25 Years Ago Today: A look back at the Fresh Prince of Bel Air pilot
When The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air burst onto television screens in 1990, its Grammy-winning star Will Smith was bankrupt. A sitcom based around him, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air would become his saviour; a show that would catapult him back to super-stardom and his bank balance back into the black. The Will Smith of Fresh …