Jaden Smith has received various accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an MTV Movie Award, a BET Award and a Young Artist Award, among nominations for a Grammy Award, two NAACP Image Awards and an Empire Award.
45 Facts About Jaden Smith
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Jaden Smith starred in the remake films The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Karate Kid.
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Jaden Smith began his musical career alongside Canadian singer Justin Bieber, when he was featured on the 2010 single "Never Say Never" from The Karate Kid.
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Jaden Smith has since released the studio albums Erys and CTV3: Cool Tape Vol.
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Jaden Smith was born July 8,1998, in Malibu, California, the son of actors Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith.
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Jaden Smith attended New Village Leadership Academy before being homeschooled by his parents.
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Jaden Smith made his major role debut in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness as Christopher, the son of Chris Gardner, Will Jaden Smith's character.
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Jaden Smith next appeared as Jacob in the 2008 Scott Derrickson science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, a remake of the 1951 classic of the same name.
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In 2010, along with Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith starred in The Karate Kid, a remake of the 1984 film.
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In May 2013, Will Smith and Jaden starred together, playing father and son, in After Earth.
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The movie will be directed by Breck Eisner, produced by James Lassiter and Will Jaden Smith and written by Zak Penn.
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Jaden Smith plays Henry Shackleford, a young slave living in Kansas Territory in 1857 who encounters abolitionist John Brown.
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Jaden Smith took a break from acting following the release of his mixtape, Cool Tape Vol.
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Jaden Smith had a voice acting role in Neo Yokio and a role in Nashville as himself.
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Jaden Smith has returned to acting in films with the announcement of a film based on skateboarding.
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In 2010, Jaden Smith rapped alongside Canadian singer Justin Bieber in the song "Never Say Never".
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On October 1,2012, Jaden Smith released his debut mixtape, The Cool Cafe.
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Jaden Smith released the sequel to The Cool Cafe on November 8,2014, titled CTV2.
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Jaden Smith started work on his debut studio album in 2014, a process that took three years.
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Jaden Smith announced in December 2016 that his debut studio album would be titled Syre.
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Jaden Smith later announced that his next project following Syre would be titled Erys on December 14,2017.
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On July 8,2018, Jaden Smith released the project exclusively on Instagram on his 20th birthday.
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Less than a year later, on July 5,2019, Jaden Smith released his second studio album, Erys, and debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200.
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On July 30,2018, Smith was announced as an opener during J Cole's KOD Tour alongside Young Thug and EarthGang and on August 2, performed for the first time at Lollapalooza.
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On July 24,2020, Jaden Smith released the single "Cabin Fever", from his third album CTV3: Cool Tape Vol.
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Jaden Smith's influences include Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Kurt Cobain and Tycho.
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Jaden Smith has called Tyler the Creator, Batman and Poseidon his icons when it comes to fashion.
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Jaden Smith said that Tyler the Creator introduced him to the brand Supreme.
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In May 2013 Jaden 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.
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In 2016 Jaden Smith modelled in a womenswear campaign for Louis Vuitton wearing a skirt.
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Jaden Smith was the first male model to model women's wear for Louis Vuitton.
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Jaden Smith created a denim-line with fashion brand G-Star in 2018.
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Jaden Smith is a partner in spring water company Just Water starting when he was just twelve years old.
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In June 2017, Jaden Smith moved out of his parents' house into a $4 million home in Hidden Hills.
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Jaden Smith subscribes to, and sends tweets about, numerous conspiracy theories including the Illuminati, and chemtrails.
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In 2013, Jaden Smith criticized traditional education and advised people to drop out of school.
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Jaden Smith started a mobile restaurant providing free vegan dinners for the homeless.
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Jaden Smith was later diagnosed with lactose intolerance and celiac disease.
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Jaden Smith's declining health resulted in Smith returning to vegetarianism.
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Jaden Smith has been called a non-binary icon for his work in popular media challenging traditional gender roles.
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Jaden Smith is often seen in gender-fluid clothing, wearing dresses, skirts, and high-heels.
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Jaden Smith said that the reason he wanted to wear skirts was to ultimately help kids get bullied less in schools.
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In 2023, Jaden Smith was the subject of an online death hoax after Facebook posts and YouTube videos claimed that he had passed away.
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Posts on various social media platforms claimed that Will Jaden Smith publicly announced the death of his son.
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Many of the posts referred to Jaden Smith as being only 15 years old.