In West Philadelphia, where Will Smith was born and raised, there’s now a street called Will Smith Way! The Mayor and other city leaders honored the Oscar and Grammy winner yesterday (3/26), renaming a street next to Smith’s old high school. Among those who came out to see him (click below) was a former teacher who was the first to call him “Prince Charming” — a nickname he changed up a bit for the 1990s TV show “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air!”
I have just one woman to thank for inspiring the name Fresh Prince pic.twitter.com/Cor2ShHAcD
— Will Smith (@WillSmith2real) March 27, 2025
