Smith akaberekwa musi waSeptember 25, 1968 muPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, naCaroline (Bright), mutungamiri wechikoro chechikoro chePhiladelphia, uye Willard Carroll Smith Sr., mutevedzeri weU.S. Air Force uye injini yekugadzirisa firiji. Akakurira muWynnefield West Philadelphia, uye akarerwa muBaptist. Ane hanzvadzi yakura inonzi Pamela nevanun'una vaviri, mapatya Harry naEllen. Smith akapinda Our Lady of Lourdes, chikoro chepachivande cheKaturike chepuraimari muPhiladelphia. Vabereki vake vakaparadzana paakanga ava nemakore gumi nematatu, asi havana kurambana kusvika muna 2000.
Musi waSeptember 25, 1968