Within the early Nineties, Jones served as producer for the NBC sitcom “The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air.” The collection, a couple of younger boy from inner-city Philadelphia who will get despatched to dwell together with his well-to-do aunt, uncle and cousins in Bel Air, premiered in September 1990 and ran for six seasons till Could 1996.
In a 2024 interview, Will Smith shared how he bought his iconic position after assembly Benny Medina, whose life Will’s character was primarily based on. Smith mentioned Benny invited him to Quincy Jones’ dwelling, who gave him a screenplay and requested him to audition for the position on the spot. Smith, who had by no means acted earlier than, requested Jones for a bit of extra time to arrange and was stunned by the reply he bought.
“Three weeks from now can be good, or you may take 10 minutes proper now, and you’ll change your life without end,” he mentioned. “I mentioned sure, and I let it rip.” After the audition, Smith mentioned Jones gave him the half on the spot.