In 2001, Smith and Lee brought "A Huey P. The exposure afforded by "Story" and these film appearances led to other roles in features, including "Deep Cover" (1992), John Singleton's "Poetic Justice" (1993) and recurring roles on "Oz" (HBO, 1997-2003) and "All My Children" (ABC, 1970-2011).
Along the way, Smith developed a connection with filmmaker Spike Lee, who cast him in small but pivotal roles in several of his films, including the mentally disabled savant, Smiley, in "Do the Right Thing" (1989), as well as "Malcolm X" (1992) and "Get on the Bus" (1996). After debuting the show in Los Angeles, Smith brought "Story" to theaters across the country, picking up significant theater awards on its route to New York and an Obie Award in the early 1990s. Newton Story," a one-man drama based on the life of the Black Panther Party co-founder. He successfully auditioned for Yale's Drama School and attended the Keskidee Arts Centre in London, England, before earning his breakout project with "A Huey P. Born Jin Berkeley, California, Smith initially intended to pursue a graduate degree in history, but changed majors after developing an interest in the theater. Newton Story" (1989), as well as a character actor in films ranging from "Do the Right Thing" (1989) to "American Gangster" (2007). The bio of very famous and reputed Afro-American actor Roger Guenveur Smith can also be found in Wikipedia, twitter, IMDb and more.Actor, writer and director Roger Guenveur Smith was the well-respected and award-winning creator of such acclaimed one-man shows as "A Huey P. His net worth is estimated to be $1 million acc u mulated from his earning as an actor. Roger Guenveur Smith stands tall, smart and very attractive with the height of six feet and two inches. Now, he has three small children with his partner Le Tania Kirkland. It was even rumored that he is a gay just because he remained single for a long time but he later denied all such rumors. He remained single for a long time after his first divorce. Their divorce was a controversy but the unfaithful behavior of Roger Guenveur Smith to have an extra marital affair is believed to be the reason behind it. The couple remained as husband and wife for more than a decade but unfortunately, they got divorced. Roger Guenveur Smith married Carolina Smith as his first wife. Talking about his acting diversity, he also appeared in the role of a corrupt detective in the film Fist of the Warrior. Moreover, he was also the voice of Bao-Dur in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords. Roger Guenveur Smith himself is an African-American. It was a doc u mentary film based on interviews conducted by the WPA in the 1930s with formerly enslaved African Americans. His amazing voice talent provided him with the opportunity to read in the HBO doc u mentary, Unchained Memories: Reading from the Slave Narratives.
He had a starring role in the Steven George Clooney TV series K-Street on HBO. It was later filmed by Spike Lee and released in the year 2001. Roger Guenveur Smith received an Obie Award for his one-man theater performance based on the life of Black Panther Party founder Huey P. He has a recurring role in the 1990s film A Different world. His films include Poetic Justice Do the Right Thing, King of New York, Panther, Malcolm X, School Daze, He Got Game, Summer of Sam and Eve’s Bayou. He appeared in the role of Pinter, Ionesco, Shakespeare, and Dickens in Minneapolis and at the New Shakespeare festival.
Roger Guenveur Smith professional acting career took off since Roger Guenveur Smith since the mid-1980s. After graduating from Occidental College, Roger Guenveur Smith joined Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut to receive further education.