20, 2017, in San Diego.Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesWill Smith attends the Cinema Against AIDS amfAR gala 2017 held at the Hotel du Cap, Eden Roc in Cap d'Antibes, France, on May 25, 2017, during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival.Guillaume Horcajuelo, EPA-EFEWill Smith takes a selfie with the "Suicide Squad" cast at the movie's premiere at The Beacon Theatre on August 1, 2016, in New York.James Devaney, WireImageDeadshot (Will Smith) and Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) have to save the world in 2016's "Suicide Squad."Clay Enos, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.Will Smith and his daughter Willow Smith pose before Chanel 2016-2017 fall/winter Haute Couture collection fashion show on July 5, 2016, in Paris.Francois Guillot, AFP/Getty ImagesWill Smith poses for a portrait with USA TODAY at the Fairmont Hotel in Santa Monica, California, on Dec. 10, 2015, while promoting "Concussion.Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAYWill Smith played a badly behaved superhero in 2008's "Hancock.FRANK MASI/SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENTWill Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith pose for photographers at the 13th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards show at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 28, 2007.Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYWill Smith (right, with son Jaden) got some of the best reviews of his career in 2006's "The Pursuit of Happyness.ZADE ROSENTHAL/SONY PICTURESWill Smith, photographed at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York while promoting his romantic comedy "Hitch" on Feb. 4, 2005.Todd Plitt, USA TODAYWill Smith, voicing his role as Oscar in the 2004 animated film "Shark Tale.Eric Liebowitz, DreamworksWill Smith teamed up with a well-dressed Frank the Pug in 2002's "Men in Black II.Melinda Sue Gordon, Columbia Pictures"Men in Black II" co-stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, photographed for USA TODAY on June 22, 2002.Peter Freed, USA TODAYWill Smith earned his first Oscar nomination for 2001's "Ali.FRANK CONNOR/COLUMBIA PICTURESWill Smith performs at the 42nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2000.Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAYPrisoners Artemus Gordon (Kevin Kline, left) and James West (Will Smith) are forced to wear magnetic collars in 1999's "Wild Wild West.Murray Close, Warner Bros.Will Smith holds up two of the three awards he won at the American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 1999. Smith won awards for pop rock favorite album, soul, rhythm and blues favorite album, and favorite male artist.Gerard Burkhart, AFPJazzy Jeff and Will Smith with their Grammy at the 40th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 25, 1998.Eileen Blass, USA TODAYWill Smith broke through in a big way as a leading man in 1996's "Independence Day.Melissa Moseley, 20th Century FoxActor Will Smith and comedian Martin Lawrence present memborabilias from their movie "Bad Boys" to Planet Hollywood on Aug. 28, 1994 at Planet Hollywood in Miami, Florida.Ron Galella, Ltd., Ron Galella Collection Via Getty ImagesWill Smith, star of the 1990s TV series "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air."Chris Haston, NBCFeatured Weekly Ad