Rex Smith (born September , ) is an American actor and singer. Smith
made his acting debut in the Broadway play Grease in . He is noted for
his role as Jesse Mach in the television series Street Hawk; being
the first actor to play the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil in live
action; and being a singer and stage actor. During the late s, Smith
was popular as a teen idol. He was featured regularly in Magazine and
Tiger Beat. He also had a gold Top single, "You Take My Breath Away"
in .In the early s, Smith was the lead singer for a band from Atlanta
called Tricks and later a band named Phaedra. Smith next sang vocals
in a hard rock band called Rex.In , he had a hit single from the
television movie Sooner or Later, entitled "You Take My Breath Away",
which reached No. on the Billboard Hot . It is on the
platinum-selling album Sooner or Later, which is also named for the
movie. The music for this song was written by Stephen J. Lawrence and
the lyrics were written by Bruce Hart. For many years, it was a staple
on the play lists of FM radio stations with a soft rock or "lite"
format.In , Smith hit the top again with a remake of "Everlasting
Love", in a duet with singer Rachel Sweet. Peaking at No. , the song
is Smith's last charting hit to date. The song also became Smith's
only hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. .
made his acting debut in the Broadway play Grease in . He is noted for
his role as Jesse Mach in the television series Street Hawk; being
the first actor to play the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil in live
action; and being a singer and stage actor. During the late s, Smith
was popular as a teen idol. He was featured regularly in Magazine and
Tiger Beat. He also had a gold Top single, "You Take My Breath Away"
in .In the early s, Smith was the lead singer for a band from Atlanta
called Tricks and later a band named Phaedra. Smith next sang vocals
in a hard rock band called Rex.In , he had a hit single from the
television movie Sooner or Later, entitled "You Take My Breath Away",
which reached No. on the Billboard Hot . It is on the
platinum-selling album Sooner or Later, which is also named for the
movie. The music for this song was written by Stephen J. Lawrence and
the lyrics were written by Bruce Hart. For many years, it was a staple
on the play lists of FM radio stations with a soft rock or "lite"
format.In , Smith hit the top again with a remake of "Everlasting
Love", in a duet with singer Rachel Sweet. Peaking at No. , the song
is Smith's last charting hit to date. The song also became Smith's
only hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. .
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