Roger Guenveur Smith (born, 1955) is an American actor, director, and
writer best known for his collaborations with Spike Lee.Smith was born
in 1955 in Berkeley, California, the son of Helen Guenveur, a dentist,
and Sherman Smith, a judge. He attended Loyola High School in Los
Angeles, Occidental College (American Studies) in Los Angeles and Yale
University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he successfully auditioned
for the Drama School, switching from his pursuit of a graduate degree
in History. Additionally, Smith studied at the Keskidee Arts Centre in
London, England.In film, Smith has collaborated with Spike Lee on
several works. He has appeared in films such as School Daze, Do the
Right Thing, King of New York, Deep Cover, Panther, Malcolm X, Poetic
Justice, Get On The Bus, Eve's Bayou, He Got Game, and Summer of Sam.
During the 1990s, he had a recurring role on A Different World.In
1996, he starred in the self-written and produced A Huey P. Newton
Story, a one-man theatre performance based on the life of Black
Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton, for which Smith received an Obie
Award, a performance was later filmed by Spike Lee and released in
2001.
writer best known for his collaborations with Spike Lee.Smith was born
in 1955 in Berkeley, California, the son of Helen Guenveur, a dentist,
and Sherman Smith, a judge. He attended Loyola High School in Los
Angeles, Occidental College (American Studies) in Los Angeles and Yale
University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he successfully auditioned
for the Drama School, switching from his pursuit of a graduate degree
in History. Additionally, Smith studied at the Keskidee Arts Centre in
London, England.In film, Smith has collaborated with Spike Lee on
several works. He has appeared in films such as School Daze, Do the
Right Thing, King of New York, Deep Cover, Panther, Malcolm X, Poetic
Justice, Get On The Bus, Eve's Bayou, He Got Game, and Summer of Sam.
During the 1990s, he had a recurring role on A Different World.In
1996, he starred in the self-written and produced A Huey P. Newton
Story, a one-man theatre performance based on the life of Black
Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton, for which Smith received an Obie
Award, a performance was later filmed by Spike Lee and released in
2001.
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