Kurtwood Smith - Biography

Last Editor: hmlband1				Kurtwood Smith Biography -   Name : Kurtwood Smith Profession : Birth Details : born July 3, 1943 Birth name : Kurtwood Larson Smith Height : 6' 1" (1.85 m) Nickname : Woody Kurt Wood Spouse : Joan Pirkle (5 November 1988 - present) Cecilia Souza (10 June 1964 - 1974) (divorced) 2 children

Kurtwood Smith Trivia -

Has played three different characters in Star Trek Attended Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California "Kurtwood" is his real first name. According to an interview with Smith on Caroline Rhea's syndicated television show (4/8/), his mother was a fan of a country singer named Kurt (or Curt) in the early '40s. However, she thought "Kurt Smith" was too short a name, so she added "wood" -- "she just tacked it on to the end," said Smith. He noted that he's likely the only Kurtwood. His son, who goes by the stage name Dr. Sauce, hosted a radio show at Stanford University in the mid-to-late 1990s and played guitar in a band called The Vulcaneers. Presented actress Barbara Bain with the California Lottery's "Hero in Education" Award on "The Big Spin" show on December 18, 2004. Curently doing voice work for the Chicago White Sox in a series of Radio Ads Tends to play well meaning but stubbornly misguided characters, like Mr. Perry in "Dead Poet's Society" and the Captain-Nemo-like alien Annorax in Star Trek: Voyager.

Kurtwood Smith Detailed Biography -

Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American television and film character actor. He was born in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, but was raised in California. Smith studied theater at the College of San Mateo and San Jose State University and earned a drama fellowship from Stanford University's Master of Fine arts program. In the 1970s, he began working regularly with the California Actors Theater in Los Gatos, California. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue a television and film career. In 1964, he married Cecilia Souza, with whom he had two children. He divorced in 1974. Since 1988, he has been married to actress Joan Pirkle. He is probably best known as the character of Red Forman on That '70s Show, which he has played since 1998. Other than playing the President of the Federation in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, he appeared in the Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Things Past" as a Cardassian named Thrax, and in Star Trek Voyager, he played a Krenim scientist named Annorax in the 2 part episode "The Year of Hell". His most famous role (besides his part on That '70s Show of course), however, may be Clarence Boddicker, the villain of the first Robocop movie. He has also voice acted in computer games, such as Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel. He also had reaccuring appearances on the boycott claymation series Gary & Mike as the vengeful Officer Dick.