Will Smith Shares Throwback Photos of Jaden Smith in 27th Birthday Tribute

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Jaden Smith turned 27 years old on Tuesday, July 8

His father, Will Smith, marked the occasion on Instagram

The tribute included throwback photos of the birthday boy

Will Smithis celebrating his son Jaden Smith on his 27th birthday!

On Tuesday, July 8, the dad of three celebrated his middle child's special day with a tribute on Instagram filled with throwback photos and videos.

The post began with a photo of Will, 56, laughing as he carried a young Jaden in his arms while holding onto a microphone.

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The image was followed by a clip of a young Jaden doing a backflip as his special trick. It was edited to include a scene from the 2010 film The Karate Kid in which Jaden does a split.

To complete his post, Will included a photo from Capital's Summertime Ball 2025 in June, during which Jaden made a special appearance on stage.

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Will Smith and Jaden Smith on stage at Capital's Summertime Ball 2025

The aforementioned performancetook place on Father's Day, and Will hadpreviously shared a clip of it on Instagram, writing, "Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and dad figures out there!"

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He captioned his latest post, "Happy Bday, J-Diggy. Your tricks are getting better every year!"

In addition to Jaden, Will is also a parent to daughterWillow Smith, 24. He shares both kids with his estranged wife,Jada Pinkett Smith, 53. The Fresh Prince star is a father to son, Willard Carroll “Trey”SmithIII, 32, with his first wife,Sheree Zampino.

While speaking on a panel as part of "An Evening with Will Smith at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles" in October 2024, Will shared that he has become closer to his kids by continuing to work on himself.

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Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, Will Smith, Jaden Smith and Willard Carroll “Trey” Smith III, attend the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California.

"As a parent, because I'm continuing to push, because I'm continuing to work on myself and I'm continuing to try to get my head around this grand mystery... Because I'm continuing to work, my children are gravitating toward me more," he said.

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"I'm noticing the struggles that I have, the difficulties that I overcome, the things that I learned," continued Will. "Because I am not stopping, my children are not moving away from me. My children are moving closer to me."

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