1.Will had no acting experience before being offered the starring role in one of the most iconic shows of the '90s.
2.Because he was so nervous, Will would memorize his castmates' lines as well as his own.
3.Quincy Jones was on board as an executive producer. The show ended up being based on his family.
4.Jada Pinkett Smith auditioned for the role of Will's girlfriend, aka Lisa, on the show. However, she didn't get the part because apparently she was too short.
5.Tatyana Ali had to make up a rap in her second audition for the show. She was nine-years-old at the time.
6.This house that you've seen shots of throughout the series isn't actually in Bel-Air. But it isn't far either, it's actually located in a nearby neighborhood called Brentwood.
8.Daphne Maxwell-Reid was the first black woman to grace the cover of Glamour in 1969.
9.Andy Borowitz, who has been named one of America's funniest writers, created the show with his former wife, Susan Borowitz.
10.In an interview with TIME, Susan said they wanted to make the show about the different layers of being black in America.
11.This scene was shot multiple times before Jazz said enough. So producers ended up using this clip 11 out of the 15 times Jazz was thrown out of the house on the show.
12.Because of that, you might notice that whenever Uncle Phil throws him out, Jazz is always wearing the same shirt.
13.Tyra Banks made her acting debut on the show as Will’s girlfriend.
14.The cast had a secret diary that they kept stashed on set in the kitchen.
15.Will actually borrowed money from a Fresh Prince fan once.
16.The show was supposed to end for good after Season 4, but after a fan outcry for a continuance of the show, it was renewed for two more seasons.
17.Will has said repeatedly that there will never be a reunion. However, fans can watch The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air when it airs weekdays at 10 a.m. on TBS, or by streaming it on Netflix UK.
