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about||the baseball player|Rex Smith (baseball)|the American football player|Rex Smith (American football)Infobox musical artist | name = Rex Smith| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Rex Smith| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1955|9|19| death_date =| origin = Jacksonville, Florida , United States | instrument = Vocal , Guitar | genre = Soft rock | occupation = Actor , singer | years_active = 1976& ndash;present| label = Columbia Records|Columbia | associated_acts = REX| website = http://www.rexsmith.com www.rexsmith.com| notable_instruments = Rex Smith (born September 19, 1955, Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville , Florida ) is an United States|American actor and singer .cite web | url= http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Smith,_Rex/ | title=Biography: | accessdate=2010-12-10 | publisher = Starpulse Smith debuted in the Broadway play Grease (musical)|Grease in 1978.cite web | url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809688/bio | title=Biography for Rex Smith | accessdate=2010-12-10 | publisher = IMDb.com, Inc. He is noted for his role as Jesse Mach in the 1985 television series Street Hawk , as well as being a singer and stage actor. During the late 1970s, Smith was popular as a teen idol . Because of his good looks, he was featured regularly in 16 Magazine and Tiger Beat . He also had a music recording sales certification|gold Top 10 single, "You Take My Breath Away," in 1979.cite web | url= http://www.weht.net/WEHT/Rex_Smith.html | title=Rex Smith's claim to fame | accessdate=2010-12-10 | publisher = Thirteen Ventures Ltd.
Career
Music
Around 1976, Rex Smith was in a band simply titled "REX." The music was hard rock and consisted of the following members:
Rex Smith - Vocals
Mike Ratti - Drums, percussion
Lou Vandora - Guitar, background vocals
Orville Davis - Bass
Lars Hanson - Guitar, background vocals
The demo disc included the following songs:
"Trouble"
"Ten Seconds of Love"
"Feeling Better"
"Call Her 'Easy'"
In 1979, he had a hit single from the television movie Sooner or Later , entitled " You Take My Breath Away (Rex Smith song)|You Take My Breath Away ", which reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 . It is on the platinum record|platinum -selling album Sooner or Later , which is also named for the movie. The music for this song was written by Stephen J. Lawrence and the lyrics were written by Bruce Hart (songwriter)|Bruce Hart . For many years, it was a staple on the play lists of FM radio stations with a soft rock or "lite" format.
In 1981, Smith would hit the top 40 again with a remake of " Everlasting Love ", in a duet with singer Rachel Sweet . Peaking at #32, the song is Smith's last charting hit to date. The song also became Smith's only hit on the UK Singles Chart , peaking at #35.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 509
Rex Smith performed live at the 1982 Miss Universe beauty pageant main event night, held in Lima, Perú.
His last album was released in 2000 and entitled Simply...Rex . It was re-released in 2006 and re-titled You Take My Breath Away . Smith is currently working on an album to be released in late 2009.
Television
Smith is best known for his role as motorcycle police officer Jesse Mach in the short-running 1985 television series Street Hawk , but he has also made guest appearances on a variety of television shows, such as The Love Boat , Baywatch , Caroline in the City and JAG (TV series)|JAG . Smith has been a celebrity spokesperson for a number of corporate entities.cite web | url= http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/seattle/se70.html | title=Interview with Rex Smith | accessdate=2010-12-10 | publisher = TalkinBroadway.com
Also in 1982, Smith replaced Andy Gibb as a host on the music variety show, Solid Gold (TV series)|Solid Gold .
In 1989, Smith played Daredevil (Marvel Comics)|Daredevil a.k.a. Matt Murdock in the television movie, The Trial of the Incredible Hulk . This was viewed as a potential pilot for an ongoing Daredevil television series.
From 1990 through 1992, Smith was a contract player on the CBS daytime drama, As the World Turns , in the role of Darryl Crawford.
Stage
In 1978, he made his Broadway theatre|Broadway debut in the musical Grease (musical)|Grease in the lead role of Danny Zuko .
Smith also starred as Frederic in the New York Shakespeare Festival 's Central Park production of The Pirates of Penzance . In 1981, Smith won the Theatre World Award for his role in Pirates . For the 1983 film adaptation, Smith reprised the role of Frederic along with two other castmembers, Kevin Kline as the Pirate King and Linda Ronstadt as Mabel.
Smith has appeared in other Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including The Scarlet Pimpernel (musical)|The Scarlet Pimpernel , Grand Hotel (musical)|Grand Hotel , The Human Comedy (musical)|The Human Comedy , and Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun . He played Joe Gillis opposite Diahann Carroll as Norma Desmond in the 1995 Canadian production of Sunset Boulevard .
Smith also starred as Fred Graham/Petruchio in the 2001-2002 national tour of Kiss Me, Kate .
Personal life
Smith has been married three times:
Jamie Buell, married 28 February 1987 and divorced 1995. The couple had two daughters, Meagan Elizabeth (born 1987) and Madison Marie (born 1990).cite web | url= http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20124631,00.html | title=Face to Face | accessdate=2010-12-10 | publisher = Time Inc.
Courtney Schrag, a corrections officer, married 1998 and unknown divorce date. She later became her husband's manager. The couple have a son, Gatsby Richard (born 1999), and a daughter, Savannah.
Dr. Tracy Lin, a doctor in Orange County, CA, whom he married on 9/28/2009.
Smith also has a son by Karen Lakey, a record-company representative with whom he had a weekend affair. The son, Brandon, was born in 1980. Father and son met for the first time in 1997, during Smith's appearance in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" when he was signing autographs.
Smith is the brother of Michael Lee Smith, who was the singer of '70s hard rock band Starz (band)|Starz .
Filmography
Pope Dreams .... Don
'' Richie Rich's Christmas Wish .... Rudy
Passion To Kill .... Ted
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk .... Matt Murdock/Daredevil
1999: The Scarlet Pimpernel: Encore! (1998 Broadway Revival Cast)
2000: Simply…Rex (re-titled You Take My Breath Away , 2006)
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.rexsmith.com Official website
IMDB name|0809688
IBDB name|60441
iobdb|Rex|Smith
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/seattle/se70.html Rex Smith Interview
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