Will Smith's 3 Children: All About Jaden, Willow and Trey

Mar. 15, 2025

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Will Smith’s life got flipped-turned upside down when the rising rapper shot to stardom in 1990 as theFresh Prince of Bel-Air— and just two years later, everything changed once again when he became a dad for the first time.

TheKing Richardstar has three kids: sonsTreyandJadenand daughterWillow. All three of them have followed in his footsteps, pursuing careers in the entertainment industry.

Smith welcomed his first son, Trey, in 1992 with then-wifeSheree Zampino. While his connection with Trey grew strained after divorcing Zampino in 1995, the father and son have since rebuilt their relationship.

In 1997, the rapper wed actress-singerJada Pinkett Smith, and the pair welcomed their first child together, son Jaden, the following July. Two years later, they welcomed daughter Willow in October 2000.

From rebuilding his relationship with Trey to how Willowchanged his parenting style, theOscar winnerhasn’t shied away from opening up about “the real weight of parenting” and the ways in which his children have pushed him to be the best version of himself.

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Smith’s kids remain fierce supporters of their dad. In May 2024, they joined him at the Los Angeles premiere of his movieBad Boys: Ride or Die.

Here’s everything to know about Will Smith’s three kids.

Trey Smith, 32

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Smith’s first child,Willard Carroll “Trey” Smith III, was born on Nov. 11, 1992, in L.A. He is the only child of Smith and Zampino; the former pair divorced in 1995 and later developed an amicableco-parenting relationship.

“Divorce was the ultimate failure for me,” Smith told Pinkett Smith on her Facebook Watch seriesRed Table Talk. “I’ve been hurt a lot in my adult life, but I don’t think anything touches the failure of getting divorced from my 2-year-old son’s mother.”

After a few years of being “absent,” the father and son reconnected, with Smith recalling onRed Table Talkthat “as soon as Trey was ready, he came looking for his father.”

In a video shared on Instagram in 2018, theBad Boysactor reflected on the evolution of their relationship, emotionally revealing Trey had just told him that he was his “best friend.”

“It has not always been like this between Trey & I. We STRUGGLED FOR YEARS after my Divorce from his Mother. He felt betrayed & abandoned,” the actor captioned the clip.

He added, “It is a Wild Blessing to recover & restore a Loving Relationship with My Beautiful Son! @treysmith0011.”

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Despite their once challenged relationship, Smith says he immediately felt the joy of fatherhood when his son was born. Speaking to Pinkett Smith aboutTrey’s birth, Smith recounted, “I brought him home, we put him in the bassinet, it was like stark terror.” He continued, “I’m totally responsible for this life. I couldn’t stop going and checking. I just cried so hard. It makes me teary right now.”

The rapper dedicated a 1997 rendition of Bill Withers' classic “Just the Two of Us” to Trey, which saw the then-5-year-old make his Hollywood debut alongside his dad in the track’s1998 music video. The proud dad laterauthored a children’s bookof the same name, which chronicled their relationship.

Young Trey next joined his dad onAll of Us, a 2003 sitcom that also saw cameos from younger brother Jaden.

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Trey frequently shares his love for his siblings and parents — including “bonus mom” Pinkett Smith — on Instagram, postingsweet birthday tributesorhilarious throwback photosof Jaden.

These days, Trey is busy working as a DJ and released his first album,Best Wishes,in 2020.

“One of the things that my son said to me when he started to do the work [on forgiveness], one of the things that came up for him, he felt that he wasn’t loved,” she said. “I said, ‘Oh my God, your father loved you, what are you talking about?’ He said, ‘I’m not talking about him, I’m talking about you.’ "

Zampino explained that Trey felt like she didn’t care about his feelings growing up.

“Maybe eight months ago, doing my work, I said to him, ‘You’re so right. I didn’t care about your feelings, because I didn’t care about mine,’ " she shared.

Jaden Smith, 26

One of his less favorable roles came in 2013’sAfter Earth, which bombed at the box office and earned the actor and his dad negative media attention — which Smith has reflected on as one of hisbiggest regrets as a father.

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“We never discussed it, but I know he felt betrayed. He felt misled, and he lost his trust in my leadership,” Smith continued. “At fifteen years old, when Jaden asked about being an emancipated minor, my heart shattered. He ultimately decided against it, but it sucks to feel like you’ve hurt your kids.”

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While Jaden has continued to act — he starred in 2020’sLife in a YearalongsideCara Delevingne— he’s leaned further into his music career, releasing his debut studio albumSyrein 2017 and earning a 2022 Grammy nomination as a featured artist on longtime friendJustin Bieber’s albumJustice. To celebrate his son’s music hitting 100 million streams on Spotify, Smith parodied Jaden’s “Icon” music video, hilariouslyrecreating a shot-for-shot versionof the clip.

“It is a delicious gift to a parent to admire his children. Keep Doin' You!” Smith captioned the video.

Jaden turned 25in July 2023 — and his dad poked fun at him for not having kids yet.

“Happy Birthday, J-Diggy. It’s crazy that you’re 25?!?! When I was 25 I had a 2 yr. old… I’m just sayin’… Wha’s up? What you doin’ over there?” Smith joked on Instagram.

Willow Smith, 24

After first starring alongside her dad in 2007’sI Am Legend, Willow joined mom Pinkett Smith as a voice actor onMadagascar 2the following year.

At just nine years old, Willow released the viral hit “Whip My Hair” and quickly signed withJAY-Z’s label Roc Nation, becoming the youngest artist to do so. By the next year, she was touring internationally with Bieber. Ultimately, though, the sudden fame and the stress that accompanied it was too much for the then-10-year-old, and in 2012, she defiantly shaved her head.

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“It was the perfect way to rebel,” she latertold PEOPLEof the decision. “I was super young, and I had a dream, but all I really wanted to do was sing and I didn’t equate that with all the business and the stress that ended up coming with it.” She added, “I was just like, ‘Whoa, this is not the life that I want.’ "

While Smith initially ignored Willow’s request to stop touring, he changed his mind, andhis entire parenting style, after seeing her shaved head for the first time.

He continued, “My parenting style changed in that moment … That was a major transition for me in my life. I feel like Willow saved me from what could have been tragic in my life.”

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Since then, Willow has continued to work in the music industry, releasing five studio albums.

In October 2022, Willow released herlatest album,Coping Mechanism. She announced the release on Instagram, posting a clip of the music video for “ur a stranger,” which featuresParis Jackson.

The two-time Emmy nominee also co-hostsRed Table Talkwith her mom and grandmother,Adrienne Banfield-Noris. On several episodes of the candid talk show, Willow has opened up about her love and sex life, revealing herselfto be polyamorous.

“I would definitely want one man and one woman,” Willow said. “I feel like I could be polyfidelitous with those two people.”

In April 2023, Willow performed atCoachella. Her brother Jaden also made an appearance on stage.

source: people.com