Kevin Smith
Biography
Born Kevin Tod Smith on March 16th, 1963 in Auckland, New Zealand. Died February 15, 2002. His family moved to the small rural town of Timaru in New Zealand's South Island when he was 11. During high school, he began playing in rock-and-roll bands, but never aspired to a career as an actor. He had a passion for rugby and his dream was to play for the All Blacks, New Zealand's world-famous rugby team. At 17, Smith moved to Christchurch and worked at various jobs before enrolling in Canterbury University at the age of 20. He married his childhood sweetheart, Sue, and stumbled into acting literally by accident when he suffered a concussion playing college rugby in 1987. He was forced to sit on the sidelines for nearly three weeks and during that period, Sue saw a casting call ad for the touring company of Are You Lonesome Tonight, the musical tribute to Elvis Presley, and signed Kevin up for an audition. He landed the part of one of the bodyguards and was understudy to the lead. He played in a number of alternative rock bands in New Zealand, including being one of the lead singers of The Wide Lapels, a local band which inspired rave reviews and a devoted following for its camp renderings of the worst songs of the '70s -- songs like Take a Letter, Maria, Tell Laura I Love Her and Billy, Don't be a Hero -- which qualify for the group's repertoire on the basis of having bad lyrics that don't get better with time. Kevin and his wife Sue resided in Auckland. They had three sons together: Oscar, Tyrone and Willard.
Crossactor Works
- Valdemar in Riverworld - 2003
- Himself in Love Mussel - 2001
- Ares in Xena: Warrior Princess - 1995-2001
- John Lawless in Lawless: Beyond Justice - 2001
- John Lawless in Lawless: Dead Evidence - 2001
- Wallace Greenway in The Meeting - 2001
- Max Seddon in Jubilee - 2000
- Geoff in Channelling Baby - 2000
- Ares, Iphicles, and Jerry Patrick Brown in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - 1995-1999
- Ares, The Traveling Stranger, Bacchus, and Timor in Young Hercules - 1998-1999
- John Lawless in Lawless - 1999
- Ares and Pelias in Young Hercules (Movie Pilot) - 1998
- Ares (voice) in Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus - 1998
- Damon South in City Life - 1996
- Lawrence Hayes in Desperate Remedies - 1993
- Jed in Shortland Street - 1992
- unknown in Mon Desir - 1991
- Arthur Riley in Shark in the Park - 1990-1991
- Damien Vermeer in Gloss - 1987
Articles
The following articles mentioned or depicted Kevin:
- Official Xena Magazine - December 1999 - All the Fun of the Warfare
- TV Guide (New Zealand) - August 25, 2000 - Dotchin Lays Down The Law
- Woman's Day (New Zealand) - September 4, 2000 - Star Soulmates: You're In My Heart
- Woman's Day (New Zealand) - September 4, 2000 - Angie's Street Scare: 'My fear was all too real'
- New Zealand Listener - March 2, 2002 - Good Keen Man: Kevin Smith remembered
Links
- Kevin Smith Autographs - autographs donated to the Wiki!
- Kevin Smith on IMDB
- Kevin Smith on Wikipedia
- A Tribute to Kevin Smith on NZ On Screen featuring excerpts from many of his on screen appearances and tributes from his friends.
- Kevin Smith at Find a Grave
- Kevin Smith on NZ On Screen
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