- Lived for three years in Paris, France, as a youth where his film cartoonist and animator father Frank Smith managed the English-language branch of a French animation studio.
- During filming Never Cry Wolf (1983), he fell in love with the Canadian Northwest region and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he has resided since the mid-1980s.
- 1970 - Was discovered by talent agent while appearing as "Sancho Panza" in high school production of "Man of La Mancha".
- 1970 - Graduate of Grover Cleveland High School, Reseda, California.
- Attended Grover Cleveland High School with fellow classmate Morgan Brittany (Suzanne Cupito at the time), They performed in school musicals and dramas such as "The Crucible", "The Pajama Game", "Look Homeward, Angel" and others. They were both strong performers for the school and went on to achieve fame.
- Plays piano, guitar and enjoys writing songs.
- Is also an accomplished musician/songwriter, director of stage plays and screenwriter.
- Attended Cal State Northridge.
- Was a groomsman in actor/director Ron Howard's wedding.
- Son of Frank Smith.
- Cousin of Sheryl Ann Smith.
- Nephew of Paul J. Smith and Hank Smith.
- He auditioned for the role of Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)" which went to Mark Hamill.
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