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Robert James Smith was born 21 April 1959 in Blackpool Lancashire, England to Alex and Rita Smith. He was the third of four children (Richard, 12 July 1946, Margaret, 27 February 1950, and Janet, 30 August 1960). Robert lived in Blackpool until he was three and then his family moved to Horley, Surrey, England where he later attended St. Francis Primary school and in March 1966 his family moved once again to Crawley Sussex, England, where he then attended St. Francis Junior School until 1970 where he spent two years at a middle school called Notre Dame which was an experimental school whose teaching methods were supposed to be revolutionary. From 1972 to 1977 he attended St. Wilfrids Comprehensive School where he also met Mary - the girl who would become his wife and also the inspiration behind so many of The Cure's songs.
In 1976 The Easy Cure was formed by Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, Lol Tolhurst and Porl Thompson. It wasn't until 1978 that the band dropped Easy from the name - because Robert thought it sounded too Hippy/East Coast. Porl Thompson also left, as unfortunately the old name had been his idea. After rejecting the German record label, Hanza, The Cure met Chris Parry and decided to give Polydor a chance. It turned out that Parry was in the process of creating a record label of his own, and wanted The Cure to be the first on it's roster. So the new label, Fiction, was born and as well as signing up - The Cure even played a part in naming it.
In 1979 the single Killing and Arab was released and was soon followed by the band's debut album Three Imaginary Boys. While touring around the UK two more singles were released; Boys don't Cry and Jumping Someone Else's Train. By the end of the year Michael had left the band and was replaced my Bass Guitarist Simon Gallup, and keyboardist Matthieu Hartley. In 1980 the new four piece produced the dark, minimalist album titled Seventeen Seconds. This featured the band's first major cult classic single, A Forest. After touring Matthieu left the band and then there were three. 1981 saw the release of the somewhat funereal but enchanting album Faith. Though not a single, it's title track remains a mainstay of live performances and is highly regarded amongst fans to this day. It is also one of Robert's own personal favourites.
1982 saw the production of The Cure's 4th studio album - Pornography. The tour which followed was cut short in Berlin, due to complete disintegration of the band. Robert and Simon had a punch-up in a bar. This resulted in Robert going home and not talking to Simon for a year. Robert and Lol continued to record material - which led to the creation of the single Lets Go To Bed. 1983 saw the release of Japanese Whispers- basically a compilation album of the singles produced by Robert &
1988 was a year for members of The Cure to take a break and get married. On 13th August that year, Robert married his childhood sweetheart Mary Poole in a private ceremony at Worth Abbey, Sussex. In the autumn of 1988 work started on the recording of demos for the next album. Sadly during this time Lol Tolhurst was dismissed from the band, due to the devastating extent of his alcoholism, which had caused his input to taper off completely. The recording sessions between autumn 1988 & early 1989 would result in the creation of The Cure's most iconic, timeless, successful and inspirational album to date. In May 1989, The Cure released Disintegration. During early 1990 after a relatively short time with the band, Roger left and a former roadie, Perry Bamonte, was welcomed in. Perry would double up as guitarist and keyboardist until Roger's return in 1995. In 1990 Mixed Up was released, which was a compilation album of various remixes.
In 1991 The Cure won their first Brit Award. That same year they took part in the Great British Music Weekend at London's Wembley Arena. The band released a documentary video titled Play Out, which basically chronicled their 1991 UK tour & performances. In 1992 The Cure released Wish. This was their most commercially successful album in the UK and came in at No.1 on the US Billboard chart. Following the release of the album, the band launched the massive Wish tour. During the US leg of the tour, the band made their second concert film - Show. It featured a mix of their performances from two nights at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan, Detroit. This film and it's soundtrack [a 2-CD set also titled Show] were released in 1993. That same year another live album was released titled Paris. In 1994 the band produced music for the score of The Crow, in the form of the song Burn. They also released two different cover versions of the Jimmy Hendrix song Purple Haze. It was also that year Lol Tolhurst took the band to court, disputing ownership of the band's name. He was unsuccessful and the lengthy process was a drain on both sides - not just financially. Robert took no pleasure in defeating his old friend.
In 1995 The Cure found themselves looking for a new drummer, after the sudden departure of Boris Williams in 1994. The band placed an anonymous advert in the newspaper. It read "Very famous band seeking new drummer - No metalheads." Jason Cooper answered the advert and successfully passed the audition. Roger O'Donnell returned as the band's main keyboardist. The band contributed music for the Judge Dredd soundtrack. The song was titled Dredd Song. The band spent several months during 1995 - 1996 recording songs for their new album. They chose to hire a residential studio in St Catherine's Court, Bath. Out of those recording sessions came Wild Mood Swings. Wild Mood Swings was exactly what it said on the tin, and was hugely successful in Europe and the US.
In 1997 the band released their second singles compilation - Galore. This featured all the band's singles from the last 10 years. A compilation of the band's music videos from the same period was also released - also titled Galore. The same year Robert contributed a song for the X-Files soundtrack titled More Than This. This song would later be included in the 4-disc set Join The Dots, released in 2004. Robert also made a guest appearance [as himself] on an episode of South Park - one of his favourite programs. Also in 1997 Robert was invited by David Bowie to perform onstage with him at his 50th Birthday Celebration in Madison Square Garden, New York. 1997 saw The Cure's first collaboration with guitarist Reeves Gabrels on the single Wrong Number. Robert Smith also recorded the track Yesterday's Gone with Gabrels for Gabrels album Ulysses.
1999 was spent recording songs for the new album Bloodflowers. Once again the band were back at St Catherine's court, but this time there were also sessions at RAK Studios in London. Bloodflowers was released in 2000 and was followed by the extensive Dream tour. The album was very well received and won a Grammy Award. In late 2001, The Cure released their Greatest Hits album. This featured singles from 1979 to 2001. The box set included a DVD of the corresponding music videos and a cd featuring newly recorded acoustic versions of all the singles. The singles from 2001 being Cut Here & Just Say Yes. The original version of Just Say Yes featured Saffron, from the band Republica. She is also in the music video.
In 2002 The Cure were very busy. They played several concerts, kicking off with a particularly spectacular performance in London's Hyde Park, to a crowd of 20,000. This was followed by a concert in Belgium. Finally in November, The Cure played two nights at the Tempodrome in Berlin. These were the legendary Trilogy concerts. Both concerts were captured by HD cameras and the best of both were released as a 2 DVD set. The Trilogy shows were live performances of three albums in their entirety: Pornography, Disintegration & Bloodflowers. These three albums, Robert felt were some how bound together. Robert's inspiration to perform Trilogy came from seeing David Bowie perform his album Lodger.- Actor
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Robert Christopher Smith is a Louisville, Kentucky-born/ LA-based writer, actor, and director. He obtained his BA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Kentucky and his Masters in Applied Linguistics from Alliant International University in San Diego, CA. After spending nearly two decades in professional sales and entrepreneurship, Smith boldly chose to leave his financial successes of that world behind in pursuit of his lifelong creative goals in the film world. His feature directorial debut with "Vengeance Turns" brings together his love of indie film, westerns, and comic books. Over the five years that "Vengeance Turns" was being developed, Smith wrote and/or directed a whole series of short films including "Cut", "Taker", "Her Own Demons", "Maddest Love", and "Relatable" (Honorable Mention and Featured at several Festivals); with cast members from "Vengeance Turns" found in each. Smith plans to continue writing, developing and directing his own short and feature films with two other completed feature screenplays ready, and his first horror feature "Spread: Pigs to Slaughter" shoots in September 2022.- Patrick Robert Smith was born on 4 August 1964 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He is an actor, known for Major League II (1994), Agent Carter (2015) and The Mentalist (2008). He has been married to Julie St. Claire since 1995.
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Robert J. Smith III, BBA, MFA was born in Livonia, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, to Paulette Mary Smith and Robert John Smith Jr. With a name as American as they get and a mother born across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario Canada with the last name of Meunier, His roots are as deep in Midwestern and French-Canadian values as they can be. While living in Florida, Smitty still maintains a deep affection for the place that he is from. This may be found in many of his works including, Chasing The Romantics©, The Junior Partner© and #1©.
He writes, acts, directs and produces compelling stories in many different mediums and genres. He has created numerous screenplays, television scripts, animation scripts, radio plays and graphic novels. Smitty earned his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Creative Writing at Full Sail University and was named, Valedictorian. Smitty also earned a Certificate in Feature Film Writing, at UCLA where he graduated, With Distinction.
Smitty has written and is producing and directing a dozen short films in 2015. His documentaries include: American Injustice©, which exposes corruption in the family court system is in production. Undersize Me©, which chronicles his six-month weight loss challenge where he lost seventy-three pounds, is in post-production and his follow-up film, Exercise Me© is in production.
Robert Smith has three children, Ashley, Austin and Sabrina. He resides in Windermere, Florida with his girlfriend, Sharon.- Actor
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- Robert Benjamin Smith was born on 10 February 1948 in Houston, Missouri, USA.
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Robert Vincent Smith is known for A Perfect Murder (1998), Daredevil (2015) and FBI: Most Wanted (2020).- Actor
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Robert O. Smith was born on 27 November 1942 in Grass Valley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Ranma ½ (1989), Dragon Ball Z (1996) and Ranma ½ OVA (1993). He died on 30 May 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Robert Smith was born on 26 April 1954 in London, England, UK. He is a writer, known for Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1991), Xtro (1982) and After Darkness (1985).
- Robert Smith is known for The Eric Andre Show (2012) and The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular (2012).
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After retiring from the health department he has once again become involved in acting. In the past seven years he has appeared in four Off-Broadway plays, several staged readings and many films. He has also done voice over work for such productions as Grand Theft Auto V. Some plays he has appeared in are: Boy Gets Girl (Less Kennkat), A Modest Suggestion (Hassidic Jew) and The Great Pie Robbery (Old Man Wilkins). Films he has appeared in include The Hobbyist (Druggist), If The Trees Could Talk (Jacob), When The Gun Goes Down (Shaky), Odessa (Bartender). Two feature length films he has appeared in are, The Nearest Human Being (Ted) and Simbi_Zombies (Captain). Both are presently in post production. He has appeared in Stage Readings that include Madhouse (Lazlo), Chutzpah! (Rabbi) and The Will to Get Married (Dr. Nippletuck). Versatility has allowed him to appeared in Roma! the Punk Rock Opera at Joe's Pub and other nightclubs. Robert is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA.- Entrepreneur, philanthropist and chemical engineer Robert F. Smith was born in Denver, Colorado, on December 1, 1962 to William Robert and Sylvia Myrna Smith. When he was 8 months old in 1963, Smith took part in the March for Freedom in Washington, D.C. while in his mother's arms.
Aside from being the founding director and President of Fund II Foundation, Smith is a diversity advocate and innovative thinker, who envisions an equitable future in business and learning. The Fund II Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas, working across the United States to support African American cultural institutions, music and STEM education for minorities and the American dream of innovation.
The founder of Vista Equity Partners, who serves as Chairman and CEO, Smith gave the now famous Morehouse College commencement address freeing the Morehouse Class of 2019 from student loan debt. Smith settled approximately $34 million in cumulative debt accrued by students and the families of students. His gift also sparked the idea for the Student Freedom Initiative, an income-contingent finance alternative for students at minority serving institutions and HBCUs.
Smith's early life was steeped in the struggle for civil rights, which made accepting the Ripple of Hope Award from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights in 2010 a great honor. Forbes included Smith in its list of the Greatest Living Business Minds in 2017. He was awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy and also inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame in 2019. In recognition for his ideas and ideals, Smith was included in Time Magazine's TIME100 list of the most influential people in 2020.
Smith has been a financial partner to Deon Taylor at Hidden Empire Film Group for over a decade. He is an executive producer on Freedom Riders, a film in development based on the first-hand accounts of the original Riders, featuring the story of Georgia's former U.S. Congressman in the House Representatives, John Lewis. - Director
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Shaun Robert Smith originally trained as a prosthetics make-up artist before turning to Writing and Directing. He has been involved in many independent productions including This Is England (2006), The Devil's Dosh (2012) and The Hooligan Factory (2014).
In 2003 Smith wrote & directed This Place (2003) a psychological thriller starring Clayton Fussell. This Place (2003) won 'Best Film' at the Leeds International Film Festival.
In 2007 Smith wrote & directed The Soldier (2007) a story of Nazi test experimentation during WW2. The original idea for the award winning short film was written back in 1998 as a student film titled AWOL to Horror (1998) a short wartime horror film set during the Vietnam conflict about the effects of chemical warfare. He later penned the sequel, The Twitching Dead (2000) - a post apocalyptic sequel.
The Soldier (2007) starring Clayton Fussell was produced as part of the 48 hour film challenge. The film went on to win 'Best Film', 'Best Cinematography', 'Best Visual Effects', 'Best Editing' and a nomination for 'Best Sound'. The film was selected for the London Short Film Festival and nominated for the 'Dead by Dawn' award.
In October 2008, The Soldier (2007) was granted a theatrical release by Showcase Cinemas (National Amusements) to appear as part of the '7 Nights of Fright' Halloween season. The short was screened before REC (2007), Saw IV (2007), The Orphanage (2007), One Missed Call (2008), Prom Night (2008), 30 Days of Night (2007) and The Eye (2008).
The success of The Soldier (2007) led to the development of a feature version, [error]. Despite many years of development hell the film will begin production sometime in 2017. In a recent interview with Nicholas Vince, both Shaun and Craig Conway stated that [error] is planned as one of their next projects.
In summer 2015, Smith wrapped on Broken (2016), a psychological drama/thriller starring Morjana Alaoui & Mel Raido, this was the first collaboration with producer/actor Craig Conway. Broken (2016) premiered at Frightfest 2016 and was very well received. Co-director of Frightfest Alan Jones called the film "One of the most powerful British debuts ever". Other reviews compare the film to Taxi Driver (1976) by Martin Scorsese, Repulsion (1965) by Roman Polanski and The Shining (1980) by Stanley Kubrick.
During Frightfest 2016 Smith was nominated for the inaugural 'Screen International Horror Rising Star Award' for his feature film Broken (2016).
In August 2016 Smith began work on new material for the Smith & Conway slate due for production in 2017.- Robert Smith was born on 4 March 1972 in Euclid, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), The NFL on CBS (1956) and The NFL on NBC (1965).
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Robert F. Smith was born on 7 September 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live (2022), How to Get Away with Murder (2014) and The House (2017).- Robert Hay-Smith was born in 1944 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Brandy for the Parson (1952), Fireside Theatre (1949) and The Dark Man (1951).
- Zachary Robert Smith is known for City of Scars (2010) and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009).
- Glenn Robert Smith is known for Amexico (2016).
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Born and raised in New York. Lived in Los Angeles 15 years. Chef Rob has 35 years cooking experience in hotels, restaurants and as a private chef with 15 years being in the Motion Picture and Television industry he worked In Los Angeles for 10 years, then New York for 5 years and now relocated to Atlanta Ga. to Start his own business Pictures Up Catering. Chef Credits include in Georgia Baywatch The movie, Underground Season 2, in New York The Affair, The Americans, Blacklist, White Collar, Royal Pains, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Law and Order and in Los Angeles Biggest Loser, Deal or No Deal, CSI, Desperate Housewives, Hanna Montana, Spiderman 2, Loves Ever Lasting Courage, Love Begins, Will and Grace, Scrubs just to brag a bit. Also well over 150 TV commercials, a few are Gap, Gap Kids, Target, BMW, Audi and Chanel #5 just to name a few.- Robert F. Smith is known for Harry and the Hendersons (1991).
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Robert D.M. Smith is known for Tron: Legacy (2010), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) and Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010).- Executive
Robert E. Smith has served as a Director since 1986. He served as Vice President and Treasurer of Sinclair from 1988 to June 1998, at which time he resigned from his position as Vice President and Treasurer. In March 1997, Mr. Smith started RSMK LLC, a commercial real estate investment company. Prior to 1986, he assisted in the construction of several television stations including WTTE-TV in Columbus, Ohio and also worked for Comark Communications, Inc., a company engaged in the manufacture of high-power transmitters for UHF television stations. Mr. Smith serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Nextgen Foundation Charitable Trust, Gerstell Academy, Keyser Investment Group, Inc., Cunningham Communications, Inc., and Stages Music Arts, as well as partner of Gerstell Development LP, Beaver Dam LLC, and Laker Partners, LLC.- Actor
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Robert Smith is known for Strong Arm (2020) and Let Us In! (2022).- Writer
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Robert Smith is known for Invasion, U.S.A. (1952), The Second Woman (1950) and Science Fiction Theatre (1955).- Robert Smith is known for Losing Ground (1982).
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Robert Smith was born on 15 December 1912 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Overland Express (1938), Obliging Young Lady (1942) and Parachute Battalion (1941). He died on 26 June 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.- Producer
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Robert Smith was born in 1949 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is a producer and cinematographer, known for The Love Child (1987), Acceptable Levels (1983) and Maeve (1981).- Robert T. Smith is known for Lawless (2012).
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Robert W. Smith is known for The Lost Platoon (1990).- Robert Smith is known for The Gays (2014).
- Robert 'Fixer' Smith is known for Santana: Multi Dimensional Warrior - Live at the Fillmore (2009).
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Anthony Robert Smith is known for Watchmen (2019).- Jason Robert Smith is known for TimeScapes (2012).
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Robert Sarsfield Smith is known for My Little Pony: Pony Life (2020), Transformers: BotBots (2022) and Cat Burglar (2022).- Actor
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Robert Paul Smith was born on 11 April 1976 in Winder, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Hell's End (2005), No More (2006) and Guest Check (2006). He died on 13 January 2007 in Augusta, Georgia, USA.- Robert Paul Smith was born on 16 April 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Tender Trap (1955), Leave It to Beaver (1957) and The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams (1958). He was married to Elinor Goulding. He died on 30 January 1977.
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Robert L. Smith is known for Waitress (2007), Pride and Glory (2008) and Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009).- Robert Smith is known for Alexis (2014) and The Legend of Zelda: The Hero of Time (2009).
- Robert Kimmel Smith was born on 31 July 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Robert Kimmel was a writer, known for The War with Grandpa (2020), The War with Grandpa (2009) and Jane's House (1994). Robert Kimmel was married to Claire Medney and Margery Nathanson. Robert Kimmel died on 18 April 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Robert B. Smith was born in Santa Maria, California on 9th November 1978. Robert started his career in show business in the mid-1980s as a child model for such companies as Mattel and other top brands. In 2003 he was married to Kiley Smith a fellow actress in Laie, Hawaii. He received a BA with a major in Theater and Minor in English from Southern Virginia University. War of the Worlds is his first major motion picture.
- Robert Smith is known for The Line, the Cross & the Curve (1993).
- Robert Allen Smith is known for The Art of Stalking (2007).
- Robert Shaw Smith is known for Witch Hunters Extraordinaire (2002) and QED (2017).