Darren Gordon Smith (born November 20, 1962) is an American musician, composer, and actor. Smith is noted for co-writing and acting in ''

Repo! The Genetic Opera ''Repo! The Genetic Opera'' is a 2008 American rock opera horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Based on the 2002 musical of the same name, written and composed by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich, the film stars Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino ...

'', a rock opera released in 2008.

Early life and education

Smith was born to Gordon Smith, who worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Renee Corey Smith. Smith attended

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(NYU), where he received a degree in music.

Career

Repo! The Genetic Opera

In the late 1990s, Smith met Terrance Zdunich in an acting class. The pair would collaborate on 10-minute operas at rock clubs around

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, where Smith would play many of the instruments and Zdunich would perform many of the acting roles. The pair would expand one of their 10-minute operas, “The Necromerchant’s Debt", into a full-length version of the show titled ''Repo! The Genetic Opera''. According to Zdunich, the plight of one of Smith's friends, who was then undergoing bankruptcy, helped inspire the 10-minute opera. In 2002, Smith and Zdunich would meet

Darren Lynn Bousman Darren Lynn Bousman (; born January 11, 1979) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in horror films. He has directed four of the '' Saw'' films: '' Saw II'', ''Saw III'', ''Saw IV'', and ''Spiral''. He also direc ...

, who would later direct ''Repo!'''s cinematic adaptation. The film version of ''Repo!'' was released in 2008, and has since attained a cult following. Smith himself has described the film as "''

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'' meets ''Rocky Horror''".

The Second Age of Aquarius

In 2022, Smith's collaborative story with Staci Layne Wilson titled 'Phantom/Fandom' was made into a movie called ''The Second Age of Aquarius''. Principal photography for the film began in November 2019. The film debuted at the Zed Fest Film Festival in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Other projects

In 2021, ''Variety'' highlighted Smith's literary work featured in ''‘Rock & Roll Nightmares: Gory Days’'', a horror

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Filmography

Actor

* ''

'' (2008) – Geneco's Band Leader * ''Mugworth'' (2014) – Butcher

Writer

Movies

* ''

'' (2008) * ''The Second Age of Aquarius'' (2022) ith Staci Layne Wilson

Books

* ''Seward's Fall'' (2015) * ''Sex, Death Rock N Roll'' (2015) ith Staci Layne Wilsonref> * ''Blurt: Verses & Curses'' (2015)

Composer

* ''

'' (2008) * ''The Livermores'' (2011) * ''The Night Plays Tricks'' (2011) * ''The Second Age of Aquarius'' (2022)

Producer

* ''

'' (2008)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Darren Living people American male actors Place of birth missing (living people) 1962 births