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- Will Smith - Will Smith. Will Smith was perfectly cast in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air because NBC built the show around his persona. The series allowed his natural charisma to shine but as it progressed it wasn't afraid to dig into Will as a character.
- Carlton Banks - Alfonso Ribeiro. Carlton is Will's cousin and eventual best friend. Carlton is much dorkier than Will and the two frequently tease and torment one another, but they form a close bond too.
- Philip Banks - James Avery. Philip is Will's uncle by marriage and was a successful lawyer when The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air began. Will teases Phil about his weight frequently and almost every episode sees Will do something to anger or stress out his uncle.
- Vivian Banks - Janet Hubert/Daphne Maxwell Reid. Vivian is Will's aunt, who is somewhat softer on Will's antics than Phil but can take a tough love approach when she needs to.
Feb 17, 2022 · Bel-Air is based on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, of course! You might be a little confused because Jabari Banks plays “Will Smith” in the show. But the story behind that Will Smith isn’t ...
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- Will Smith. Originally played by Will Smith, now played by Jabari Banks. As the core of the show, Will is more or less the same: a charming, charismatic, basketball-loving scamp whose mouth always gets him into trouble.
- Carlton Banks. Originally played by Alfonso Ribeiro, now played by Olly Sholotan. This Carlton is completely unlike the preppy, uptight, Tom Jones-loving, jitterbugging snob of yesteryear.
- Hilary Banks. Originally played by Karyn Parsons, now played by Coco Jones. Hillary is still a baddie with an eye for fashion, but unlike Fresh Prince's spoiled princess, this gal's got ambitions that involve more than just shopping.
- Uncle Phil. Originally played by James Avery, now played by Adrian Holmes. When we meet Bel-Air's Phillip Banks, he's a high-powered lawyer running for district attorney who pulled some strings to get Will out of jail after that one little fight — a move the potential D.A.
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- Jabari Banks as Will. Will Smith is an executive producer on Bel-Air, which means that he likely had a hand in picking the young actor who would be taking on the role of Will in the new show.
- Olly Sholotan as Carlton. The relationship between Will and Carlton in Fresh Prince was one of the show’s highlights, so fans will be eager to see how the dynamic of the two cousins plays out in this new series.
- Adrian Holmes as Phillip Banks. James Avery memorably played Uncle Phil in the original ‘90s sitcom, with Adrian Holmes now taking on the role of the Banks family patriarch.
- Cassandra Freeman as Vivian Banks. Vivian Banks, better known as Aunt Viv, is set to be played in Bel-Air by Cassandra Freeman, making her actually the third actress to play the character (Janet Hubert for the first three seasons of the original series, Daphne Reid for the last three).
Summaries. A streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion. In this popular African-American sitcom, Will Smith (played by Will Smith in his first acting gig) is a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia, who is sent to live with his wealthy relatives at ...
Feb 11, 2022 · So, yes, “Bel-Air” follows the basic “Fresh Prince” blueprint, just in a very different tone. Newcomer Jabari Banks is an instantly likable and natural presence as 16-year-old Will Smith ...
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz for NBC.It aired from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager born and raised in West Philadelphia who is sent to live with his wealthy uncle and aunt in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, where his lifestyle often clashes ...
