--- ---  # The Internet Is Calling Will Smith the Dad of the Year for Trolling His Son With a Parody Video  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 7, 2018 5:34 PM UTC  BURBANK, CA - OCTOBER 23: Jaden Smith and Will Smith attend the 26th annual EMA Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on October 22, 2016 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) BURBANK, CA - OCTOBER 23: Jaden Smith and Will Smith attend the 26th annual EMA Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on October 22, 2016 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 7, 2018 5:34 PM UTC We’re only a couple months into 2018, but [Will Smith](http://time.com/4784198/will-smith-cannes-2017/) is already making a strong case for himself to be [Dad of the Year](http://time.com/4815321/celebrity-dads-instagram/), thanks to a hilarious video that he made in honor of his [son Jaden’s](http://time.com/3590319/willow-jaden-smith-interview/) album _SYRE_ reaching over 100 million streams on Spotify. The actor took to his very excellent Instagram account to share a hilarious and spot-on parody of himself recreating Jaden’s “Icon” music video, complete with him channeling Jaden himself with bleached hair and a pair of grills. In the clip, Smith sits morosely in a car on the phone like Jaden does in the video, then proceeds to expertly lip sync and dance to the track before offering his congratulations to his son. The parody was heartily appreciated by the Internet and especially by Jaden, who praised his father in the comments of the post by referencing the lyrics of the video, stating, “I lied guys my dad is the real icon livin.” He also shared a sweet message of thanks that made up in affection for what it lacked in punctuation: “Dad this is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my life you’re the best father anyone could ask for…thank you for allowing me to express myself even when I take it \[too\] far sometimes…I love you more than you will ever know because you taught me how to love. Also thank you for having the best Instagram on planet earth.” See Jaden’s original video and Will’s hilarious parody of it below. > [](https://twitter.com/AlexT/status/961166990508511233) > [](https://twitter.com/benicescottie/status/961236825699430405) > [](https://twitter.com/DJEkin/status/961250744211996673) > [](https://twitter.com/thabzmuhle/status/961278826432036865) Will Smith Trolls Jaden With Music Video Parody on Instagram ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5137241/will-smith-jaden-icon-music-video-parody-instagram/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5137241/will-smith-jaden-icon-music-video-parody-instagram/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Calling Will Smith the Dad of the Year for Trolling His Son With a Parody Video","datePublished":"2018-02-07T17:34:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:25.184Z","description":"Dad of the year","url":"https://time.com/5137241/will-smith-jaden-icon-music-video-parody-instagram/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","Instagram","will smith"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a8accb02c8f7a41/6988fadd4ee262352b310c43/will-smith-jaden-icon-music-video-parody-instagram.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a8accb02c8f7a41/6988fadd4ee262352b310c43/will-smith-jaden-icon-music-video-parody-instagram.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"26th Annual EMA Awards - Arrivals","caption":"26th Annual EMA Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5137241/will-smith-jaden-icon-music-video-parody-instagram/","name":"The Internet Is Calling Will Smith the Dad of the Year for Trolling His Son With a Parody Video"}}]}] ```