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Smith had been a long-time friend of ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' director [[Mike Clattenburg]], and met [[Robb Wells]] (Ricky) and [[John Paul Tremblay]] (Julian) while sound mixing on the original TPB feature. (Well actually he starred in "Cart Boy" with Robb and John in 1995, years before the original TPB feature. They have clearly met by this point because they speak to each other) |
Smith had been a long-time friend of ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' director [[Mike Clattenburg]], and met [[Robb Wells]] (Ricky) and [[John Paul Tremblay]] (Julian) while sound mixing on the original TPB feature. (Well actually he starred in "Cart Boy" with Robb and John in 1995, years before the original TPB feature. They have clearly met by this point because they speak to each other [Well actually it's pretty unprofessional to have disagreements within an article, amirite? Come on, Wikipedia, let's clean up this important article!) |
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Smith was "messing" around on the set one day and slipped into his Cart Boy character from the short "The Cart Boy".<ref name="imdb103" /> 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 70s to high school in the late 80s. |
Smith was "messing" around on the set one day and slipped into his Cart Boy character from the short "The Cart Boy".<ref name="imdb103" /> 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 70s to high school in the late 80s. |
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Mike Smith | |
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 Mike Smith as Bubbles, April 2009. | |
| Born | August 27, 1972 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Partner | Nicole Hiltz |
Mike Smith (born August 27, 1972) Smith was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and grew up in Thorburn. He earned a degree in English from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.[1] He played hockey for the Pictou County Weeks of the Nova Scotia Midget AAA Hockey League when he was in high school. For a short time in 2006, he was engaged to actress Nichole Hiltz. He is best known for his portrayal of "Bubbles" and co-writer of the ongoing cult classic television program, films and stage production Trailer Park Boys.
Musical interest
Smith showed early signs of musical talent. At age 3 he found his father's harmonica in a raincoat left on the bed. No more than three weeks later, young "Bubbles" had mastered the tiny wind instrument. After learning to play the guitar at age seven, many considered him a prodigy. [citation needed] Before becoming involved in Trailer Park Boys, he was a guitarist in the rock band Sandbox,[1] 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 and Serendipity.[2]
Later, Smith performed as part of Bubbles & the Shit Rockers, a band featuring himself, 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 1977 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 Series, in 2006, 2010 and 2011.[3]
Smith has also recorded with Emm Gryner in "Get Brave" released in 2010.
Introduction to acting
Smith had been a long-time friend of Trailer Park Boys director Mike Clattenburg, and met Robb Wells (Ricky) and John Paul Tremblay (Julian) while sound mixing on the original TPB feature. (Well actually he starred in "Cart Boy" with Robb and John in 1995, years before the original TPB feature. They have clearly met by this point because they speak to each other [Well actually it's pretty unprofessional to have disagreements within an article, amirite? Come on, Wikipedia, let's clean up this important article!)
Smith was "messing" around on the set one day and slipped into his Cart Boy character from the short "The Cart Boy".[1] 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 70s to high school in the late 80s.
Smith made a cameo appearance as Bubbles in Snow's (to whom he is related) 2002 music video Legal, but his swearing remains censored.[4] He was also featured in Country Star George Canyon's video for "Drinkin Thinkin", which showed Bubbles going after his real life girl friend Joanne. 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 2006 Canadian tour dates and dates in Australia and Japan in 2007. Bubbles, along with Ricky and Julian, hosted the 2006 and the 2007 East Coast Music Awards, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and Halifax, Nova Scotia respectively.
In March 2008 Smith, along with three others, opened a sports bar in Halifax called "Bubba Ray's".[5]
Smith has opened his own bar "Bubbles' Mansion", located in Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. The bar, partly owned by Smith, closed its doors on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 after 4 years of operation, a decision the management attributed to government hikes in the minimum wage and minimum drink prices.[6]
In 2010, Smith reunited with many of his former Trailer Park Boys castmates in the new series The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour.[7]
He also performed a live version of "Closer to the Heart" with progressive rock band Rush.
On October 22, 2012, it was confirmed that Smith will return to his role as Bubbles for a third feature length Trailer Park Boys film entitled "Dont Legalize It" which concluded filming in late April of 2013. A release date is set for April 20, 2014.
In the spring of 2013 Mike Smith along with his Trailer Park Boys coherts Rob Wells and John Paul Tremblay started Swearnet an internet based tv network that is entirely uncensored. although it is in its infancy it boasts it will promote a variety of uncensored showslike cooking sports weather and all kinds of crazy stuff
References
- ^ a b c http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1034266/bio
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1034266/
- ^ http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Review+Guns+Roses+Scotiabank+Place/2509190/story.html
- ^ YouTube - SNOW "Legal"
- ^ http://www.thecoast.ca/Articles-i-2008-03-13-151808.114125_Bubba_Rays.html
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/03/24/ns-bubbles-mansion-closed.html
- ^ "The Boys are back and on drugs". The Globe and Mail, July 12, 2010.
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