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Darrell Michael Smith (born June 22, 1971) is an American actor, producer and entrepreneur. He is an actor who identifies with characters defined by their grace, dignity, humanity, and inner strength.
Early life
Darrell Smith was raised in
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
,
MD and attended elementary at The Montessori School in Green-Spring Valley. He later attende
Roland Park Middle Schooland
Woodlawn High School. While at Woodlawn, Smith was an outstanding player on the varsity football team. In addition to sports, he was a graffiti artist, painter, and studied art at
The Baltimore Museum of Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, is an art museum that was founded in 1914. The BMA's collection of 95,000 objects encompasses more than 1,000 works by Henri Matisse anchored by the Cone Collection of ...
on weekends. In his last year of high school, Smith moved to
Washington, D.C.
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and ended up graduating from
Woodrow Wilson High School. After graduating, Smith continued his academic career at
Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University (NSU) is a public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Virginia High-Tech Partnership.
History
The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 a ...
and studied Political Science and communications.
Career
Darrell M. Smith is all American actor. Smith begin his career wit
The Negro Ensemblein New York City by doing off-Broadway plays under the direction of the late artistic director
Charles Weldon
Charles Weldon (June 1, 1940 – December 7, 2018) was an actor, director, educator, singer, and songwriter. He was the artistic director of the Negro Ensemble Company for thirteen years. He was the co-founder of the Alumni of this company, ...
. Smith transitioned to film was when he exec. produced and produced ''High’s & Lows'' with
Justin Bartha
Justin Lee Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor, known for his roles as Riley Poole in the ''National Treasure'' film series, Doug Billings in ''The Hangover'' trilogy, and David Sawyer in the NBC comedy series '' The New Normal''. ...
(National Treasure, Failure To Launch, The HangOver Franchise) who wrote, directed and produced it as his thesis film while at NYU. Smith also played a bit part as a bartender in this eccentric comedy that went on to win awards a
The Slamdance Film Festival The film was shot on location in and around
lower Manhattan, New York post
9/11
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial ...
, which allowed to provide film work for crew members. Smith then wrote, produced, directed, and starred in his first leading film role as “Devon“ in his own short film called ''
One More Chance'' which was shoot on location in
Fort Greene in Brooklyn, New York. The film got nominated for "Best Film“ a
The Gotham Short Film Festival Awardsin New York but did not win. Smith also wrote, produced, and directed a short story called ''Meeting Mr. Kenny'' based on former
Roc-A-Fella Records
Roc-A-Fella Records was an American hip hop record label and music management company founded by record executives and entrepreneurs Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon "Dame" Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke in 1994.
History
1994–2000: Formation ...
executive and music executiv
Kenny Burnsthat was showcased at The Heineken Film Festival with Kenny Burns. The film was shot and covered in
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County, the mos ...
by
Creative Loafing Magazine. Then Smith went on the play
School officer Turner on the most critically acclaimed TV drama of the
21st century HBO’s ''The Wire'' which was written by
David Simon
David Judah Simon (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on ''The Wire'' (2002–08).
He worked for ''The Baltimore Sun'' City Desk for twelve years (1982–95), wrote '' Hom ...
and
Ed Burns
Edward P. Burns (born January 29, 1946) is an American screenwriter, novelist, and producer. He has worked closely with writing partner David Simon. For HBO, they have collaborated on ''The Corner,'' ''The Wire,'' ''Generation Kill'', ''The Pl ...
. Smith has also appeared on
The Dr. Oz Show regarding
breast cancer awareness
Breast cancer awareness is an effort to raise awareness and reduce the stigma of breast cancer through education on symptoms and treatment. Supporters hope that greater knowledge will lead to earlier detection of breast cancer, which is associ ...
with Dr. Oz.
Other Endeavors
In 2017 Darrell M. Smith co-founded We Are Throne, Inc., a company that is based in
SoHo, Manhattan
SoHo, sometimes written Soho (South of Houston Street), is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Since the 1970s, the neighborhood has been the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, and has also been known for its variet ...
. The company's mission is to tell impactful stories through media, film and technology.
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References
Written by Darrell M. Smith
Creative Loafing Magazine "Meeting Mr. Kenny" Kenny Burns 2006
Hamptons Journal "Actor Darrell M.Smith loves the Hamptons" 2008
Screen Actors Guild
Justin Bartha wiki and website
References
External links
Darrell M. Smithofficial site
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1973 births
Living people
Stella Adler Studio of Acting alumni
American male stage actors
American male television actors
Male actors from New York City