Will Smith, who is 54, is one of the best-known actors working today. He has been in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Pursuit of Happiness, and Independence Day.
This year, he won his first Academy Award for his role as the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams in the movie King Richard.
However, the fact that he hit comedian Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, overshadowed his Oscar win.
Even though they’ve been married since 1997 and have two kids together, fans are just now learning why their names are what they are.
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A Twitter user with the handle @kxngtroopa posted an explanation of the names of the 53-year-old and Pinkett Smith’s kids, saying that they are actually variations of the names of their parents.
Read these screenshots to learn more:
Willard Oliver Smith Jr and Jada Naomi Pinkett Smith.
The user then said that these look like the words “Will O” and “Jada N.”
Many people said in their replies to the tweet that they had never heard of this before.
One said,
Please I’ve just realised after your tweet omg. I thought they were just random names.
Another added:
Coworker: ‘Jaden and Willow Smith’s names are like their parents’ names, Jada and Will Smith’. It took me until NOW to realise this.
A third saw the funny side and said:
Wait Jada and Will Smith really named their kids Jaden and Willow… Just said ‘I don’t know, I can’t think of anything let’s just add some letters to our names’.
Both Jaden, who is 24, and Willow, who is 22, have made good lives for themselves.
Jaden co-starred with his dad in the movies “Pursuit of Happiness” and “After Life.” He also became a successful rapper.
The song “Whip My Hair” by their daughter Willow Smith brought her to the attention of music fans in 2010.
She has also been popular with songs like “Wait a Minute” and “Meet Me at My Place.”
Apart from having Jaden and Willow with Pinkett Smith, Will Smith has a child from his first marriage to Sheree Zampino as well.
In 1992, the same year they got married, they had a son named Trey Smith.
But in 1995, they split up.
A source says that they are still close friends and have a blended family with Pinkett Smith.
Smith is close with his oldest one and was seen with him when he (Will Smith) won Best Actor at the Oscars for his role in King Richard.
