Steve Smith
Birth Name:
Steven Smith
Birth Place:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
Fast Facts
- Has been nominated for a total of 22 Gemini Awards for "The Red Green Show" from 1993 to 2006
- Won two Gemini Awards: one Earle Grey Award in 2005 and one for Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series for "The Red Green Show" in 1998
- Formed the comedy duo "Smith & Smith" with his wife, Morag Smith, in 1974, which they would later turn into a TV series in 1978
- Worked as a car jockey, a postman, a lab technician, and an elementary school teacher before getting into the entertainment industry
- Quote: "I consider myself to be the audience because I don't know what's funny to you․ I don't even know what's funny to me, so․․․I was really just talking about things that were interesting or amusing to me and hoping there were other people like me․"
- Best known under the alias Red Green, appearing in "The Red Green Show," "Smith & Smith," and "Duct Tape Forever․"
- Has written and produced a large number of episodes for his TV series, including "Smith & Smith," "Me & Max," and "The Red Green Show․"
- Was a member of the rock band Jason, which began touring the U․S․ and Canada in 1971
Awards
- 1993Gemini - Best Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1994Gemini - Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series:Nominated
- 1994Gemini - Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series:Nominated
- 1994Gemini - Best Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1996Gemini - Best Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1997Gemini - Best Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1997Gemini - Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble):Nominated
- 1997Gemini - Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series:Nominated
- 1998Gemini - Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series:Winner
- 1998Gemini - Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series:Nominated
- 1998Gemini - Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series:Nominated
- 1998Gemini - Best Comedy Program or Series:Nominated
- 1999Gemini - Best Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1999Gemini - Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series:Nominated
- 2000Gemini - Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series:Nominated
- 2000Gemini - Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series:Nominated
- 2001Gemini - Best Comedy Program or Series:Nominated
- 2001Gemini - Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series:Nominated
- 2001Gemini - Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series:Nominated
- 2004Gemini - Best Comedy Program or Series:Nominated
- 2006Gemini - Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series:Nominated
- 2006Gemini - Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series:Nominated