Did Will Smith Have a Deadbeat Dad?
To Refresh Your Memory, the Episode Centers on Will's Deadbeat Father Lou, Who Returns After Missing 14 Year's of Smith's Life to Spend Time with His Son. Does...
To refresh your memory, the episode centers on Will's deadbeat father Lou, who returns after missing 14 years of Smith's life to spend time with his son.
Does Will Smith really not have a dad?
Will Smith says his father's death allowed him to embrace his true self. In 2018, the actor opened up about the passing of his father on an episode of Rap Radar Podcast. “My father dying sort of released me to be me,” he said, noting that it marked a “point of deep changing.”
Why did Will Smith Dad leave?
Character. Lou is the biological father of Will Smith and ex-husband of Vy. Lou abandoned his family (Will and Viola "Vy" Smith) when Will was five years old and explains his motives for leaving by saying he was scared to be a father and started to feel trapped.