Will Smith Had a 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Reunion
We'll probably never get a "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" revival, but here's the next best thing.
Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey the butler).
Only missing were Ross Bagley (Nicky), the first Aunt Vi (Janet Hubert), and of course Uncle Phil (James Avery), who ed away in 2013.
Ribeiro added, "Wishing that James Avery was still with us to make this complete."
Recently Ribeiro told E! News that a real reunion just isn't possible without Avery. "Since James Avery ed, the chances of a Fresh Prince coming back together will not happen. I don't think we feel as a cast that we would do even our fans justice. We all felt like he was the centerpiece or the nucleus of that show. Without him, it just doesn't work. So even if the whole cast comes to me on the show, we're not looking for that to happen. And that's OK."
"I don't think ever, like pretty close to when hell freezes over," Smith told E! last year about a potential reunion. "Like we're going to leave that one alone."
Well, we'll always have the reruns. And this photo.
