Last updated: Thursday, June 14, 2007
HAPPYNESS HITS CLOSE TO HOME FOR SMITH
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS star WILL SMITH looked to his own father to draw inspiration for his role as Chris Gardner, a man determined to keep his son close.
Will Smith and Jaden Christopher Smith at the 'Pursuit Of Happyness' UK film premiere at the Curzon Mayfair. London, England - 08.01.07
Smith was Oscar nominated for his role as a door-to-door salesman, who ends up homeless with his young son as he attempts to land a job in stock broking.
He says, "My dad was a real hustler. He'd do whatever he had to do to feed his kids and it was extremely important that his kids were with him.
"When I was about six years old my father took me and my two sisters and brother to work with him every day. We'd install and maintain those long freezer cases you see in supermarkets, so he had us in really dangerous work environments."
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Source: WENN
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