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The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a homeless salesman. Smith's son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner's son, Christopher Jr.
The idea for the film came into being when screenwriter Richard B. Phillips contacted Chong Kim after reading a newspaper article about her account of being sold into and escaping a domestic human trafficking ring. Phillips then proposed the idea of writing a screenplay based on Kim's story.
Gardner realized his story had Hollywood potential after an overwhelming national response to an interview he did with 20/20 in January 2002. [14] He published his autobiography on May 23, 2006, before becoming an associate producer of the major motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness , directed by Gabriele Muccino and released by Columbia ...
As the credits prepare to roll on The Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith strolls past the man he portrays in the blockbuster Hollywood movie, the inspiration behind a true and incredibly moving ...
The Pursuit of Happiness, an Australian film directed by Martha Ansara; Pursuit of Happiness, a 2001 film starring Frank Whaley, Annabeth Gish, and Amy Jo Johnson; The Pursuit of Happyness, 2006 film based on a true story about Chris Gardner, a father who battled homelessness while training to be a stockbroker
Todd Black (born February 9, 1960) is an American film producer best known for producing The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), The Equalizer (2014), Southpaw (2015), The Magnificent Seven (2016), and Fences (2016) for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination with Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Rogers graduated from Harvard University in 1950 before earning a master's degree and a PhD from the University of Iowa. [1] He was twice nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction, for his first novel The Pursuit of Happiness, which was adapted into a 1971 film, and his second novel The Confessions of a Child of the Century by Samuel Heather (1972).
Fischer has also done voices in several animated series. Some of her well-known roles include Mister T, Battle of the Planets, Rubik the Amazing Cube, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Saturday Supercade, The Flintstone Kids, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show, The Karate Kid, Capitol Critters, The Centurions, The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, The ...