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Mike Smith (actor)
Canadian actor and musician
For other people named Michael Smith, see Michael Smith (disambiguation).
Mike Smith | |
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Smith as Bubbles, April | |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter, comedian, singer-songwriter |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Spouse | Lisa Smith |
| Children | 2 |
Mike Smith is a Canadianactor, screenwriter, comedian and musician.
Bubbles tpb biography In addition to his acting career, Robb Wells is also involved in charity work. This section does not cite any sources. Add languages Add topic. References [ edit ].He is best known for his portrayal of Bubbles and co-writer of the cult classic television program, films and stage production Trailer Park Boys. He was also the guitarist for the Canadian rock band Sandbox. Smith earned a degree in English from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Musical interest
Smith showed early signs of musical talent, after learning to play the guitar at age six.
Before becoming involved in Trailer Park Boys, he was a guitarist in the rock band Sandbox, and signed a record deal with EMI in Canada, and Nettwerk in the United States. Sandbox released two albums with EMI and Nettwerk, entitled Bionic and A Murder in the Glee Club.
Sandbox was nominated for a Juno Award, East Coast Music Awards, and a CASBY Award.
Smith has worked on such films as The Weight of Water as a sound mixer, and Serendipity as a cableman.
Later, Smith performed as part of Bubbles & the Shit Rockers, a band that also featured founding Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson and Tom Wilson for the original song "Liquor & Whores" featured on Trailer Park Boys: The Movie Soundtrack.
A Trailer Park Boys episode also features Smith's character Bubbles playing the Rush track "Closer to the Heart" with Alex Lifeson.
Smith has performed "Liquor & Whores" with Guns N' Roses on multiple occasions on their Chinese Democracy Tour, in , and [1]
Smith has also recorded with Emm Gryner in "Get Brave" released in
Acting career
Smith had been a long-time friend of Trailer Park Boys director Mike Clattenburg, and starred in "Cart Boy" with Robb Wells (who plays Ricky) and John Paul Tremblay (who plays Julian) in
Smith was "messing" around on the set one day and slipped into his Cart Boy character from the short "The Cart Boy".
Bubbles tpb wallpaper: Start a Wiki. It is assumed that Bubbles endured bullying as a child, as he is very sensitive to being called a "googly-eyed bastard", and often expresses feelings of loneliness. He has a considerable following on Twitter, with over , followers. There is no information available about his marital status or any past relationships.
Clattenburg apparently realized the depth this character held, and the Cart Boy, now known as Bubbles, was written into the show. Bubbles was never intended to be a main character, but the more outrageously he behaved, the more audiences loved him, developing him to become a breakout character. Bubbles then became one of the three main protagonists, having established that he knew Julian and Ricky from school back in the late s to high school in the late '80s.
Smith made an appearance as Bubbles in Snow's music video Legal, but his swearing remained censored.
Bubbles tpb biography wikipedia His cart operation's main purpose was to provide food and medical care for the ' kitties ', and he doesn't stand for anyone interfering with this arrangement. Categories : Trailer Park Boys Fictional characters from Nova Scotia Television characters introduced in Fictional criminals in television Fictional musicians Fictional managers Fictional unemployed people Fictional professional wrestlers. When he was age 6, Bubbles' parents fled the trailer park to escape debt collectors, and he was placed with Julian's grandmother. Conky wears a sweater over a flannel shirt and large glasses similar to Bubbles.He was also featured in Country Star George Canyon's video for "Drinkin Thinkin", which showed Bubbles going after his girlfriend. Mike and the rest of the Trailer park boys appeared in The Tragically Hip video, "The Darkest One". He has appeared in character as Bubbles at several Guns N' Roses Canadian tour dates and dates in Australia and Japan in Bubbles, along with Ricky and Julian, hosted the and the East Coast Music Awards, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and Halifax, Nova Scotia respectively.
In March , Smith, along with three others, opened a sports bar in Halifax called "Bubba Ray's".[2]
Smith also was involved in another bar, "Bubbles' Mansion", located in Downtown Halifax. The bar, partly owned by Smith, closed in March after four years of operation, a decision the management attributed to government hikes in the minimum wage and minimum drink prices.[3]
In , Smith reunited with many of his former Trailer Park Boys castmates in the new series The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour.
The 6-episode series centers on the idea that a powerful narcotic derived from local berries transforms the cast, leading them to believe they are the characters they're playing, including pirates, superheroes, a mafia family and drug dealers. Tremblay, Wells and Smith, who created and scripted the show, performed in many scenes opposite themselves.
It was directed by sitcom veteran Ron Murphy.[4]
He also performed a live version of "Closer to the Heart" with progressive rock band Rush.
On October 22, , it was confirmed that Smith was to return to his role as Bubbles for a third feature length Trailer Park Boys film entitled "Don't Legalize It" which concluded filming in late April The film was released on April 18,
In the spring of , Smith along with his Trailer Park Boys cohorts Wells and Tremblay started Swearnet, an internet-based television network that is entirely uncensored.
The trio have also produced a film that is a fictional take on their website.
Personal life
For a short time in , Smith was engaged to actress, Nichole Hiltz after meeting on the set of Trailer Park Boys: The Movie.[5] Smith has two children; his son, Vox is an actor who has appeared as one of the hockey kids on Trailer Park Boys and provided the voice for Mo in Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series.
In , Smith was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery.
Bubbles tpb glasses Hidden categories: All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from December Articles with permanently dead external links Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Use mdy dates from November BLP articles lacking sources from March All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Date of birth missing living people Place of birth missing living people. He was raised in Sunnyvale Trailer Park , which is located somewhere in Canada. Smith has also recorded with Emm Gryner in "Get Brave" released in He also performed a live version of "Closer to the Heart" with progressive rock band Rush.The alleged victim (who was not the person who called the police) released a statement in support of Smith, and the charges were dropped.[6]
Filmography
Film
Television
References
- ^Simpson, Peter (February 1, ). "Review: Guns n' Roses at Scotiabank Place".
Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on February 6, Retrieved February 6,
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- ^"CBC News - Nova Scotia - Bubbles Mansion closes its doors".Bubbles tpb biography youtube Julian and Ricky dispose of the remains in the swamp as a distraught Bubbles looks on. Archived from the original on March 27, The alleged victim who was not the person who called the police released a statement in support of Smith, and the charges were dropped. Bubbles is also quick to realize an opportunity when he sees it.
Archived from the original on March 27,
- ^"The Boys are back and on drugs". The Globe and Mail, July 12,
- ^Winnipeg Sun , Entertainment Section, 4 April
- ^Mehta, Diana (May 2, ). "Charge dropped against Trailer Park Boys' actor Mike Smith in L.A."The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 2,