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J.W. Smith

J.W. Smith

Actor

J.W. Smith is a producer and actor with more than 40 years of entertainment experience in motion pictures and television. J.W. grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he began his acting career at The Karamu House Community Theater. In the early 1970s, J.W. moved to New York City where he became a student in Uta Hagen's acting class at HB Studio and at The Henry Street Playhouse. During his stint in New York City, J.W. met and became close friends with Morgan Freeman and Bill Duke. More than four decades later, J.W. remains close friends with both Morgan and Bill, often collaborating on scripts and potential projects. J.W. spent several successful years performing on Broadway and Off Broadway in plays including, "We Interrupt This Program," Public Theater's production of "On the Goddam Lock-in," and "So Nice, They Named It Twice." In addition to acting, J.W. produced shows in and around New York City for the Amas Repertory Theater Company. In the early 1980s, J.W. moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career in film and television where he immediately landed his first job in television on "Palmerstown, U.S.A." He was selected to be a part of Paramount Pictures Associate Producers Training Program, working on several ground-breaking series for television including, "The Best of The West," "Taxi," and "Cheers." J.W. has also appeared in numerous television shows including, "L.A. Law," "Cagney and Lacey," "Reno 911," "The X-Files," and "Hill Street Blues." Showing his range and depth of talent, J.W. has appeared in many popular feature films including, "Red Heat" (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger), "Johnny Handsome" (starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, and Morgan Freeman), "Undisputed" (starring Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames), "Beetlejuice" (starring Michael Keaton), "Hoodlum" (starring Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, and directed by Bill Duke), "The Warriors" (cult classic directed by Walter Hill), to name a few. J.W. is President of 3000 Realms Entertainment, a production company he co-founded with friend and business partner, Bryan Behuniak. J.W.'s project in development with 3000 Realms Entertainment is "Dead Wrong," executive produced by Morgan Freeman, with producers Bryan Behuniak, James Dyer, and writer Matt Benjamin.

Movies21

  • Movie7.7

    The Warriors

    1979 · 2.5K votes

  • Movie7.1
  • Movie6.5

    Undisputed

    2002 · 860 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Red Heat

    1988 · 1.7K votes

  • Movie6.2

    K-9

    1989 · 1.1K votes

  • Movie6.5

    Hoodlum

    1997 · 263 votes

  • Movie7.3

    Crossroads

    1986 · 496 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Johnny Handsome

    1989 · 301 votes

  • Movie6.1
  • Movie4.6

    Deal of the Century

    1983 · 71 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Let's Get Harry

    1986 · 48 votes

  • Movie5.5

    L.A. Takedown

    1989 · 65 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Outrageous Fortune

    1987 · 131 votes

  • Movie5.3

    Spanish Judges

    2000 · 13 votes

  • Movie6.3
  • Movie4.8
  • Movie6.0

    Created Equal

    2017 · 15 votes

  • Movie3.9

    Imps*

    1983 · 17 votes

  • Movie5.7

    False Identity

    1990 · 6 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Driven

    1998 · 2 votes

  • Movie8.5

    Attack on Fear

    1984 · 2 votes

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  • TV7.2

    Touched by an Angel

    1994 · 188 votes

  • TV8.4

    The X-Files

    1993 · 3.7K votes

  • TV6.9

    Knots Landing

    1979 · 47 votes

  • TV8.0

    Quantum Leap

    1989 · 803 votes

  • TV5.5

    Falcon Crest

    1981 · 64 votes

  • TV6.8

    Family Matters

    1989 · 371 votes

  • TV7.6

    Airwolf

    1984 · 497 votes

  • TV7.2

    Reno 911!

    2003 · 200 votes

  • TV7.5

    Martin

    1992 · 140 votes

  • TV7.0

    Sister, Sister

    1994 · 134 votes

  • TV8.0

    Tales from the Crypt

    1989 · 1K votes

  • TV6.3
  • TV6.6

    Listen Up!

    2004 · 5 votes

  • TV5.8

    The New Odd Couple

    1982 · 4 votes

  • TV5.8