Will Smith knew what music would get the Recent Prince of Bel-Air solid puffed up for stay exhibits … his personal.
Through the Monday, March 4, episode of the “Pod Meets World” podcast, Elizabeth Harnois opened up about her expertise visitor starring on The Recent Prince in 1993. Whereas Harnois mentioned Smith, 55, was “a very candy individual,” she recalled one specific pre-show ritual that took her without warning.
“One in every of my greatest recollections about doing Recent Prince and dealing with Will Smith was he knew he was developing and changing into a star,” the 44-year-old actress defined. “Earlier than every present, he would carry all people into his dressing room and the way in which he hyped all people up for the present, is we [would all be] crammed in like sardines and he would play his music so loud and leap up and down. And all people needed to leap up and down. That’s how they received hype.”
The recollection instantly spurred follow-up questions from “Pod Meets World” cohosts Danielle Fishel, Rider Robust and Will Friedle, who requested if Harnois meant Smith — who has additionally had a profitable rap profession — would play “his personal Will Smith songs” within the room, to which Harnois confirmed “sure.”
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“That’s type of good,” Friedle admitted, whereas Robust quipped he was going to begin the custom himself.
The Recent Prince ran on NBC from 1990 to 1996 and starred Smith within the self-titled position as a teen who’s mother sends him to stay together with his Aunt and Uncle in Bel-Air. Harnois appeared on a season 3 episode as Steffi, a younger neighbor attempting to make use of the household’s swimming pool.
Whereas the backstage second with Smith was sudden, Harnois admitted it wasn’t distinctive. She claimed whereas relationship Matthew Lawrence as a teen, his older brother, Joey Lawrence, would additionally play his personal music whereas driving round within the automobile.
“Joey Lawrence was attempting to do his personal music. And we have been all on this large Escalade and he was blasting his personal music within the automobile,” she recalled of 1 specific occasion. “And my buddy and I are sitting within the again seat simply, like … We had solely had a pair dates.”
Harnois famous that she has “mates who’re musicians” and is aware of the automobile can usually be the perfect play to take heed to music “when you’re mixing and finalizing [how a song] sounds,” however her expertise with the Lawrence brothers “wasn’t that.”
Regardless of the awkwardness, Harnois insisted she has “no detrimental emotions” about both expertise. “It was simply very humorous,” she mentioned. “I used to be like, ‘Whoa, this can be a stage of self-love and self-hype I’ve by no means seen earlier than.’”
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Harnois started appearing on the age of 5, starring in motion pictures like Adventures in Wonderland and One Magic Christmas earlier than her touchdown the position on Recent Prince of Bel-Air. In 1996, she made an look as Missy Robinson on Boy Meets World alongside Robust, Fishel and Friedle within the season 3 episode, “The Final Temptation of Cory.”
“I bear in mind being a bit of bit intimidated, like, ‘Oh this solid goes to be so cool and be in their very own little cliques and all the things,’” Harnois mentioned of her nerves earlier than showing ABC sitcom. Her fears, nonetheless, have been shortly silenced. “Youngsters might be imply and act youngsters might be bratty and imply however you guys have been nothing like that,” she mentioned. “You guys have been nice.”
Boy Meets World turned a household sitcom phenomenon throughout its seven-season run on ABC from 1993 to 2000. Created by Michael Jacobs, the present adopted the life and life classes of Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) from dwelling with dad and mom Alan (William Russ) and mom Amy (Betsy Randle) to highschool with neighbor and forever-teacher George Feeny […]
Harnois teamed again up with Friedle in 1998 for the Disney film My Date With the President’s Daughter earlier than being solid on One Tree Hill the next 12 months as Shelly, a “Clear Teen” selling abstinence and the love curiosity of Lee Norris, one other BMW alum. She has since gone on to guest-star on exhibits like Chilly Case, Dust, With no Hint and 90210, earlier than touchdown a costarring on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation for 4 seasons from 2011 to 2015.
Smith, for his half, went on to obtain a Golden Globe nomination for his work on Recent Prince earlier than skyrocketing to fame with main film blockbusters comparable to Independence Day, Males in Black, Enemy of the State, I’m Legend and extra. In 2001, he was nominated for Greatest Actor on the Academy Awards for his movie Ali, and once more in 2006 for The Pursuit of Happyness. Musically, Smith launched 5 studio albums alongside DJ “Jazzy” Jeff earlier than pursuing a solo profession, incomes a complete of 4 Grammy nominations for his rap performances.
