Did you know Will Smith voiced THIS legendary character from HBO's 'Happily Ever After'?

 Men In Black and B Boys fame star Will Smith h voiced  legendary fairytale character Picchio in an episode of HBO children's show Happily Ever After released in 1997. He h voiced character in 28-minute episode which was titled "Picchio aka Piak", and was Season 2 debut episode, aired originally on April 13, 1997, on HBO. episode was directed by Edward Bell. 

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According to IMDb, plot of episode follows Will Smith as 'Pinchio', puppet who wants to be a real boy and who belongs to an African-American prospector in this version of tale. Comedian Chris Rock voiced Woody Termite, while Late Della Reese voiced Blues Fairy. 1800's tale, originally conceived by Carlos Collodi, takes place at Barbary Coast, where Piak learns to be "a real boy" with help of Woody, Old George (voiced by Charles S. Dutton) and Blues Fairy.

As per original 'Picchio' story by creator Carlos Collodi, Picchio was carved as a wooden puppet by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan vill, but later in life, Picchio dreams to become a real boy. Because of his tendency to lie, his se grows frequently. songs featured in episode were ' Strings Attached' sung by Chris Rock and 'What's Right, What's Wrong' by Della Reese. Watch episode featuring Will Smith in Picchio, here: 

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Will Smith is well kwn for his leing roles in several blockbuster action movies especially Men In Black trilogy and 'B Boys' trilogy. While Happily Ever After was his first voiceover work in an animation film, he furr went on to voice Lance Sterling in Spies of Disguise (2019) and live-action Disney remake of Aldin (2020). He voiced as titular character for latter film, which went on to become highest-grossing film of his career earning over $1 billion as per global box office receipts. He received Oscar minations for Best Actor for playing professional boxer Muhamm Ali in Ali (2001) and real-life stockbroker Chris Gardner in  Pursuit of Happyness (2006), where his son Jen, me his acting debut as well.

Will Smith has also h an illustrious career as a musician winning four Grammy Awards. According to IMDb, Will Smith's last film released was third B Boys film, B Boys for Life (2020) where he reprised his role as detective Mike Lowery alongside Martin Lawrence. He also portrayed Deshot in DC's Suicide Squ (2016) and Netflix film 'Bright'. He will next star in upcoming biographical film King Richard portraying far and coach of tennis champions Serena and Venus Williams. film is slated to release on vember 19, 2021, simultaneously on HBO Max streaming platform.

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Promo Pic Source: A still from Picchio (1997) and Will Smith/Instagram.