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Rex Smith

American actor and singer

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Born: September 19, 1955
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1.Stated in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
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Birthplace: Jacksonville
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: singer
, musician
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, stage actor
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Education: Columbia High School

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Rex Smith is an American actor and singer. Smith made his acting debut in the Broadway musical Grease in 1978. He is noted for his role as Jesse Mach in the 1985 television series Street Hawk and for being the first actor to play the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil in live action. During the late 1970s, Smith was popular as a teen idol. He was featured regularly in 16 Magazine and Tiger Beat. He also had a gold top 10 single, "You Take My Breath Away", in 1979.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
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Website: rexsmith.com
Genre: pop music
Given name: Rex
Family name: Smith
Awards: Theatre World Award(1981)
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Label: Columbia Records
Instrument: voice
Start of work period: 1972

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