Jaden Smith - wikipedia Jaden Smith Jump to : navigation , search This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . Please help by adding reliable sources . Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately , especially if potentially libelous or harmful . ( March 2016 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Jaden Smith Smith in 2015 Jaden Christopher Syre Smith ( 1998 - 07 - 08 ) July 8 , 1998 ( age 19 ) Malibu , California , U.S. Occupation Actor , rapper , singer Years active 2002 -- present Parent ( s ) Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith Relatives Willow Smith ( sister ) Musical career Genres Hip hop alternative hip hop trap Instruments Vocals Labels Columbia Roc Nation Associated acts Willow Smith Justin Bieber Childish Gambino Tyler , The Creator August Alsina Jaden Christopher Syre Smith ( born July 8 , 1998 ) is an American actor , rapper , singer and songwriter . He is the son of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith . Jaden Smith 's first movie role was with his father in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness . He also acted in the 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still and the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid , and was in the 2013 film After Earth with his father . Contents ( hide ) 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Music career 4 Personal life 4.1 Other ventures 4.1. 1 Fashion 4.1. 2 Just Water 5 Discography 6 Filmography 7 References 8 External links Early life Smith was born July 8 , 1998 in Malibu , California , the son of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith . He has an older half - brother , Trey Smith ( born 1992 ) , and a younger sister , Willow Smith ( born 2000 ) . Smith attended New Village Leadership Academy before being homeschooled by his parents . Smith and his siblings are youth ambassadors for Project Zambi , which provides assistance in conjunction with Hasbro for Zambian children orphaned by AIDS . Acting career Smith made his major role debut in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness as Christopher , the son of Chris Gardner , Will Smith 's character . For his role , Smith won the award for Breakthrough Performance at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards . Smith next appeared as Jacob in the 2008 Scott Derrickson science fiction film , The Day the Earth Stood Still , 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 . In May 2013 , Will Smith and Jaden starred together , playing father and son , in After Earth . In 2014 , it was announced that Smith will return for the sequel Karate Kid 2 with Jackie Chan . The movie will be directed by Breck Eisner , produced by James Lassiter and Will Smith and written by Zak Penn . Smith started his own clothing / lifestyle brand called MSFTSrep . The clothes range from hoodies and T - shirts to trousers and vests . In May 2013 Smith collaborated with a Korean designer , Choi Bum Suk , to create a pop - up store in which customers can buy clothes with their collaborated logos . In April 2014 , Smith was cast in the film The Good Lord Bird , which is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride . Smith plays Henry Shackleford , a young slave living in Kansas Territory in 1857 who encounters abolitionist John Brown . Music career In 2010 , Smith rapped alongside Canadian singer Justin Bieber in the song `` Never Say Never . '' The song peaked at 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 5x platinum in the US . On October 1 , 2012 , Jaden released his first mixtape , The Cool Cafe . Smith released the sequel to The Cool Cafe on November 8 , 2014 , titled Cool Tape Vol. 2 . Smith started work on his debut studio album in 2014 , a process that took three years . Smith announced in December 2016 that his debut studio album would be titled Syre . The album was released on November 17 , 2017 . Personal life Smith 's father , Will , revealed that his son sought an emancipation ruling , with the consent of his parents , as a fifteenth - birthday present . Will revealed to the media that Smith 's primary motivation is the establishment of his own residence and also explained that his children are not subject to strict parenting conduct : `` We generally do n't believe in punishment . From the time Jaden was five or six we would sit him down , and all he has to do is be able to explain why what he did was the right thing for his life . '' However , Smith and his father appeared together on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 15 , 2013 , and Smith said : The thing that people do n't get is everything at his house is free . So I can get anything and everything at his house , so I 'm going to be there for 20 , 30 more years . He ( Will Smith ) says that as soon as I have a movie that 's bigger than one of his movies I can get my own house . In 2013 , Smith arose controversy when he criticized traditional education and advised people to drop out of school . Talking about teenagers who go to public school , Smith said `` kids who go to normal school are so teenagery , so angsty . '' Smith 's inspirations are Kid Cudi and Kanye West . Other ventures Fashion Smith started his own clothing / lifestyle brand called MSFTSrep . The clothes range from hoodies and T - shirts to trousers and vests . In May 2013 Smith collaborated with a Korean designer , Choi Bum Suk , to create a pop - up store in which customers can buy clothes with their collaborated logos . Just water Smith is also a partner in spring water company Just Water . Discography Main article : Jaden Smith discography Syre ( 2017 ) Erys ( 2018 ) Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Men in Black II Cameo 2006 The Pursuit of Happyness Christopher Gardner , Jr . Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance PFCS Award for Best Performance by Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male Nominated -- Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Male Nominated -- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated -- Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated -- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Actor 2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still Jacob Benson , Jr . Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor The Karate Kid Dre Parker BET Award for YoungStars Award Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film Nominated -- Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Star - Male Nominated -- Kids Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor Nominated -- MTV Movie Award for Biggest Badass Star Nominated -- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated -- Black Reel Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Black Reel Award for Best Song Nominated -- Empire Award for Best Newcomer 2011 Justin Bieber : Never Say Never Himself 2013 After Earth Kitai Raige Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo ( w / Will Smith ) Nominated -- MTV Movie Award for Summer 's Biggest Teen Bad Ass Star 2018 Life in a Year Daryn In production 2018 Untitled Crystal Moselle Project Post-production Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 -- 2006 All of Us Reggie Recurring role ( 6 episodes ) 2008 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Travis Episode : `` Romancing the Phone '' 2016 -- 2017 The Get Down Marcus `` Dizzee '' Kipling Main role ( 11 episodes ) 2017 Neo Yokio Kaz Kaan Voice ; Main role 2017 Nashville Himself Episode : `` Kiss You in the Morning '' References Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith 's Art Collective MSFTSrep Partners With Roc Nation '' . XXL . Retrieved July 15 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith Biography '' . Biography . Retrieved June 1 , 2014 . Jump up ^ The Associated Press ( June 29 , 2009 ) . `` Today in History '' . Seattle Times . Retrieved October 29 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Goldstein , Sasha ( November 11 , 2013 ) . `` Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith get touchy in Las Vegas as cheating rumors swirl '' . Daily News ( New York ) . Jump up ^ `` Willow Smith Biography '' . Biography . Retrieved June 1 , 2014 . ^ Jump up to : Dockterman , Eliana . `` Jaden Smith Recommends Dropping Out of School '' . Time . ISSN 0040 - 781X . Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden and Willow Smith support Project Zambia '' . In Touch Weekly . October 7 , 2009 . Retrieved June 8 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Actors Jaden and Willow Smith Join Hasbro , Inc. 's Project Zambi as Youth Ambassadors '' . Project Zambi . October 7 , 2009 . Archived from the original on January 17 , 2010 . Retrieved June 8 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : `` Jackie Chan praises kung fu of Will Smith 's son '' . Associated Press . Retrieved July 21 , 2009 . Jump up ^ Fox , Erin ( November 11 , 2008 ) . `` Jaden Smith to Take On Karate Kid Redo '' Archived June 10 , 2009 , at the Wayback Machine ... TV Guide . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith - Karate Kid 2 '' . The Guardian . Retrieved on April 22 , 2014 . ^ Jump up to : `` Jay Park , Girls ' Generation , and more attend Jaden Smith 's ' MSFTSrep ' and ' General Idea 's pop - up store event '' . AllKPop.com . May 8 , 2013 . Jump up ^ Eby , Margaret ( April 16 , 2014 ) . `` Jaden Smith - The Good Lord Bird '' . Daily News ( New York ) . Jump up ^ `` Justin Bieber - Never Say Never ft . Jaden Smith `` . YouTube . JustinBieberVEVO . May 27 , 2010 . Retrieved June 1 , 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Justin Bieber Chart History '' . Billboard . Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` Justin Bieber 's `` One Time , '' `` Never Say Never '' Confirmed as 5X Platinum `` . Headline Planet . 2015 - 03 - 10 . Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith - The Cool Cafe '' . DatPiff.com . Retrieved on May 17 , 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith - Cool Tape Vol. 2 '' . HotNewHipHop . Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` Exclusive : Jaden Smith Drops `` Icon '' Video and Explains Why It Took 3 Years to Make ' SYRE ' `` . Complex . Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith 's New Music Video Looks Like `` Westworld '' Season 2 `` . Retrieved October 25 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Watch Jaden Smith Stumble Around A Ghost Town In New `` Fallen '' Video `` . The Fader . Retrieved October 25 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith announces release date for SYRE '' . The Fader . Retrieved October 25 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith Reveals Surprise ' SYRE ' Project on Instagram '' . Billboard . Retrieved October 25 , 2017 . Jump up ^ Cover Media ( May 14 , 2013 ) . `` Will Smith 's son Jaden wants to be emancipated from parents '' . The Herald Sun . Retrieved May 15 , 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith Jokes About ' Emancipation ' Rumors ; Says He 's Living With His Folks For ' 20 to 30 More Years ' '' . Radar . Radar Online , LLC. 15 May 2013 . Retrieved 16 May 2013 . Jump up ^ `` The 11 Weirdest Things Willow and Jaden Smith Told ' The NY Times ' '' . Entertainment Tonight . Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith Interview : What It Means to Become an Adult '' . Highsnobiety. 2017 - 11 - 17 . Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith in His Own Words : Why I Started a Business to Help the Environment '' . InStyle.com . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 11 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith Announces New Album Less Than a Month After Releasing ' SYRE ' Debut - DJBooth '' . Djbooth.net . Retrieved 24 December 2017 . Jump up ^ Diane Garrett ( March 13 , 2008 ) . `` Smith siblings to star in ' Amulet ' '' . Variety . Retrieved February 26 , 2011 . Jump up ^ `` Jaden Smith & Cara Delevingne Tapped As Leads In ' Life In A Year ' From Overbrook Entertainment '' . Deadline . Retrieved November 5 , 2017 . Jump up ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jaden-smith-star-skateboarding-movie-crystal-moselle-1026652 Jump up ^ * Please enter your name . `` Michael Ray Dives Into Acting With an Appearance on ' Nashville ' '' . Tasteofcountry.com . Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 29 . External links Jaden Smith on Twitter Jaden Smith on IMDb MTV Movie Award for Next Generation Best Breakthrough Performance Edward Furlong ( 1992 ) Marisa Tomei ( 1993 ) Alicia Silverstone ( 1994 ) Kirsten Dunst ( 1995 ) George Clooney ( 1996 ) Matthew McConaughey ( 1997 ) Heather Graham ( 1998 ) James Van Der Beek & Katie Holmes ( 1999 ) Haley Joel Osment & Julia Stiles ( 2000 ) Sean Patrick Thomas & Erika Christensen ( 2001 ) Orlando Bloom & Mandy Moore ( 2002 ) Eminem & Jennifer Garner ( 2003 ) Shawn Ashmore & Lindsay Lohan ( 2004 ) Jon Heder & Rachel McAdams ( 2005 ) Isla Fisher ( 2006 ) Jaden Smith ( 2007 ) Zac Efron ( 2008 ) Robert Pattinson & Ashley Tisdale ( 2009 ) Shailene Woodley ( 2012 ) Rebel Wilson ( 2013 ) Will Poulter ( 2014 ) Dylan O'Brien ( 2015 ) Daisy Ridley ( 2016 ) Best Breakout Star Anna Kendrick ( 2010 ) Chloë Grace Moretz ( 2011 ) Next Generation Daniel Kaluuya ( 2017 ) Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor Noah Hathaway ( 1984 ) Barret Oliver ( 1985 ) Carrie Henn ( 1986 ) Kirk Cameron ( 1987 ) Fred Savage ( 1988 ) Adan Jodorowsky ( 1989 / 90 ) Edward Furlong ( 1991 ) Scott Weinger ( 1992 ) Elijah Wood ( 1993 ) Kirsten Dunst ( 1994 ) Christina Ricci ( 1995 ) Lucas Black ( 1996 ) Jena Malone ( 1997 ) Tobey Maguire ( 1998 ) Haley Joel Osment ( 1999 ) Devon Sawa ( 2000 ) Haley Joel Osment ( 2001 ) Tyler Hoechlin ( 2002 ) Jeremy Sumpter ( 2003 ) Emmy Rossum ( 2004 ) Dakota Fanning ( 2005 ) Ivana Baquero ( 2006 ) Freddie Highmore ( 2007 ) Jaden Smith ( 2008 ) Saoirse Ronan ( 2009 ) Chloë Grace Moretz ( 2010 ) Joel Courtney ( 2011 ) Suraj Sharma ( 2012 ) Chloë Grace Moretz ( 2013 ) Mackenzie Foy ( 2014 ) Ty Simpkins ( 2015 ) Tom Holland ( 2016 ) VIAF : 42160575 LCCN : no2007041432 ISNI : 0000 0001 1460 7418 GND : 138095426 SUDOC : 145545342 BNF : cb15585827t ( data ) BIBSYS : 7056979 MusicBrainz : 166cb987 - 3156 - 4166 - b0d3 - f1ad5a6c514c NLA : 43569030 NKC : xx0064733 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jaden_Smith&oldid=817558390 '' Categories : 1998 births 21st - century American male actors Male actors from Los Angeles American male child actors African - American male dancers African - American dancers American male dancers American male film actors African - American male rappers American people of West Indian descent Living people People from Malibu , California African - American male actors American people of Portuguese - Jewish descent American people of Creole descent African - American male child actors Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Wikipedia pages semi-protected against vandalism BLP articles lacking sources from March 2016 All BLP articles lacking sources Use mdy dates from September 2014 Articles with hCards Twitter username same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with NLA identifiers Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia አማርኛ Asturianu বাংলা Brezhoneg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Español Euskara فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית Basa Jawa Қазақша Кыргызча Latina Magyar Bahasa Melayu Монгол Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Shqip Simple English Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 29 December 2017 , at 04 : 28 . 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