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Rex Smith is a talented actor and singer who has appeared in many Broadway productions. He portrayed the role of Darryl Crawford on As The World Turns from 1990 to 1992. He originated the role. In an effort to dedicate more time to his family and marriage, Rex chose to leave the show.
Cagney and Lacey, Caroline in the City, Baywatch, and Murder, She Wrote are just a few of the television shows Smith has appeared in. On Broadway Rex played the role of Danny Zuko in Grease, appeared as Frederick in The Pirates of Penzance with Linda Ronstadt, portrayed the Baron in Grand Hotel, and in The Human Comedy was Spangler. He can currently be seen on Broadway portraying Chauvelin in The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Rex has three children. He has two daughters, Megan and Madison, with ex-wife Jaime. He has a son from his relationship with Karen Lakey. Rex is married to Courtney Schrag and they have one child.
Smith was born on September 19, 1956 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up in Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Miscellaneous:
- Chose to leave ATWT to try and hold his marriage and family together (he later divorced).
- Would love to return to ATWT but expects he never will, thinks Darryl was a great character.
- ATWT had planned on Darryl Crawford being the first man in the history of daytime to have murdered his wife and get away with it. Plans changed when Smith decided to leave the show and someone else was made the killer of Carolyn Crawford.
- Would love a role on Young and the Restless.
- Had a top ten gold single, You Take My Breath Away.
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