
It can be argued that Will Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their two children -- son Jaden and daughter Willow -- are the one of the most powerful families in show business. Now behold, proof of their supremacy: Will and Jada will be featured guests on the last episode of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' according to 'The Daily.' Not even President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama can boast such a claim. Instead, the First Couple had to settle for a regular slot as guests on her show last week.
Since Oprah announced in November 2009 that this would be her final season, fans have speculated about who would sit beside the talk show queen in her last episode. Would it be Winfrey's longtime boyfriend Stedman Graham? Would it be Dr. Phil, the dorky pop therapist who became famous off the strength of Winfrey's co-sign (as so many others did)? Would it be a guest who never appeared on the show before? Does such a person even exist?
It hasn't been confirmed if the Smiths will be the only guests, or whether Jaden or Willow are also invited. (Although that would seem like a missed opportunity for the family that brands together.) Still, it's clear that Winfrey has a soft spot for Will. Long before his first appearance on her show in 1999, she made a guest appearance as herself on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'
And last year, Smith returned the favor, bringing his entire brood on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' including Trey, his eldest son from a previous marriage. (Perhaps he does not aspire to be famous, or has plans to make his own mark without the aid of nepotism.) On that episode, Will and Jada explained how they stay on top of the family business. "I tell them all the time: 'Mommy and Daddy are rich. You all are broke," he told Winfrey. "We don't allow them to just sit around. We talk about the concept of the group and the necessity of you adding to the family. Then you have to add to your neighborhood, and then you have to add to humanity."
In the 25 years of doing her show, Winfrey has created an empire built on the ideals of spiritual upliftment, self-improvement and inspirational messages to the point where she has arguably gone from a household name to a household belief system that asserts: "YOU CAN DO IT!!"
Fittingly, Smith has echoed a similar message throughout his career. During an appearance on 'Oprah' in 2006, when he was promoting 'The Pursuit of Happyness,' a film based on the true rags-to-riches story of Christopher Gardner, Smith said, "The promise of America is such a great idea, because this is the only country in the world that Chris Gardner could exist."
And it's pretty clear that America has done right by Smith and Winfrey too.


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By: Tom on 5/12/2011 6:31PM
In the photo, isn't that the black kid from the bad re-make of Karate Kid? I saw it on cable ... the only part of that movie I liked was when the Chinese kid beat up the little skinny black kid. The little skinny black kid was a ghetto rat with a typical arrogant black attitude.
Why they felt they had to re-make a classic movie with a black kid in it is beyond me, except that would be politically correct. The one from the 1980's with the white kid was much better, the white kid was someone you could relate to, not a ghetto rat.
And you'd have to really be stupid to imagine that skinny black kid could ever win a karate tournament against those bigger Chinese kids.
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By: Meli on 5/12/2011 7:07PM
You need help, the african race is not ghetto your comment is.
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By: KiddLockz on 5/12/2011 7:05PM
Why does it matter the race of the kid that is doing the main character? Would a skinny-white-trash-trailer-park-kid be easier for YOU to relate to. And how did he have a 'typical arrogant black attitude'? I believe any child, around his age, no matter race or place of residence would have acted the same way. Especially if they were taking from a comfortable environment and put into a place with a different language and culture. And I don't know if you noticed but those Asian kids didn't live in the best neighborhood so they were just as ghetto as you think the actor was being.
If you ask me.
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By: Ed on 5/12/2011 8:29PM
Please,please everyone, do not fall into this malious, bigoted person comments, his only gratification is when we respond to his limited amount of intelligence and his excessive knowledge of ignorance, so please give him what he deserves, Nothing.
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By: dee on 5/13/2011 12:08AM
damn Tom, you are really one of the biggest trolls on the internet. and, its funny that you are trolling all the BV posts, man stop being so pathetic and do something positive with yourself, for yourself.
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By: ROSALYN on 5/13/2011 10:34AM
HOW MISERABLE ARE YOU. I QUESS YOU ARE WERE YOU DESERVE TO BE. IDIOTS NOT ALLOWED. YOUR OPINION NEEDS NO FURTHER REMARKS. WHO CARES WHAT YOU THINK OR FEEL.
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By: Angie on 5/13/2011 12:05PM
WOW Uncle Tom you are obsessed with Black Voices. Don't blame us, blame your parents. Mama should have let a brother bang her, then you would be blessed as well as us....sigh!
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By: Olivia on 5/16/2011 12:37PM
Dont you have anything better to say than your racist remarks? You sound so KKK. Its disgusting how sad and evil the world is, God help you.
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By: TOYA on 5/14/2011 5:35PM
You are IGNORANT!!!!!!
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By: Hamrick4 on 5/14/2011 9:33PM
And racists idiots like yourself is why racism is alive and well in the world. You need to take a good long look in the mirror at yourself and think, what's so special about me that I say things like this about other races. My bet would be, NOT MUCH!!!!!
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