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His father Ken was born in Co Durham, he married Vera and together took over her family's greengrocers shop in Quick Road, Chiswick, London. He convinced her that the way forward was to convert the shop into a bookmakers and before long they'd moved to a semi-detached house. Mel was born in 1952 and educated at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith. where at the age of 12 he played Falstaff. He was captain of the school rugby team from the second form to the sixth. In 1971 he won a place at New College, Oxford where he studied experimental psychology and lodged at New College Lane which was where Edmund Halley (of Halley's comet fame) had his observatory. His attendance record was so bad that he was asked if he would get busy and do some work for his finals or spend all his time acting and directing; he chose the latter and in 1973 he became assistant director at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Through the mid-1970s he had assistant-director jobs around the country until he met actor Bob Goody; together they wrote and directed several productions including 'Have You Heard the One About Joey Baker' and 'The Gambler,' which was revived in London's West End. In 1979 they attracted the attention of a television sketch show which they joined, doing send-ups of shows such as 'Blue Peter,' then moved on to 'Not the Nine O'Clock News' In 1981, Mel and Griff Rhys Jones formed Talk Back Productions, starting off with their series 'Alas Smith and Jones' plus such as 'I'm Alan Partridge', 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks', and 'They Think It's All Over.' Mel moved on to producing and directing films such as 'Radioland Murders', 'Bean, the Ultimate Disaster Movie', and 'The Tall Guy.'- Director
- Producer
Mel Smith is known for Fundamental Frolics (1981) and The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2008).- Mel Smith is known for Un bambino di nome Gesù (1990).
- Make-Up Department
Mel Smith is known for Tha Music Factory (2014).- Manager
- Additional Crew
Mel Smith is known for The Quarry (2022).- Sound Department
Mel Smith is known for Venture (1980).- Production Designer
Mel Smith is known for Host (2012).- Make-Up Department
Mel Smith is known for Tied in Knots (2008) and Employee of the Week (2012).- Additional Crew
Mel Smith is known for Rush (2013).- Mel Smith Windows is known for Sangre, sudor y polypiel (1996), El beso perfecto (1995) and Sincopat (2003).
- Animation Department
Mel Smith is known for Cartoon Sushi (1997) and Performance Art: Starring Chainsaw Bob (1992).- Make-Up Department
Mel Smith is known for Vanilla Ass: Ass Ass Baby (2007).- Actor
- Location Management
Mel was bitten by the acting bug at an early age, appearing in school productions including The Princess and the Pea, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Guys & Dolls. Since then, anytime she could get on a stage (legally) she would try to.
After training for stage and screen at NIDA, and script writing at AFTRS, Mel has appeared in stage shows at the Short & Sweet Festival (2018) and Deadly Women (2021), as well as various advertisements and corporate training videos (2012-2021). Some may have even heard her voice when calling companies in Sydney on their telephony system.
Mel has also trained in different dancing styles such as ballroom, ballet and jazz throughout her career.
Mel continues to attend regular actor meets at places such as Sydney Actors Association, and in her spare time works as a Data Engineer.