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Now This Is a Story All About What Went on Behind the Scenes of ‘The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’

7. Those Tears Were Real

Remember the episode where the Fresh Prince’s estranged father comes to visit him in Bel-Air only to walk out on his life again? The scene wasn’t supposed to be quite that emotional. Smith was supposed to brush off this re-abandonment, like he was a tough guy who didn’t care. However, in real life, Smith’s own father had walked out on him and so the scene struck an emotional nerve. Smith couldn’t contain himself and went off script, welling up with real tears. This resulted in an unscripted hug from Uncle Phil (James Avery).

Will Smith crying
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