Will Smith Wishes Son Trey a Happy Birthday as He Reflects on Their 'Transformative Journey of Love'

Mar. 15, 2025

Will Smith and son Trey.Photo:Will Smith/Instagram

Will Smith/Instagram

Will Smithis celebrating the birthday of a very special loved one.

Will, 56, celebrated sonTrey Smith’s 32nd birthday with a heartfeltsocial media tributeon Monday, Nov. 11.

“Happy Birthday, T-Ball!” theKing RichardOscarwinner captioned a slideshow of three photos of him and hiseldest child: one pic was a throwback of a pint-sized Trey smiling on Will’s lap, while two more recent images showed the duo hanging out together.

“Our relationship has been a transformative journey of love,” continued Will in his caption. “You are one of the finest Teachers I’ve ever had.”

He added, “I love being your Daddy!”

Will Smith and Trey Smith at the ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Los Angeles premiere in 2020.Jemal Countess/FilmMagic

Jemal Countess/FilmMagic

Will shares Trey (whose full name is Willard Carroll “Trey” Smith III) with ex-wifeSheree Zampino. Two years after Trey’s birth, his parents divorced, ending three years of marriage.

But after a few years of being “absent,” as Will said at the time, he and his eldest son reconnected: “As soon as Trey was ready, he came looking for his father.”

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(Left-right:) Trey Smith, Willow Smith, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris at the ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Los Angeles premiere on May 30.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

The formerFresh Prince of Bel Airrapper-actor and Jada share Willow, 24, and Jaden, 26. Like his siblings, Trey has dabbled in acting and music, appearing at age 5 in Will’s music video forhis rendition of Bill Withers’ “Just the Two of Us”(which paid tribute to father-son relationships).

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Will has celebrated “T-Ball” on social media in birthdays past. In 2020, the two recreated athrowback photoof Trey standing on a chair next to his father. “One of my favorite people on Earth,” Will wrote of Trey at the time.

source: people.com