Star Gazing: Will Smith, Tatyana Ali and Joseph Marcell Return To 'Bel-Air' For Star-Studded Premiere Event

THE actor who became world famous for playing the butler on Fresh Prince of Bel Air has a surprising new gig. Joseph Marcell, 73, has juggled his career between the UK and US since shooting to fame in 1974. He's most known for playing the Banks' family butler Geoffrey Butler.

THE Fresh Prince first graced our screens over three decades ago and some of its cast look completely unrecognisable since appearing on the show. The beloved series followed the life of Will, who moved from West Philadelphia to Los Angeles to live with his aunt and uncle, after getting into trouble.

Will Smith, like many others right now, is riding on the high of an incredible Super Bowl, but took to social media to celebrate a major career milestone that came with it.MORE: Will Smith celebrates his mother's birthday - and his own wins as wellThe actor shared on Instagram a snippet from the newly released reboot and dramatization of his hit sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel Air.WATCH: Will Smith releases Fresh Prince Of Bel Air reboot trailer - but fans have same complaintRevealing that the show, Bel Air, was officially now out on Peacock, the actor penned a heartfelt tribute to the series and urged fans to watch it.He wrote: "So proud of this cast, this crew, and Morgan cooper— you are a genius!! #BelAir is finally out and streaming now on @PeacockTV!"MORE: Will Smith releases Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot trailer - but fans have same complaintFans immediately took to the comments to react with excitement upon the release of this completely different take on the light-hearted 90s classic, with one commenting: "I am watching it right now."Another wrote: "It was sooooo goooood," with a third adding: "We're ready for this," and one even enthusiastically saying: "Gonna watch it noowww!!!"A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith)Will shared a snippet from Bel Air to celebrate its releaseThe star also appeared in a commercial promoting the new series that aired during the Super Bowl, and is one of the show's executive producers.The King Richard actor also shared a clip of himself with family attending the premiere of the show, and by the looks of it, they were all quite happy.MORE: Will Smith shares poignant tribute to Sidney Poitier who dies age 94MORE: Will Smith's daughter Willow shares distressing details of mom Jada

Bel-Air— that reimagines the '90s NBC sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.It's quite the Hollywood story for the West Philadelphia born-and-raised (for real) who takes over the role Will Smith made famous more than 30 years ago. “The parallels are wild,” Banks tells Glamour. “I lived in Maryland as well.

Run The World castmates spoke out on her exit from the hit Starz show for the first time. Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, and Amber Stevens West spoke with ESSENCE while attending Peacock’s Bel-Air premiere event, and showed their support for their former castmate. Last weekend, news broke that Bordeaux was asked to leave the show after no resolution could be reached between the actress and Lionsgate, Run The World‘s production company, over their newly established vaccination requirements.

Will Smith, and was inspired by a mock trailer for a film that reframed the sitcom as a drama. The reboot will stream exclusively on Peacock starting Feb.

Anticipation is building for the premiere of “Bel-Air”, the darkly dramatic reimagining of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”.

Diane Garrett NBCUniversal’s Peacock service has yet to score a breakthrough hit comparable to its streaming rivals. But the first-time showrunners of the Will Smith-produced “Bel-Air” are bullish about their ability to do so, given its iconic roots and the marketing push surrounding its Super Bowl Sunday debut.“I love our position,” says Rasheed Newson, co-showrunner with T.J. Brady, his longtime writing partner, who suggests that the show could provide a transformative role on the service akin to “Breaking Bad” on AMC during its early forays into original programming.NBC will air a custom spot during the big game on Feb.

The cast of the new Peacock series Bel-Air stepped out to celebrate at a premiere party last night!

Will Smith had the support of his family while attending the premiere of the new Peacock series Bel-Air!

EXCLUSIVE: Writer and director Morgan Cooper, creator of Bel-Air, Peacock’s dramatic reimagining of the ’90s Will Smith sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has signed with M88 for management.

Will Smith would love to see David Ayer’s cut of “Suicide Squad” released.

The popular US sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air starring Will Smith as the lead role will be having a reboot, titled Bel-Air.

The Santa Barbara Film Festival on Thursday revealed the lineup for its 37th edition, which is set to run March 2-12 in-person in its customary spot in the heat of Oscar season.

The Snyder Cut fandom is one of the most vocal on social media when it comes to superhero films, leading the charge for years (using both positive and disgustingly negative means) to finally get the preferred cut of “Justice League” released. Now, a lot of those folks are trying to drum up support for the David Ayer Cut of “Suicide Squad.” Though everyone agrees that the original director’s cut of that film is likely better than the shoddy theatrical cut that was released, there doesn’t seem to be any indication that WB has any interest in actually putting money into it, especially considering James Gunn has taken that world and revamped it with his “The Suicide Squad” and “Peacemaker” projects.

More than 25 years after The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air went off the air, the original Fresh Prince, Will Smith, returned at the premiere of the show's gritty reboot, Bel-Air.Smith, 53, was joined by his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, and their son Jaden, 23, all rocking colorful ensembles at the red carpet premiere, held at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on Wednesday.Smith developed the new Bel-Air series with Morgan Cooper, whose fan film Bel-Air went viral in March 2019 and lead to this new series, debuting February 13 on Peacock. Fresh prince:More than 25 years after The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air went off the air, the original Fresh Prince, Will Smith, returned at the premiere of the show's gritty reboot, Bel-Air Family affair:Smith, 53, was joined by his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, and their son Jaden, 23, all rocking colorful ensembles at the red carpet premiere, held at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on WednesdaySmith stepped out with a rust-colored turtleneck over an orange jacket for his red carpet look.He also stepped out with brown pants tucked into thick brown work boots for his red carpet look.

J. Kim Murphy It’s been nearly six years since Will Smith suited up as Deadshot in Warner Bros.’ “Suicide Squad.” Although the star hasn’t returned to DC films since, he supports the idea that a director’s cut of David Ayer’s supervillain team-up movie should be released to the public.“Let me tell you, there’s a whole lot that stayed on the floor for ‘Suicide Squad,” Will Smith told Variety’s Marc Malkin on the red carpet for “Bel-Air.” “I’m into it. I love that world.

On Wednesday, four-time Grammy winner Will Smith gave fans a sneak peek of a commercial featuring the international remix of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song, which airs on NBC next Sunday during Super Bowl LVI.In the minute-long spot, the Philadelphia-born 53-year-old is casually clad and chilling inside his $11.3M Hidden Hills when he connects to a Zoom call.Will then danced up a storm and rapped his 1990 catchy ear worm with several international musicians - including an accordion player, beatboxer, and a Mariachi band. You know the lyrics: On Wednesday, four-time Grammy winner Will Smith gave fans a sneak peek of a commercial featuring the international remix of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song, which airs on NBC next Sunday during Super Bowl LVI'No matter where in the world I travel, even the most remote countries, the one thing people always know me from is the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' Smith - who boasts 244.8M social media followers - captioned his Instagram.'Our new show #BelAir debuts Super Bowl Sunday on @PeacockTV y'all! Big shoutout to the mad talented musicians who helped us bring this thing to life!' The cheaply made commercial promoting Bel-Air must have set Peacock back an eye-popping $13M considering a 30-second spot during the big game is said to cost advertisers $6.5M.The Will co-author originally wrote the track Yo Home to Bel Air alongside Fresh Prince executive producer and music composer Quincy Jones (who's only an Oscar away from elite EGOT status).

Will Smith is taking us back to Bel-Air ahead of the Peacock reboot's Super Bowl Sunday premiere.In the new ad set to premiere during Super Bowl LVI, Smith, accompanied by some talented beat-boxing, starts rapping 's theme song.It's not long before he is joined by fans of all ages from across the world, who help him finish the '90s sitcom's famous theme song. Whether they're rapping along with him, playing the flute, doing a step dance group or even playing the famous tune via a mariachi band, the ad has us feeling nostalgic for the beloved series and excited for 's premiere.Premiering Sunday, the Peacock drama is set to release its first three episodes at launch before releasing new episodes weekly.ET spoke with Jabari Banks, who is lacing up his sneakers and stepping into the role of Will for the new original series based on the hit '90s sitcom, about getting Smith's blessing ahead of taking on the role.«He's my hero, man, and he's been such an inspiration for me and the show has been such a defining show for my life,» Banks told ET.

Jabari Banks is lacing up his sneakers and stepping into the role of Will for the new Peacock original series,, based on the hit '90s sitcom,. Banks chatted with ET's Denny Directo about getting the blessing of the OG lead of the show, Will Smith.  “He's my hero, man, and he's been such an inspiration for me and the show has been such a defining show for my life,” Banks tells ET.

Beyoncé has done it again! The superstar is officially an Oscar nominee, after breaking the record for most Grammy wins in history last year, the singer is now coming for the Academy Awards.