1. Jaden Christopher Syre Smith was born on July 8,1998 and is an American rapper and actor.
43 Facts About Jaden Smith
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Jaden Smith has received a Grammy Award nomination, and has won two NAACP Image Awards and an Empire Award.
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Jaden Smith made his film debut with his father Will in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness, and appeared with his father once more in the 2013 film After Earth.
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Jaden Smith co-starred in the remake films The Day the Earth Stood Still, along with Keanu Reeves, and The Karate Kid, with Jackie Chan.
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Jaden Christopher Syre 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, 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, as father and son, in After Earth.
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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 then returned to act in Netflix original The Get Down in 2017.
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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 working on his debut studio album in 2014, a process that took three years.
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Jaden Smith announced in December 2016 that it 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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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 where 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 womenswear 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 has been a partner in spring water company Just Water since he was 12 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 inspired numerous songs on Smith's debut album, Syre.
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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 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 he wore skirts primarily to help kids to be 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 died.
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Posts on various social media platforms claimed that Will Jaden Smith publicly announced the death of his son.