Honoring the “Man in Black”
Here are one of those successes
(blacktalentnews.com) “Will Smith was honored in an emotional tribute last Sunday at the Waldorf-Astoria for the Museum of Moving Image Tribute. Tributes by Smith’s friends and colleagues included Queen Latifah, Alfonso Ribeiro and Jamie Foxx.
Wife Jada Pinkett Smith broke down in tears onstage as she gave an emotional speech about her husband and what he has meant in her life. She said, “This is a man that taught a little girl in Baltimore that she could have the world. Smith’s son Jaden, who stars alongside his dad in new movie “The Pursuit Of Happyness,†joked about working with his father: “You were a real good actor but I taught you everything you know.”
In addition to screening a montage of memorable moment’s from Smith’s career, Derek Luke, Bill Pullman, Eva Mendes, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Tamara Tunie, Cedric the Entertainer, Bridget Moynahan, Chevy Chase, Michael Mann, Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Guare and actress Stockard Channing were also on hand to say a few words about working with Smith.
The tribute to Smith was taped and will premiere on Bravo in January 2007.” (more…)
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Being born and raised in the Philly area myself, I can’t tell you how proud I am of this guy. While folks were cracking on him for not being “hard enough” in the world of hip hop, his carrer has outlasted many of his critics with no sign of slowing down.
