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Rex Smith Biography (1956-)

Born September 19, 1956, in Jacksonville, FL; father, an advertising executive; married Jamie, February 28, 1987 (divorced, 1995); married Courtney Schrag(a corrections officer), 1998; children: (first marriage) Meagan Elizabeth,Madison Marie; (second marriage) Gatsby; (with Karen Lakey) Brandon MacDonald.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, singer, lyricist

Birth Details

September 19, 1956

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Broadway debut) Grease, Royale Theatre, 1978
• Frederic, The Pirates of Penzance, New York Shakespeare Festival,Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1980, then Uris Theatre, New York City, 1981
• Spangler, The Human Comedy, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1984
• Tony, West Side Story, Opera House, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1985
• Stuart, Brownstone, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1986
• Baby, Theatre under the Stars, Houston, TX, 1988
• Baron Felix von Gaigern, Grand Hotel, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1990
• Chauvelin, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Minskoff Theatre, New York City,1998
• Also appeared in Sunset Boulevard, Canadian stage production; Anything Goes, Lincoln Center.
• Major Tours
• Danny Zuko, Grease, U.S. cities, 1979
• Frank Butler, Annie Get Your Gun, U.S. cities, 2000
• Fred Grahame, Kiss Me, Kate, U.S. cities, 2001-2002
• Also toured in Joseph ... ; Jesus Christ Superstar; Godspell; and They're Playing Our Song.
• Film Appearances
• Fast Eddie, Headin' for Broadway, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Frederic, The Pirates of Penzance (also known as The Slave of Duty), Universal, 1983
• No Dead Heroes, Cineventures/Maharaj/Miller, 1987
• Wolfgang Shadduck, Transformations, New World Pictures, 1989
• Ted, A Passion to Kill (also known as Rules of Obsession),A-Pix Entertainment, 1994
• Rudy, Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (also known as Richie Rich:A Christmas Story), Warner Home Video, 1998
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Host, Solid Gold (also known as Solid Gold in Concert), syndicated, 1982-1983
• Officer Jesse Mach (title role), Street Hawk, ABC, 1985
• Darryl Crawford, As the World Turns, CBS, 1991-1993
• Movies
• (Television debut) Michael Syke, Sooner or Later, NBC, 1979
• Rick, Shades of Love: The Ballerina and the Blues, 1987
• Andy Sacks, Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer, NBC, 1990
• Jeffrey Fields, Once in a Lifetime (also known as Danielle Steel's "Once in a Lifetime"), NBC, 1994
• Pilots
• Ben Berlin, Dear Penelope and Peter (broadcast as an episode of The New Love, American Style), ABC, 1986
• Daredevil (Matt Murdock), The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, Fox, 1989
• Specials
• How to Be a Man, CBS, 1985
• The 39th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1985
• The 40th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1986
• We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala, CBS, 1987
• Christmas with Flicka, PBS, 1987
• Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne, PBS, 1987
• The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1988
• The Great American Healthy Kids Quiz, The Family Channel, 1990
• The 18th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1991
• Himself, Celebrity Profile: Diahann Carroll, 1999
• Episodic
• Mark Redding, "Vicki's First Love/Accident Prone/High Cost of Loving," The Love Boat, 1980
• Himself, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1980
• The Prince, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), 1984
• Stew Bennett, "If a Body Meets a Body," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
• Jake Bodine, "Desperado," Houston Knights, CBS, 1987
• Jerry Wickes, "Old Flames," Cagney and Lacey, CBS, 1988
• "Night Games," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1993
• Galileo/Frank Rachins, "Dead Drop," The Sentinel, UPN, 1997
• Sergeant Max Frankl, "The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert," JAG, NBC, 1997
• Dr. David Engel, "Caroline and the Free Cable," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1997
• Hudson Miller, "Caretakers," Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1998
• Gavin, "Friends Forever," Baywatch, NBC, 1998
• Jesse Mercer, "Jason's Song," Malibu, CA, 1999
• Keith Temple, "Fading Star," Just Cause, PAX, 2002
• Also appeared as Pirate No. 1, Norm, ABC.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Where Do We Go From Here, Columbia, 1977
• Sooner or Later, Columbia, 1979
• Forever, Columbia, 1980
• Everlasting Love, Columbia, 1981
• Camouflage, Columbia, 1983
• Also recorded Simply ... Rex, MCA/Universal.
• WRITINGS
• Film Lyrics
• Ballerina and the Blues, Karl/Lorimar Home Video/Astral, 1988

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• People, March 2, 1998, p. 101
• Playbill, September 30, 2001