Will Smith talks playing Barack Obama as he takes to the air with James Corden in Carpool Karaoke premiere

The actor and rapper joined a marching band and crashed a wedding during the new Apple Music show
First guest: Will Smith and James Corden go over-the-top in the first episode of Carpool Karaoke
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Jennifer Ruby9 August 2017
The Weekender

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Will Smith revealed that he’s keen to play Barack Obama during the debut episode of James Corden’s new Carpool Karaoke show.

The actor and musician said that he’s discussed the possibility of portraying the former President with the man himself as he took to the air during the Apple Music spin-off series.

Smith was the first guest on the brand new show and predictably went over-the-top by enlisting a marching band, crashing a wedding and even riding in a helicopter.

Speaking about the possibility playing Obama, he said: “I talked to Barack about it. He told me he felt confident I had the ears for the role.”

The episode opened with the pair singing Smith’s classic track Gettin’ Jiggy With It, before stopping the car and being joined by a passing marching band.

They quickly moved on to another iconic Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince track, Boom! Shake the Room and later sang I Believe I Can Fly after switching the car for a helicopter.

Talking about the first time they met at an awards do, Smith said: “It was the first time we met. We talked and it was, ‘Ah man you know it’s great, I love what you do’… we did all of that.

“I didn’t really know you then. I had to look you up after.”

Corden is an executive producer on the show, which is a spin-off of his popular Late Late Show segment, but won’t be appearing in every episode.

Stars taking part in the series include Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande and John Legend.

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