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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion: Directed by Marcus Raboy. With Will Smith, Daphne Reid, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro. 30 years later, we're bringing the Banks family back together.
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- Marcus Raboy
- 2020-11-19
- Smith Admits to Being A Line-Mimicker
- Janet Hubert Left Over A ‘Bad Deal’ But Felt ‘Banished’ by Smith
- Ribeiro Auditioned in A Track Suit
- Show Night Rituals Featured A Lot of Music
- Black Culture Was Not Depicted as A Monolith — Nor A Stereotype
- James Avery Taught A Masterclass in Acting, and in Life
A few years ago a popular thread on Reddit discussed Smith’s apparent mouthing of other performers’ dialogue in scenes in the hit 1990s sitcom. When asked for early memories of the show, it was the first thing Karyn Parsons, who played Will’s cousin Hilary Banks, called out. Saying she was so nervous during preparation and production for the pilot ...
The first actor to play Aunt Vivian sat down with Smith to discuss why she left the show, sharing that during the third season (her last), she was pregnant but her home life was “not good at all” and she was “no longer laughing, smiling, joking” because of it. She took umbrage with the fact that her exit from the show was reported on as her being f...
Carlton Banks was a notoriously preppy character. An affluent teenager attending private school in the ritzy Bel-Air sub-section of Los Angeles, he was known for button-down collared shirts and sweaters (often knotted around his neck). But Ribeiro auditioned for the role wearing an Adidas track suit, a fact by which, when faced with the old footage...
The reunion featured some behind-the-scenes footage inside Smith’s dressing room where the cast said music would be “booming” on tape nights. “You’d just start following like the Piped Piper,” said Parsons. The party vibe was something that brought everyone together and got them pumped to perform, but they also brought it down with inspiration spee...
The show started when Smith’s self-titled character went to live with his well-off aunt and uncle in California, which already showcased a Black family in a unique way. But within that family, no two characters were entirely alike, even if many of their circumstances were similar (and privileged). Parsons recalled a particularly poignant moment for...
“I learned that what we do is not for us, it’s not about us; we are here to bring dignity, to represent, to expand, to push forward, and I learned that here, at his feet,” Ali said of working with Avery, the patriarch of the Banks family and “heart of the show,” per the cast. Avery passed away in 2013, but because his influence and importance was s...
Nov 19, 2020 · The show turned 30 this year and celebrated by having the cast— Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Daphne Maxwell Reid and Joseph Marcell —meet...
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Peter Shuttleworth. BBC News. Will Smith / HBO Max. Joseph Marcell back together with the Fresh Prince cast at last year's 30-year reunion. This is a story all about how an actor's life got...
View All (9) Critics Reviews. Inkoo Kang Hollywood Reporter A quarter-century after it went off the air, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is still tackling thorny issues.
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Nov 18, 2020 · These are among the first words that Will Smith hears from Janet Hubert during their emotional reconciliation in the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” reunion special, premiering Wednesday on HBO...
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Aug 31, 2020 · Will Smith and his “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” co-stars will come together for an unscripted reunion special at HBO Max in honor of the beloved sitcom’s 30th anniversary, the streaming...
