Jada Pinkett Smith, curiosities about the actress: from drug trafficking to fame

Jada Pinkett Smith. At first glance, you might have a hard time remembering one of his films or songs, but the title can’t help but tell you something. And also because Jada has recently, more than ever, found herself at the center of various gossip abroad. Most notably, his name was thrust back into the spotlight on the night of the 2022 Oscars when he became the subject of Chris Rock’s botched prank that sparked what would later go down in history as folding door.

Since then, we’ve been talking more and more insistently about the alopecia he’s been struggling with for some time, the psychedelic drugs he’ll suggest his kids try, the problems in his current marriage, open couples, even alleged infidelity. about her with his son Jayden’s friend and his many antics. But Jada is and was much more than all of that, much more than Will Smith’s wife. And today, on his day 51st birthdaywe trace life and career360 degree artistwith review curiosity that perhaps you didn’t know.

1. Youth is almost wasted

Jada Koren was born in Baltimore in 1971 and took her name from soap actress Jada Rowland, of whom her mother was a big fan. The mother, a nurse, gets pregnant in high school and raises her daughter with her mother’s help. She and Jada’s father actually got married but divorced after just 9 months. It was right there Grandmother

a social worker, noticed her niece’s precocious aptitude for the world of entertainment and the arts, enrolling her in music and dance classes.

Pinkett Smith later attended Baltimore School of the Arts Where graduated in 1989 in dance and theater and where he met the (at that time unknown) rapper Tupac Shakur. They both took the same courses and soon developed strong and painful connection. The same actress later revealed that she was trying to get out of the business when they met. drug trafficking, while he tried to enter it. This was also the period when Jada developed a serious illness. addiction from alcohol, drugs and pornography, which he lived with until the early 1990s.

The actress often opened up in various interviews about the relationship between her and Tupac, denying that there was anything more than friendship between them. However, the rapper’s presence has always been a burden on his marriage, as well as on Will Smith himself. Jada also talked about how her friendship with Tupac was a temporary relationship, punctuated by constant arguments, but despite this, it survived over time. However, the day 2pac was killed, they were both in a blackout stage, and this remains one of the actress’ biggest regrets to this day.

2. The beginning of Jada Pinkett Smith’s life and meeting Will

Jada makes her debut as an actress in small television roles. Very spicy family 1990 and 21 JumpStreet 1991. He then received a more central role in Everyone’s in collegespin-off sitcom Robinsons. During those same years, Pinkett Smith also supported audition for Willie, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the show that made her future husband famous to the general public. And that’s when they met for the first time. It just so happened that Jada appeared in the role of Lisa, Willy’s friend. As we well know, she didn’t get the role because she was “too short” and Nia Long was cast in her place.

Jada Pinkett Smith, despite some notable roles on the big screen, never gave up on small things, continuing to appear in TV series even in the 2000s, but she definitely changed the genre. We are talking, in particular, about Hawthorne – Angels in the Parishwhere she played head nurse Christina and the DC Universe show, Gotham.

3. Jada Pinkett Smith in cult films

As we said above, Pinkett Smith also has a number of roles in her acting career in films famous in the Hollywood world, which led her to collaborate with equally famous directors and colleagues in the star system. And even in this case we are dealing with very diverse genres.

In 1997, he starred in one of the main roles Eddie Murphy in comedy Nutty Professor and the following year he took part in Scream 2 From Wes Craven. His track record also includes two roles in films directed by. Michael Mann, Pledge 2004 and Ali, where she joins her husband Will Smith. But it’s not over yet, you’ll find Pinkett Smith in the deceived From Spike Lee and finally in three films of the saga Matrixin particular Rebooted, Revolutions AND Resurrectionwhere she plays Niobe, a person originally from the planet Zion.

Jada Pinkett Smith has also frequently lent her voice to animated films, including the saga of Madagascar and devoted herself to directing and writing scripts for projects.

4. Jada Pinkett Smith’s music career

From the series, we won’t miss anything, the multifaceted Pinkett Smith has been the lead singer of a nu metal band since 2002. Evil wisdom. 2 albums have been officially released. My history and namesake Evil wisdom. To promote the latter, Jada and the band toured with Sevendust.

The group was then the subject of a 2021 reunion for an episode of the talk show. Conversation at the red table, hosted by Pinkett Smith herself. The band performed alongside Willow Smith to the tune I’m bleeding. That same year, the talk show, broadcast on Facebook since 2018, won a Daytime Emmy Award.

5. Companies and associations

Finally, we can’t help but mention Westbrook Inc. A production house founded with her husband in 2019, whose projects also include a TV series. Cobra Kaiof which we are all waiting for the sixth season, which is slowly coming out.

In addition, Jada Pinkett Smith, again along with Will Smith, is a co-founder of the association. Will and Jada Smith Family Foundationwhich supports the education of children in difficult medical and economic conditions.