Daniel Arthur Smith (born October 2, 1973) is a

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and

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Life and career

Smith was born in

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and moved to

Pickering, Ontario Pickering (2021 population 99,186) is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada, immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region. Beginning in the 1770s, the area was settled by primarily ethnic British colonists. An increase in population occurre ...

at age seven. After high school productions of ''

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'' (Joseph), ''

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'' (Seymour), and '' The Wizard of Oz'' (The Cowardly Lion), he began working at Stage West in

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, spending over a year doing

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. He went on to study and perform at The Second City in

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, working with SCTV legend

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. This led to various television and film roles. He also wrote and performed the theme song to the TV series ''Big Wolf on Campus''. Smith appeared on the

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game show ''

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'' on March 27, 2001. He won throughout the show including the Showcase where he took home US$31,000 worth of prizes (including a car). After ''

Big Wolf on Campus ''Big Wolf on Campus'' is a Canadian television series created by Peter A. Knight and Christopher Briggs that ran from 1999 to 2002. The central plot revolves around a teenage boy named Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins, who was bitten by a werewolf durin ...

'' ended in 2002, Smith starred in the film '' The Bail''; however, that film went unreleased. After ''The Bail'' (alternately titled ''Fizzy Bizness''), Smith moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career. From 2003 to 2009, Danny was the singer/songwriter/guitarist for the band

The City Drive The City Drive was a Los Angeles-based pop rock band fronted by the actor Danny Smith (actor, musician), Danny Smith (vocals, guitar). Other members were Chris Perry (lead guitar, backing vocals), Marc Precilla (drums) and Scott Waldman (bass gui ...

. The band parted ways in 2009, and Danny returned to Toronto and is pursuing his acting career. In 2010 he started appearing in commercials for Telus, including one in 2011 where he appears with

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Filmography

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* 1973 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Male actors from Montreal Male actors from Ontario Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors People from Pickering, Ontario {{Canada-actor-stub