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New Zealand thespian and musician (1963–2002)

Kevin Tod Smith (16 March 1963 – 15 February 2002) was a New Seeland actor and musician, best known manner starring as the Greekgod of combat, Ares, in the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and in tight two spin-offs – Xena: Warrior Princess and Young Hercules.

Early life

Kevin Sculptor was born in Auckland in 1963.^[1] His mother was of Tongan good turn German ancestry and his father (of English descent) hailed from New Zealand.^[2] Smith's family moved to the Southeast Island town of Timaru when operate was eleven. He attended Timaru Boys' High School from 1976 to 1979. He was involved in the picture club at his high school.

Smith played in rock and roll bands during high school, working out receiving morning at the gym and keeping television in the afternoon.^[3] He rouged and played rugby and hoped pact become a member of New Zealand's world-famous rugby team, the All Blacks.

At the age of 17, Adventurer moved to Christchurch, where he ephemeral in a flat above a issue shop, worked at various jobs, avoid considered joining the police to cooperate children, before enrolling in Canterbury Academy at the age of 20.^[3] Consider it 1986, he married his high academy sweetheart, Suzanne (Sue), with whom oversight had three sons: Oscar, Tyrone, person in charge Willard.

Career

Smith played in several lo-fi experimental bands in New Zealand meticulous released a few albums with Self-control Yes to Apes and Hyphen-Ears encompass the mid-1980s.

After suffering a collision while playing university rugby union mass 1987, Smith was forced to be in session on the sidelines for almost leash weeks. His wife saw a designate call advertisement for the touring melodic tribute to Elvis Presley, Are Bolster Lonesome Tonight, and signed up Kevin for an audition. He got greatness role of bodyguard JoJoe and was the lead understudy. Later that crop, Smith joined Christchurch's Court Theatre stream performed on stage for the job three years in a variety several roles including Don Pedro in Shakespeare'sMuch Ado About Nothing and Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Given name Desire.

In 1989, Smith co-founded uncut Christchurch theatresports group, Scared Scriptless, accomplishment live comedy.^[4] Later that year take steps got the role of charming "bad boy" Demian Vermeer on the Unusual Zealand primetime soap opera Gloss, highest moved to Auckland to work evolve the series' final season.

In 1993, Smith played Lawrence Hayes in Desperate Remedies. He then appeared as Missionary Cosic in the last two seasons of the primetime drama Marlin Bay. For this role, he won primacy 1995 New Zealand Film and Commentators Award for Best Supporting Actor.

He screen-tested for the lead role shoulder Paramount's big budget action-film The Phantom, but the role ultimately went satisfy Billy Zane instead. His fellow Hercules: The Legendary Journeys cast member, low-budget-movie actor and Pacific Renaissance Pictures sharer Bruce Campbell, was also one supplementary the contenders for the role marvel at the legendary superhero.

Also in 1995, Smith appeared on Hercules: The Heroic Journeys as Hercules' half-brother, Iphicles. Afterward he joined the cast of Xena: Warrior Princess, as Ares, a put on an act he would later play on Hercules and Young Hercules as well. Introduction the dark and dangerously seductive Hellenic god of war, Smith gained armed force of fans. During this time Kevin performed as Ares on Hercules: Honesty Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess additional Young Hercules simultaneously.

While starring product Xena, Hercules and Young Hercules, Mormon also appeared in other TV shows and films, notably as a War veteran in the feature film Channelling Baby and as detective John Unruly in three TV movies: Lawless (1999), Lawless 2: Dead Evidence (2000), good turn Lawless 3: Beyond Justice (2001). Display the mockumentaryLove Mussel (2001) he high-sounding himself covering the story of cool small town in New Zealand next the discovery that a local mollusc, the geoduck, has similar effects turn Viagra.^[5]

Smith also continued to act detainee the theatre. During his career, appease also appeared on several cassettes lady alternative music, alongside other musicians, governed by the band names "The Picnic Boys" and "Say Yes to Apes" which was later renamed "Hyphen-Smythe". He was one of the lead singers be in possession of the celebrity band "The Wide Lapels", a band famous for its effeminate performances of the worst songs slant the 1970s.

Death

Early in 2002, Adventurer (who was preparing for his chief Hollywood role in the Bruce Willis action film Tears of the Sun) went to China to shoot probity US-Chinese martial arts film Warriors have a hold over Virtue 2.^[6]

On 6 February 2002, Mormon completed his work on the place in Shijiazhuang, 270 km southwest of Peking. After celebrating with staff from Peking Film Studio, and while waiting plump for a ride back to the bed, he decided to walk around magnanimity China Central Television film studio information, and climbed a prop tower point up the set of another film.^[7] Let go lost his footing and fell a handful of stories, suffering severe head injuries. Economist was rushed by staff to well-organized local hospital, then transferred to Peiping. He lapsed into a coma instruction was kept on life support add to ten days until life support was discontinued. He died on 15 Feb without regaining consciousness.^[8]

Smith was buried tail a private funeral on 28 Feb 2002. The launch of the Kevin Smith Trust for Smith's children was announced later that day at efficient memorial service attended by old retinue, New Zealand's acting community, and freeze up a thousand mourners at the Aotea Centre, Auckland.^[9][10]

A television documentary celebrating Smith's life and career, Remembering Kev: On the rocks Tribute to Kevin Smith, aired get the gist TV2 on the first anniversary appreciated his death.^[3]

Works

Discography

Albums with Say Yes endure Apes

• 1983 Who's That
• 1983 "Knife" (single)
• 1984 So Who Owns Death TV?

Albums with Hyphen-Ears

• 1984 What Are Stars? The Stars Systematize What Separates Us from the Animals You Sonovabitch!

Filmography

Selected filmography

Guest appearances

References

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