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Roger Guenveur Smith was born on 27 July, 1955 in Berkeley, California, U.S., is an American actor (born 1955). Discover Roger Guenveur Smith's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Occupation Actor, director, writer
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 27 July 1955
Birthday 27 July
Birthplace Berkeley, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Carolina (divorced), LeTania Kirkland

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Roger Guenveur Smith Net Worth

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1955

Roger Guenveur Smith (born July 27, 1955) is an American actor, director, and writer best known for his collaborations with Spike Lee.

Smith was born on July 27, 1955, in Berkeley, California, the son of Helen Guenveur, a dentist, and Sherman Smith, a judge.

He attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles, and graduated from Occidental College (American Studies) in Los Angeles.

He then studied at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he successfully auditioned for the Drama School and switched 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,

Panther, Malcolm X, Poetic Justice, Get on the Bus, Eve's Bayou, He Got Game, and Summer of Sam.

1965

Juan and John, written and performed by Guenveur Smith, is based on baseball's most famous fight--San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal clubbing John Roseboro of the Los Angeles Dodgers with his bat during a 1965 battle for the pennant at Candlestick Park—which traumatized the playwright as a child.

1990

During the 1990s, he had a recurring role on A Different World.

1992

Smith starred with Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum in the 1992 film Deep Cover.

1996

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.

2000

In 2000, he portrayed Agent Schreck in the first installment of the Final Destination horror films.

2001

Smith received an Obie Award, and a performance was later filmed by Spike Lee and released in 2001.

In addition to his performances in major studio productions, Smith continues to work in and support independent film projects.

2002

He also played a villain in All About the Benjamins (2002) with Ice Cube.

2003

In 2003, he had a starring role in the Steven Soderbergh/George Clooney TV series K-Street on HBO.

Also in 2003, Smith read in the HBO documentary, Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives; the film, based on interviews conducted by the WPA in the 1930s with formerly enslaved African Americans, is a compilation of slave narratives with actors emulating the original conversation with the interviewer.

Smith was also the voice of Bao-Dur in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords.

He portrayed a corrupt detective in the martial arts/crime film Fist of the Warrior, alongside Ho-Sung Pak and Sherilyn Fenn.

2006

In 2006, he played the main villain in the straight-to-video actioner Mercenary for Justice, opposite Steven Seagal.

2007

Smith was in the 2007 film American Gangster with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, in which he played the role of "Nate", Frank Lucas's army connection in Vietnam.

2016

Most recently he played the role of "Isaiah" in the 2016 film The Birth of a Nation, a film about the life of Nat Turner.

Smith also had a recurring role in the hit HBO series Oz.

2020

Smith portrayed American black leader Booker T. Washington in the 2020 Netflix miniseries Self Made, based on the life of Madame C. J. Walker.

Smith works and resides in Los Angeles, California, and also resides in New York City.

He is divorced from Carolina Smith, the mother of his adult daughter.

He and his wife, LeTania Kirkland Smith, have three children.