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Alphons is a male given name, originally from a Germanic Adalfuns, composed of the elements adal "noble" and funs "eager, brave, ready".

Variants of the name include: Alfonso (Italian and Spanish), Alfons (Catalan, Dutch, German, Polish and Scandinavian), Afonso (Portuguese and Galician), Affonso (Ancient Portuguese), Alphonse, Alfonse (Italian, French and English), Αλφόνσος Alphonsos (Greek), Alphonsus (Latin), Alphons (Dutch), Alfonsu in (Leonese), Alfonsas (Lithuanian) .

People[link]

Middle Ages[link]

• Alfonso I of Asturias - (739-757)
• Alfonso II of Asturias - (791-842)
• Alfonso III of León - (866-910)
• Alfonso Fróilaz of Galicia - (925-926)
• Alfonso IV of León - (925-931)
• Alfonso V of León - (999-1028)
• Alfonso VI of León - (1065–1109)
• Alfonso VII of León - (1126–1157)
• Alfonso VIII of Castile - (1158–1214)
• Alfonso VIII of León - (1171–1230)
• Alfonso X of Castile - (1252–1284)
• Alfonso XI of Castile - (1312–1350)

• Alfonso I of Aragon - (1104–1134)
• Alfonso II of Aragon -- (1162–1196)
• Alfonso III of Aragon - (1285–1291)
• Alfonso IV of Aragon - (1327–1336)
• Alfonso V of Aragon - (1416–1458), also king of Naples and Sicily

• Afonso I of Portugal - (1109–1185)
• Afonso II of Portugal - (1185–1223)
• Afonso III of Portugal - (1210–1279)
• Afonso IV of Portugal - (1291–1357)
• Afonso V of Portugal - (1432–1481)

• Alfonso II of Naples - (1448–1495)

• Alfonso of Leon, Lord of Molina (1203–1272).

• Alphonso, Earl of Chester, first son of Edward I of England, who died at the age of ten.

Early Modern[link]

• Afonso VI of Portugal - (1656–1683)
• Alfonso XII of Spain - (1857–1885) (ordinal numbering continues from the kings of Castile)
• Alfonso XIII of Spain - (1886–1931)
• Afonso I of Kongo - (1505–1543)
• Afonso II of Kongo - (1561)
• Afonso III of Kongo - (1666–1667)
• Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza, son of John I of Portugal.
• Afonso, Prince of Portugal, son of John II of Portugal.
• Afonso, Duke of Porto, son of Louis I of Portugal.
• Afonso, Lord of Portalegre, son of Afonso III of Portugal.
• Martim Afonso, formerly Araribóia, leader of the Temiminó tribe in Brazil in the 16th century.
• Cardinal Afonso of Portugal, son of Manuel I of Portugal.
• João Afonso de Aveiro, Portuguese explorer.
• Jorge Afonso, Portuguese Renaissance painter.
• Mor Afonso, Mozarab mistress to Afonso III of Portugal.
• Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597.
• Alfonso II, Count of Provence, second son of Alfonso II of Aragon.
• Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1628–44).
• Alfonso of Castile, Prince of Asturias, figurehead of rebelling magnates against his brother King Henry IV of Castile.
• Alfonso of Hauteville, Prince of Capua.

Modern[link]

Alfonso family[link]

A prominent family with this surname is the Cuban noble family that was involved in Cuban real estate prior to the 1959 Cuban Revolution.

Afonso[link]

• Afonso I of Kongo (c. 1456 – 1542 or 1543), king of Kingdom of Kongo in west central Africa
• Afonso VII of Portugal - future regnal name of the heir apparent to the current pretender
• Afonso de Santa Maria de Bragança, 2nd claimant in line to the Portuguese throne.
• Afonso de Albuquerque, a Portuguese naval officer.

• Afonso Alves, Brazilian footballer
• Alexandre Afonso da Silva, Brazilian footballer.
• Andrey Nazário Afonso, Brazilian Football Goalkeeper.

• Nadir Afonso (born 1920), Portuguese painter.
• Paulo Afonso Evangelista Vieira, Brazilian politician.
• Zeca Afonso, Portuguese folk and political musician.

Alfons[link]

• Alfons Goppel (1905–1991), German politician
• Alfons Gorbach (1898–1972), Austrian politician
• Alfons Jēgers (1919–1999), Latvian football and hockey player
• Alfons Karpiński (1875–1961), Polish painter
• Alfons Rebane (1908–1976), Estonian military commander

Alfonso[link]

• Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara during the time of the War of the League of Cambrai.
• Alfonso Soriano, a current Major League Baseball outfielder playing for the Chicago Cubs
• Alfonso of Spain, Prince of Asturias, heir-apparent of the throne of Spain 1907-31.
• Alfonso Lizarazo, Colombian host and political
• Bill "Fonzie" Alfonso, former Wrestling referee & manager.
• Elvira Alfonso, Queen of Sicily.
• Fadrique Alfonso of Castile, fifth illegitimate child of Alfonso XI of Castile.
• Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist.
• Alfonso of Spain, younger brother of current reigning King Juan Carlos of Spain.
• Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, claimant to the title of the head of House of Bourbon Two Sicilies.
• Alfonso John Romero, American video-game designer, programmer, and developer.
• José Alfonso Belloso y Sánchez, former Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador.
• Juan Alfonso de Baena, Castilian troubadour.
• Kristian Alfonso, American soap opera actress.
• Alfonso Pérez Muñoz, Spanish football (soccer) striker.
• Miguel Alfonso Pérez Aracil, Spanish football (soccer) midfielder.
• Michael Alfonso, or Mike Awesome, American wrestler.
• Nicolás Salmerón y Alfonso, Spanish statesman.
• Ozzie Alfonso, American TV director and producer.
• Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Spanish playboy and businessman.
• Alfonso, Count of Caserta, Duke of Calabria and Head of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies.
• Ricardo Alfonso Cerna, famous suicide victim.
• X-Alfonso, Cuban hip-hop and afro-rock musician.
• Celestino Alfonso, Spanish republican and volunteer fighter in the French resistance during World War II.

Alphonse[link]

• Alphonse Capone, American gangster.
• Alphonse J. Jackson, Louisiana African-American politician

Alphonsus[link]

• Alphonsus Liguori, Roman Catholic theologian

Ildefonso/Ildephonsus[link]

• Ildefonso Schuster, archbishop of Milan, Italy
• Ildefons Cerdà, Catalan urban planner
• Ildefonso Falcones de Sierra, Spanish author
• Ildefonso Lima, Andorran footballer
• Ildefonso Puigdendolas, Spanish military officer
• Ildefonso V. Vázquez, Governor of Nuevo León, Mexico, in 1915
• Ildephonsus of Toledo, Saint and archbishop of Toledo in the 7th century
• Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, Polish writer and poet

Fictional characters[link]

• Alphonso MacKenzie, fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Alfie Atkins, known as Alfons Åberg in Swedish, character created by Gunilla Bergström from Sweden
• Alfonzo Dominico Jones, a dog in the Australian television series SeaChange
• Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice, character in the comic strip Dick Tracy
• Alphonse and Gaston, French duo in a comic strip created by Frederick Burr Opper
• Alphonse Elric from FullMetal Alchemist
• Alphonse Mephisto, fictional character in the animated television series South Park
• Alfons Heiderich from Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
• Alphonso Ali, minor character in Bloom County
• Monsieur Alfonse, character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo! played by the actor Kenneth Connor
• Don Alfonso, character in Mozart's opera Così fan tutte
• The name of a number of pets and the Patlabor of Noa Izumi from the anime Patlabor.

Places[link]

• Afonso Cláudio, a municipality in Brazil.
• Alfonso Castaneda, Nueva Vizcaya, a municipality in the Philippines.
• Alfonso Lista, Ifugao, a municipality in the Philippines.
• Alfonso, Cavite, a municipality in the Philippines.
• Alphonse Atoll, in the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.
• Alphonse Group, a group of atolls in the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.
• Alphonse Island, in the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.
• Cape San Ildefonso, a cape in the Philippines.
• Ildefonso Islands, group of islands in Chile.
• Paulo Afonso, a city in Brazil.
• Ribeira Afonso, a village in São Tomé and Príncipe.
• San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán, a municipality in Guatemala.
• San Ildefonso Peninsula, a peninsula in the Philippines.
• San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, a census-designated place in the USA.
• San Ildefonso, Bulacan, a municipality in the Philippines.
• San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur, a municipality in the Philippines.
• San Ildefonso, San Vicente, a municipality in El Salvador.
• San Ildefonso, a town in Spain.
• Santo Ildefonso, a parish in Portugal.

Airports[link]

• Afonso Pena International Airport, an airport in Brazil.
• Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport, also known as Palmaseca International Airport, an airport in Colombia,
• St-Alphonse/Lac Cloutier Water Aerodrome, airport in Canada.

Stadiums[link]

• Alfonso López Pumarejo Stadium, football stadium in Colombia.
• Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, football stadium in Spain.
• Estadio Alfonso Chico Carrasquel, multi-use stadium in Venezuela.
• Estadio Alfonso Lastras, multi-use unfinished stadium in Mexico.
• Estadio Alfonso Lopez, multi-use stadium in Colombia.
• Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, a football stadium in Portugal.
• Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni, multi-use stadium in Paraguay.
• Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, national stadium of the Republic of the Congo.
• Stade Alphonse Theis, a football stadium in Luxembourg.

Other[link]

• Ildefonso Altar (Der Altar des hl. Ildefonso), a painting by Peter Paul Rubens.
• Alfonso und Estrella, an opera by Franz Schubert.
• Alphonso (mango), a mango found in India.
• Alphonso Psalter, a devotional Psalter.
• Convent of St. Ildefonso, a book by Regina Marie Roche.
• HMS Ildefonso, a British Royal Navy ship.
• Palacio Real de la Granja de San Ildefonso, a palace in the Spanish province of Segovia.
• Alphonso, a book by Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Albin, comtesse de Genlis.
• Church of Saint Ildefonso, an 18th century church in Porto

Treaty of San Ildefonso[link]

• First Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1777 between Spain and Portugal.
• Second Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1796 between Spain and France, allying the two nations.
• Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800 between Spain and France, by which Spain returned Louisiana to France.

See also[link]

• San Ildefonso (disambiguation)

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Sandra Bullock
Bullock at the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011
Born	Sandra Annette Bullock (1964-07-26) July 26, 1964 (age 47) Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, comedian, producer
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Jesse G. James (2005–2010)
Children	1
Parents	John Bullock Helga Meyer (deceased)

Sandra Annette Bullock ( /ˈbʊlək/; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Demolition Man, Speed, The Net, A Time to Kill, and While You Were Sleeping. In the new millennium she appeared in such films as Miss Congeniality, The Lake House, and Crash, the third of which received critical acclaim. In 2007, she was ranked as the 14th richest female celebrity with an estimated fortune of US$85 million.^[1] In 2009, Bullock starred in two of the more financially successful films of her career, The Proposal^[2] and The Blind Side.^[3] Bullock was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, and the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side. She is listed in the 2012 edition of the Guinness Book Of World Records as the highest-paid actress, with $56 million.^[4]

Early life[link]

Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Her father, John W. Bullock (born 1925), was a United States Army employee and part-time voice coach from Birmingham, Alabama, and her mother, Helga D. Meyer (1942–2000), was a German opera singer and voice teacher.^[5][6][7] Bullock's maternal grandfather was a rocket scientist from Nuremberg, Germany. John Bullock, then in charge of the Army's Military Postal Service in Europe, was stationed in Nuremberg when he met his wife. They married in Germany, soon moving to Arlington, where John Bullock worked with the Army Materiel Command, before becoming a contractor for The Pentagon.^[8][9]

Bullock frequently accompanied her mother on her opera tours throughout Europe. She spent time in Salzburg and Nuremberg, where she stayed with her aunt and grandmother and became fluent in German. Bullock studied ballet and vocal arts as a child, taking small parts in her mother's opera productions.^[5] She sang in the operas children's choir at the Staatstheater Nürnberg.^[10]

Bullock attended Washington-Lee High School, where she was a cheerleader and performed in high school theater productions. After she graduated in 1982, she entered East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. However, she dropped out in her fourth year in spring of 1986, just three credits short of graduating, to become an actress. She moved to Manhattan and supported herself as a bartender, cocktail waitress, and coat checker. She later completed her coursework and graduated from East Carolina University.^[11]

Acting[link]

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Bullock at the 2010 SAG Awards red carpet.

While in New York, Bullock took acting classes with Sanford Meisner.^{[citation needed]} She appeared in several student films, and later landed a role in an Off-Broadway play No Time Flat. Director Alan J. Levi was impressed by Bullock's performance and offered her a part in the TV movie Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989). Afterward, she was cast in a series of small roles in several independent films as well as in the lead role of the short-lived NBC television version of the film Working Girl (1990). She later appeared in several films, such as Love Potion No. 9 (1992), The Thing Called Love (1993) and Fire on the Amazon. A prominent supporting role in the science-fiction/action movie Demolition Man (1993) led to her breakthrough performance in Speed the following year. She became a movie star in the late 1990s, carrying a string of successes, including While You Were Sleeping, and Miss Congeniality in 2000. Bullock received $11 million for Speed 2: Cruise Control, which she agreed to star in for financial backing for her own project, Hope Floats,^[12] and has revealed she regrets making the sequel.^[13] She later received $17.5 million for Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous.^{[citation needed]}

Bullock was selected as one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1996 and 1999, and was also ranked #58 in Empire magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. She was presented with the 2002 Raúl Juliá Award for Excellence^[14] for her efforts, as the executive producer of the sitcom George Lopez, in helping expand career openings for Hispanic talent in the media and entertainment industry. She also made several appearances on the show as Accident Amy, an accident-prone employee at the factory Lopez's character manages. In 2002, she starred opposite Hugh Grant in Two Weeks Notice and in the film Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

In 2004, Bullock had a supporting role in the film Crash. She received positive reviews for her performance, with some critics suggesting that it was the best performance of her career.^[15] In 2005, she was a co-recipient of the Women in Film Crystal Award.

In 2008, Sandra Bullock was announced as "the face" of prestigious cosmetic brand Artistry.

Bullock later appeared in The Lake House, a romantic drama also starring her Speed co-star, Keanu Reeves; it was released on June 16, 2006. Because their film characters are separated throughout the film (due to the plot revolving around time travel), Bullock and Reeves were only on set together for two weeks during filming.^[16] The same year, Bullock appeared in Infamous, playing author Harper Lee. Bullock also starred in Premonition with Julian McMahon, which was released in March 2007.^[17] 2009 proved to be especially good for Bullock, giving the actress two record highs in her career, as earlier in the year she released The Proposal, with co-star Ryan Reynolds, a huge hit that took in more than $314 million at the box office worldwide, making it her most successful picture to date.^[18]

In November 2009, Bullock starred in The Blind Side, which opened at #2 behind New Moon with $34.2 million, making it her highest opening weekend ever. The Blind Side is unique in that it had a 17.6% increase at the box office its second weekend, and it took the top spot of the box office in its third weekend. The movie cost $29 million to make according to the Box Office Mojo. It has grossed over $309 million to date, making it her domestic highest grossing film and the first movie in history to pass the $200 million mark with only one top-billed female star.^[19][20] She won the award for Best Actress at the Golden Globes, Academy Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in The Blind Side.^[21] Bullock had initially turned down the role three times due to a discomfort with portraying a devout Christian.^[22] Winning the "Oscar" also gave her another unique distinction — since she won two "Razzies" the day before, for her performance in All About Steve, she is the only performer ever to have been named both "Best" and "Worst" for the same year.^[23] Sandra was asked to return her 2009 "Worst Actress of the Year" Razzie award; however, this wasn't because of a change of heart for Bullock's performance but because Bullock personally accepted her Razzie and accidentally took the original one-of-a-kind prototype Razzie, as opposed to the cheap trinket normally handed out to celebrities.^[24]

Recognition[link]

Sandra Bullock's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

As of 2009, Bullock's films have grossed over $3.1 billion worldwide.^[25] According to The Numbers, her total domestic gross stands at $1.7 billion, placing her among the Top 100 Stars at the Box Office.^[26]

Critics, while praising her screen persona,^[27] have been less receptive to her films. As of the 2009 release of The Proposal, Mark Kermode said she's made only three "good" films in her career—Speed, While You Were Sleeping, and Crash, and says "she's funny, she's gorgeous, it's impossible not to love her and yet she makes rotten film after rotten film after rotten film."^[28] As of December 2009, Bullock has appeared on three Entertainment Weekly covers. She was selected by People Magazine as its "Woman of the Year" for 2010.^[29] She was ranked #12 on People's Most Beautiful 2011 list.^[30]

Entrepreneurship[link]

Bullock runs her own production company, Fortis Films. Bullock was an executive producer of The George Lopez Show, which garnered a lucrative syndication deal that banked her some $10 million (co-produced with Robert Borden). Bullock tried to produce a film based on F.X. Toole's short story, Million-Dollar Baby, but could not interest the studios in a female boxing drama. The story was eventually adapted and directed by Clint Eastwood as the Oscar-winning film, Million Dollar Baby (2004). Bullock's production company, Fortis Films, also produced All About Steve, which was released in September 2009. Her father, John Bullock, is the company's CEO,^[31] and her sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado, is the former president.

Since November 2006, Bullock founded a popular Austin, Texas restaurant, Bess Bistro.^[32] She later opened another business across the street in a building she extensively renovated downtown called Walton's Fancy and Staple^[33] a bakery, upscale restaurant and floral shop that also offers services such as event planning.

Personal life[link]

Relationships and children[link]

Bullock was once engaged to actor Tate Donovan, whom she met while filming Love Potion No. 9; their relationship lasted four years. She previously dated football player Troy Aikman, Austin musician Bob Schneider (for two years), and actors Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Gosling.^[34][35]

Bullock married motorcycle builder and Monster Garage host Jesse James on July 16, 2005. They first met when Bullock arranged for her ten-year-old godson to meet James as a Christmas present.

In November 2009, Bullock and James entered into a custody battle with James' second ex-wife, former pornographic actress Janine Lindemulder, with whom James had a child. Bullock and James subsequently won full legal custody of James' five-year-old daughter.^[36]

Bullock at the 2010 Golden Raspberry Awards accepting her Razzie for "Worst Actress" for All About Steve

In March 2010, a scandal arose when several women claimed to have had affairs with James during his marriage to Bullock.^[37][38][39] Bullock cancelled European promotional appearances for The Blind Side citing "unforeseen personal reasons".^[40][41] On March 18, 2010, James responded to the rumors of infidelity by issuing a public apology to Bullock. He stated, "The vast majority of the allegations reported are untrue and unfounded" and "Beyond that, I will not dignify these private matters with any further public comment."^[42] James declared that "There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me", and asked that his wife and children one day "find it in their hearts to forgive me" for their current "pain and embarrassment".^[42] James’ publicist subsequently announced on March 30, 2010, that James had checked into a rehab facility "to deal with personal issues" and "save his marriage" to Bullock.^[43] However on April 28, 2010, it was reported that Bullock had filed for divorce^[44] on April 23 in Austin.^[45] Their divorce was finalized on June 28, 2010, with "conflict of personalities" cited as the reason.^[46]

Bullock announced on April 28, 2010, that she had proceeded with plans to adopt a baby boy born in January 2010 in New Orleans.^[47] Bullock and James had begun an initial adoption process four years earlier. The child began living with them in January 2010, but they chose to keep the news private until after the Oscars in March 2010. However, given the couple's separation and then divorce, Bullock continued the adoption of the baby, named Louis Bardo Bullock, as a single parent.^[47]

Vehicular accidents[link]

On December 20, 2000, Bullock and another passenger survived the crash of a chartered business jet during an attempted night landing at Jackson Hole Airport. The pilots were unable to activate the runway lights due to having out-of-date approach plates, but continued the landing. The aircraft landed in the airport's graded safety area between the runway and parallel taxiway and hit a snowbank. The accident caused a separation of the nose cone and landing gear, partial separation of the right wing, and a bend in the left wing.^[48]

On April 18, 2008, while Bullock was in Massachusetts shooting the film The Proposal, she and her then-husband were in an SUV that was hit head-on (driver's side offset) at moderate speed by a drunken driver. Vehicle damage was not major and there were no injuries.^[49]

Legal matters[link]

In October 2004, Bullock won a multimillion-dollar judgment against Benny Daneshjou, the builder of her Lake Austin, Texas home; the jury ruled the house was uninhabitable. It has since been torn down and rebuilt.^[50]

Stalking[link]

On April 22, 2007, Marcia Diana Valentine was found lying outside James and Bullock's Southern California home in Orange County. When James confronted the woman, she ran to her 2004 silver Mercedes, got behind the wheel, and tried to run over James. The woman is said to be an obsessed fan of Sandra Bullock.^[51] The woman was charged with one felony count each of aggravated assault and stalking, while Bullock obtained a restraining order to bar Valentine from "contacting or coming near her home, family or work for three years."^[52] Valentine pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated assault and stalking.^[53] Valentine was subsequently convicted of stalking and was sentenced to three years of probation.^[54]

Charity work[link]

Bullock has been a public supporter of the American Red Cross, having donated $1 million to the organization at least four times. Her first public donation of that amount was to the Red Cross's Liberty Disaster Relief Fund. Three years later, she sent money in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis.^[55] In 2010, she donated $1 million to relief efforts in Haiti following the Haiti earthquake, and again donated the same amount following the 2011 Japan Earthquake.^[56]

Along with other stars, Bullock did a PSA urging people to sign a petition for clean-up efforts of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.^[57]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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Jaden Smith
Jaden Smith at The Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 2009
Born	Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (1998-07-08) July 8, 1998 (age 13) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, artist, songwriter, dancer, rapper
Years active	2002–present

Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998)^[1][2] is an American child actor, rapper, songwriter, dancer, and the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He is the elder brother of singer Willow Smith. His breakthrough role was in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness, and he has also starred in the remakes of The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Karate Kid.

Career[link]

Jaden made a cameo along with his older brother Trey Smith in the 2002 sequel of Men in Black. Smith then made his major role debut in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness as Christopher, the son of Will Smith's character, Chris Gardner.^[3] For his role, Smith won the award for the Best Breakthrough Performance at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. At the 79th Academy Awards, Smith presented the award for the Best Animated Short and the Best Live Action Short, along with acting nominee Abigail Breslin. Smith next appeared as Jacob in the 2008 Scott Derrickson science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still,^[3] a remake of the 1951 classic of the same name

In 2010, along with Jackie Chan, Smith starred in The Karate Kid, a remake of the 1984 film.^[4] Smith rapped alongside Canadian singer Justin Bieber in the song "Never Say Never".^[5]

Personal life[link]

Smith was born in Los Angeles, California to actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He has an older half-brother, Trey Smith, and a younger sister, Willow Smith. Smith is African-American, and also has more distant West Indian, Creole, and Portuguese-Jewish ancestry on his mother's side.^[6] Smith was homeschooled,^[7] and also attends the New Village Leadership Academy, which was co-founded by his parents in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas.^[6] Along with his siblings, Smith is a youth ambassador for Project Zambia in conjunction with the Hasbro corporation, which helps children orphaned by AIDS in Africa.^[8]

Discography[link]

Jaden smith has made a latest single "Flame Just cuz"

Album appearances[link]

Filmography[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

Wins[link]

• 2006 - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male (The Pursuit of Happyness)
• 2007 - MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance (The Pursuit of Happyness)
• 2007 - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Chemistry (The Pursuit of Happyness) **Shared with Will Smith**
• 2009 - Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
• 2010 - ShoWest Award for Breakthrough Male Star of the Year
• 2011 - BET Award: YoungStars Award
• 2011 - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor (The Karate Kid)

Nominations[link]

• 2007 - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award: Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor (The Pursuit of Happyness)
• 2007 - Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (The Pursuit of Happyness)
• 2007 - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (The Pursuit of Happyness)
• 2007 - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Breakout Male (The Pursuit of Happyness)
• 2010 - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male (The Karate Kid)
• 2010 - Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Star - Male (The Karate Kid)
• 2011 - Black Reel Award for Best Actor (The Karate Kid)
• 2011 - Black Reel Award for Best Song (The Karate Kid) **Shared with Justin Bieber for the song "Never Say Never"**
• 2011 - Empire Award for Best Newcomer (The Karate Kid)
• 2011 - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (The Karate Kid)
• 2011 - MTV Movie Award for Biggest Badass Star (The Karate Kid)
• 2011 - People's Choice Award for Favourite On-Screen Team (The Karate Kid) **Shared with Jackie Chan**
• 2011 - Teen Choice Award for Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon - Male
• 2011 - Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award: Blimp Award for Favourite Movie Actor

References[link]