![]() ![]() He also resides in New York City and also appeared in the acclaimed HBO Series,OZ, Season One, the film Tales from the Hood with Corben Bernsen, Final Destination, and a multitude of other film, television and stage appearances. Smith works and resides in Los Angeles, California. Juan and John, written and performed by Guenveur Smith, is based on baseball’s most famous fight–San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal clubbing Johnny 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. Smith also had a recurring role in the hit HBO series Oz. His latest major role was in the film American Gangster with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, in which he played the role of “Nate”, Frank Lucas’s army connection in Vietnam. He also played a villain in All About the Benjamins with Ice Cube. Smith starred with Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum in the film Deep Cover. He portrayed a corrupt detective in the martial arts/crime film Fist of the Warrior alongside Ho-Sung Pak and Sherilyn Fenn. He was also the voice of Bao-Dur in video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords. ![]() Also in 2003, Smith read in the HBO documentary, “Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives” the film was based on interviews conducted by the WPA in the 1930s with then-surviving former African American slaves. In 2003, Smith had a starring role in the Steven Soderbergh/George Clooney TV series K-Street on HBO. In addition to his performances in major studio productions, Smith continues to work in and support independent film projects. A performance was later filmed by Spike Lee and released in 2001. Newton Story, a one-man performance based on the life of Black Panther Party founder Huey P. In 1996, he starred in the self-written and produced A Huey P. During the 1990s, he had a recurring role on A Different World. 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. In film, Smith has had a successful collaboration with Spike Lee on several works. Smith received an Obie Award for his signature solo performance in A Huey P. ![]() Additionally, Smith studied at the Keskidee Arts Centre in London, England. He attended Occidental College (American Studies) in Los Angeles and Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he successfully auditioned for the Drama School, switching from his pursuit of a graduate degree in History. Smith was born in 1955 in Berkeley, California, the son of Helen Guenveur, a dentist, and Sherman Smith, a judge. Roger Guenveur Smith (born July 27, 1955) is an American actor, director, and writer. ![]()
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