There are different strange coincidences in life. The acting career Will Smith began with the execution of the role of Will Smith in the comedy TV series "Prince of Beverly Hills". But at the same time it is impossible to say that he played himself. He did not even play his namesake, because the full name of the actor Willard, and the character is William.
The series, published in 1990-1996 on the NBC channel, told about a teenager who lived in the poor and criminal area of Philadelphia. After the guy has a conflict with local representatives of criminal circles, parents from sin send it to aunt and uncle in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Although in Beverly Hills, his relatives live only in the Russian translation of the name (in Russia this is the most famous rich area of Los Angeles). In the original, they live in a nearby and no less rich area of Bel-Air.
Last year, the fan of the series Morgan Cooper laid out the four-minute trailer of the non-existent TV series "Bel-Air" on Youtube. He took advantage of the plot strongest series "Prince of Beverly Hills", but added drama and discussing the problems of a black man in modern America. The video quickly became viral, he looked at several millions of people.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Morgan Cooper, who indicated himself in a movie director of the fictional series, will soon be the director of the series "Bel-Air". Among those who looked the roller Cooper was Will Smith. Now he performs the producer of the series, who is filmed on the Westbrook Studios studio belonging to him. Chris Collins ("Sons Anarchy" became a shopranner of the project. Netflix, Peacock and HBO MAX have already entered the fight for the right to show the series.