Background and career
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and dancer. The son of Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith, he made his film debut alongside his father in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness, and appeared with his father once more in the film After Earth (2013). Smith also co-starred in the remake films The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), alongside Keanu Reeves, and The Karate Kid (2010), with Jackie Chan. He is also known for his work in the two-part Netflix television series The Get Down (2016) and for voicing the character Kaz Kaan in the anime series, Neo Yokio. As a recording artist, Smith first guest performed on Canadian singer Justin Bieber's 2010 single, "Never Say Never". Released for The Karate Kid's accompanying soundtrack, the song peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and received quintuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He later released multiple mixtapes, including CTV2 (2014).
Following a three-year work effort, he signed with Roc Nation and Interscope Records to release the studio albums, Syre (2017), Erys (2019) and CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 (2020), all of which entered the Top 40 on the U.S. Billboard 200. In 2022, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year as a featured artist on Bieber's album Justice. In September 2025, Smith was appointed Creative Director of Christian Louboutin, making him the brand's first male creative director.
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith was born July 8, 1998, in Malibu, California, the son of actors Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. He has an older half-brother, Trey Smith (b. 1992) and a younger sister, Willow Smith (b. 2000). He attended New Village Leadership Academy before being homeschooled by his parents. Growing up, his fame and his family's celebrity status prevented him from having a normal childhood, something he has spoken on at length. He took up skateboarding. Smith and his siblings were youth ambassadors for Project Zambi, which, in conjunction with Hasbro, helps Zambian children orphaned by AIDS.
Smith made his major role debut in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness as Christopher, the son of Chris Gardner, Will Smith's character. For the role, he won the Breakthrough Performance Award at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. He next appeared as Jacob in the 2008 Scott Derrickson science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still, a remake of the 1951 classic of the same name. In 2010, with Jackie Chan, Smith starred in The Karate Kid, a remake of the 1984 film. In May 2013, Will Smith and Jaden starred together, as father and son, in After Earth. In 2014, it was announced that Smith would return for the sequel Karate Kid 2 with Jackie Chan, to be directed by Breck Eisner, produced by James Lassiter and Will Smith, and written by Zak Penn. In April 2014, Smith was cast in the film The Good Lord Bird, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. Smith plays Henry Shackleford, a young slave living in the antebellum Kansas Territory in 1857 who encounters abolitionist John Brown. Smith took a break from acting following the release of his mixtape Cool Tape Vol.
How Jaden Smith makes money
Released for The Karate Kid's accompanying soundtrack, the song peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and received quintuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Following a three-year work effort, he signed with Roc Nation and Interscope Records to release the studio albums, Syre (2017), Erys (2019) and CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 (2020), all of which entered the Top 40 on the U.S.
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Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth, in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
