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Like Will Smith, who was in the original show, Banks is from west Philadelphia

NEW YORK – Jabari Banks knew he was close to getting the starring role of Will in “ Bel-Air,” the dramatic take of “The Fresh ...

NEW YORK — Jabari Banks knew he was close to getting the starring role of Will in “ Bel-Air,” the dramatic take of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," but his

Jabari Banks knew he was close to getting the starring role of Will in "Bel-Air," the dramatic take of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," but his confidence started to wane when he was asked to do one more Zoom audition with show director Morgan Cooper.

Jabari Banks knew he was close to getting the starring role of Will in “ Bel-Air,” the dramatic take of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” but his confidence started to wane when he was asked to do one more Zoom audition with show director Morgan Cooper. “I’m like, ‘I don’t know what he wants to…

"I take it one day at a time. You know, thats all I can do is one day at a time, because its easy to get overwhelmed for sure with whats going on, but you know, Im so immensely grateful that Im in this position." Jabari Banks, actor

NEW YORK (AP) — Jabari Banks knew he was close to getting the starring role of Will in “ Bel-Air ,” the dramatic take of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," but his confidence started to wane when he was asked to do one more Zoom audition with show director Morgan Cooper.

The new series, a dramatic take of Will Smith's original The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is streaming on Peacock.

Banks says he's taking this huge opportunity “one day at a time,” and cites an anecdote from Smith's autobiography, “Will."

NEW YORK (AP) - Jabari Banks knew he was close to getting the starring role of Will in " Bel-Air," the dramatic take of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,"