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Roger Guenveur Smith (born July 27, 1955) is an American actor, director, and writer best known for his collaborations with Spike Lee.
Roger Guenveur Smith is an actor, writer, and director who has worked with Spike Lee and other acclaimed filmmakers. He has starred in Do The Right Thing, Malcolm X, Chi-Raq, and more, and has written and performed solo shows based on historical figures.
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Roger Guenveur Smith is an internationally acclaimed actor, writer, and director who has created a prolific body of work on stage and screen. He adapted his Obie Award-winning solo performance of A Huey P. Newton Story into a Peabody Award-winning telefilm, directed by his longtime colleague Spike Lee, with whom he continues to collaborate in a ...
- Actor, Writer, Producer
- July 27, 1955
Aug 19, 2020 · Roger Guenveur Smith is a proud father of 4 children. He had his eldest daughter from his previous marriage, & shares 3 kids with current wife LeTania Kirkland Smith.
Roger Guenveur Smith has frequently collaborated with Spike Lee. From Malcolm X to Do The Right Thing, his characters have run the gamut. Guenveur Smith's most notable was as Huey P. Newton.
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Learn about Roger Guenveur Smith, a versatile and award-winning performer who created acclaimed one-man shows and appeared in films by Spike Lee and Ridley Scott. See his filmography, photos and ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
Apr 2, 2024 · Roger Guenveur (pronounced GEN-ver) Smith played the stuttering, mentally-disabled man who became moral center of Lee’s third film, his standout masterpiece, “Do the Right Thing” (1989). “I created the character of Smiley, improvising right on the set after we determined the general character and what scenes he would be in.”
