Photo SpecialBecoming ... Will Smith

See how the Hitch star – whose new album Lost and Found debuts Tuesday – went from Fresh Prince to Hollywood royalty. By Lucy Maher and Caryn Midler

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PRIZE FIGHTERS

Of his work in the 2001 biopic Ali – for which his portrayal of boxing great Muhammad Ali (left) earned him a Best Actor Oscar nod – Smith says: "We were fighting for real and not pulling any punches. I felt like I was going to pass out a lot of days."

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