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Apr 2, 2024 · Roger Guenveur Smith after putting on his new project, in his signature improv style, on Rodney King, who died recently (1965–2012) from Bricarts Brooklyn. photo: courtesy R. G. Smith Huey was a brilliant strategist; the California Legislature takeover was an incredible success, using the icon of guns.
Roger Guenveur Smith is a man who knows his history. But the writer-performer doesn’t just know it, he lets it under his skin, manipulates it, re-imagines it, and embodies it in shows that are as much about the here-and-now as they are about where we came from.
Jul 1, 1997 · Roger Guenveur Smith. July 1, 1997. Roger Guenveur Smith’s stuttering youth standing in the street with a photo of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King in his hand is without a doubt the most poignant moment of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing. I was also duly impressed by how Roger knocked the clownish performers of Culture Clash into new realms ...
Roger Guenveur Smith. Born: 27-Jul-1959 Birthplace: Berkeley, CA. Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor. Nationality: United S. Father: Sherman Smith Mother: Helen Guenveur Wife: Carolina (one child) University: Occidental College University: Yale School of Drama Conservatory: Keskidee Arts Centre ...
Jun 28, 2015 · Roger Guenveur Smith, an accomplished stage actor, conceived and played Smiley. He remembers Lee being no-nonsense—and in a hurry to make history. When Lee showed the actor the script, he told ...
Roger Guenveur Smith has frequently collaborated with Spike Lee. From Malcolm X to Do The Right Thing, his characters have run the gamut. Guenveur Smith's mo...
Sep 29, 2015 · Roger Guenveur Smith relied on information in the public domain for his one-man show, “Rodney King.”. Rohan Preston • 612-673-4390. Rohan Preston covers theater for the Star Tribune. Rodney ...
