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David Alan Smith (actor)
David Alan Smith (born June 23, 1959) is an American actor and writer. Personal life Smith was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. He attended Lincoln Elementary School and Beaver Dam High School (Wisconsin), Beaver Dam High School, before studying at the University of Minnesota, where he received his BA in theatre, as well as being nominated for the National Irene Ryan Acting Award at the American College Theatre Festival. He has been in over 500 radio and television commercials for brands including Target Corporation, Target, SuperAmerica, Hillshire Farm, Cub Foods and John Deere. He has appeared in more than 75 stage productions, including lead roles in ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' in Minneapolis, ''Run for Your Wife (play), Run for Your Wife'' at Wausau, Wisconsin, and ''A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline'', at Plymouth Playhouse, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities. A reviewer wrote that in ''Run for Your Wife (play), Run for Your Wife'', "Smith played the beleague ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The population was 16,708 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city primarily located in Dodge County. It is the principal city of the Beaver Dam Micropolitan Statistical area. The city is adjacent to the Town of Beaver Dam. History Beaver Dam was first settled by Thomas Mackie and Joseph Goetschius in 1841, and by 1843 had a population of almost 100. The city was named for an old beaver dam located in a stream flowing into Beaver Dam River. The area had also been known as ''Okwaanim'', Chippewa for beaver dam. The community was incorporated as a city on March 18, 1856. That same year the Milwaukee Railroad reached the area, encouraging further growth. Beaver Dam hosted a World War II prisoner of war camp called Camp Beaver Dam in the summer of 1944. The camp held 300 German prisoners in a tent city encampment where the Wayland Academy field house now stands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
