jackiehydelover

That's a good idea I'll have to think of some quotes.

Adding you both to the list now

Peanut

MEDIUM Mondays 10/9c
PARTNERS IN CRIME (4/14/08) - Kelly Preston ("The Tenth Circle," "Death Sentence") begins a four-episode arc as an attractive venture capitalist who sees something special in Joe and his invention, which ultimately creates tension in his marriage. Also starring Kurtwood Smith as an FBI Profiler.(TV-14 V)

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In Other Kurtwood News....

That '70s Show's Kurtwood Smith will keep up his nightmare-dad persona as the father in Worst Week, a CBS pilot based on the BBC show The Worst Week of My Life. The show follows a young man who gets stuck on vacation with his fiancée and her parents.

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Rounding out the Kurtwood Love is this bit of info. Well someone did ask for some info.

Kurtwood Smith
AKA Kurtwood Larson Smith

Born: 3-Jul-1943
Birthplace: New Lisbon, WI


Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Red on That 70's Show

Kurtwood Smith says strangers often approach him on the street, pleading to be called a dumb-ass as only Smith can utter the insult. "Dumb-ass" became his catch phrase in eight seasons as the paternally gruff Reginald "Red" Forman on That '70s Show. He was offered the role because the producers wanted a no-nonsense, Chuck Norris type, and Norris himself turned it down. He says his performance was inspired by his own stepfather, who died just as That '70s Show first went into production.

Smith was an infant when his real father, a fighter pilot in World War II, died after being shot down on a bombing run over Germany. His mother wanted to name him Kurt, but she added the extra 'wood' because she thought the name 'Kurt Smith' sounded too curt and insignificant. Smith suspects he is the world's only Kurtwood.

He was a longtime character actor before his sitcom success, usually playing cops, crooks, and other tough guys. On TV, he played the coldhearted Capt Joseph Scanlon on the mid-1980s undercover cop show Renegades with Patrick Swayze and Tracy Scoggins. In the late-80s New Adventures of Beans Baxter, Smith played the sinister mastermind who perpetually threatened the teenage spy Beans. In a funny but short-lived 1993 sitcom about a Hawaiian surf shop, Big Wave Dave's with David Morse and Jane Kaczmarek, Smith played a wacky freeloader who improbably claimed to be Hawaii Five-O's Jack Lord. He also provides the voice of Andy's father on Squirrel Boy. Fans of Star Trek know Smith as the Cardassian Thrax on Deep Space Nine, the time traveler Annorax on Voyager, and the President of the Federation in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

In his best-remembered movie roles, he played John Travolta's choreographer in Staying Alive, the sadistic second-string bad-guy who worked for Ronny Cox in RoboCop, Robert Sean Leonard's domineering father in Dead Poets Society, Nicole Kidman's clueless father in To Die For, the Secretary of Defense in Travolta's Broken Arrow, and one of Winona Ryder's several psychiatrists in Girl, Interrupted. In his quintessential film performance, he played the cruel warden of a privatized prison in Fortress with Christopher Lambert, and he took a rare leading role in Hard Scrambled, an independent drama where his thuggish character wants control of a run-down diner.

Smith's wife is actress Joan Pirkle. They both worked on Robocop, where she played Cox's secretary, and Smith's character made a pass at her. Off-camera, Smith and Pirkle are longtime activists for single-payer universal health care.


Father: George Smith
Mother: Mabel Annette Lund
Wife: Cecilia Souza (m. 10-Jun-1964, div. 1974, one son, one daughter)
Son: Shannon Smith (radio personality "Dr Sauce")
Daughter: Laurel Smith
Wife: Joan Pirkle (actress/activist, m. 5-Nov-1988)


High School: Canoga Park High School, Canoga Park, CA (1961)
University: College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
University: BA, San Jose State University (1966)
University: Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
University: MFA Theater, Stanford University (1969)
Teacher: Drama, Cañada College, Redwood City, CA


TELEVISION
That '70s Show Red Forman


FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Evil Remains (26-Jul-2004)
Teddy Bears' Picnic (29-Mar-2002)
Girl, Interrupted (8-Dec-1999)
A Bright Shining Lie (30-May-1998)
Deep Impact (7-May-1998)
Shelter (16-Jan-1998)
Prefontaine (24-Jan-1997)
A Time To Kill (24-Jul-1996)
Broken Arrow (9-Feb-1996)
Citizen Ruth (Jan-1996)
Last of the Dogmen (08-Sep-1995)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (14-Jul-1995)
To Die For (May-1995)
Boxing Helena (3-Sep-1993)
The Crush (2-Apr-1993)
Fortress (5-Mar-1993)
Shadows and Fog (30-Mar-1992)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (6-Dec-1991)
Company Business (6-Sep-1991)
Oscar (26-Apr-1991)
Quick Change (13-Jul-1990)
Heart of Dixie (25-Aug-1989)
Dead Poets Society (2-Jun-1989)
True Believer (17-Feb-1989)
Rambo III (25-May-1988)
Robocop (17-Jul-1987)
The Christmas Gift (21-Dec-1986)
North and South II (4-May-1986)
The Midnight Hour (1-Nov-1985)
Flashpoint (31-Aug-1984)
Going Berserk (28-Oct-1983)
Staying Alive (15-Jul-1983)
Missing Pieces (14-May-1983)
Zoot Suit (Jan-1982)
Roadie (13-Jun-1980)

jackiehydelover

Holy Crap! That's a lot of info!

I'll add it to the opening post tomorrow. Can you pull the same magic with Debra Jo?

Adding you to the list

Peanut

I'm not sure about DJR, but I will look into it sweetie. How cool would it be if Kurtwoods' pilot got picked up.


ETA: I believe Kurtwoods' character on Medium will be Agent Edward Cooper, this is a recurring role as he originated this character in 2006. He is pretty intense. I'm looking forward to this episode as Medium is one of my favorite shows.

jackiehydelover

Thanks Peanut

I've never seen an episode of Medium! And that's really strange because it would probably be one of my favorite shows. I'll have to DVR the episode he is on.

That would be awesome if his pilot was picked up. I'd love to see him on television again

otherwise

Awesome banner Court.

That would totally be me.

Peanut

I wonder if Kurtwood is more like Red or less like Red? Did that make sense?

otherwise

Kurtwood in all his awesomeness at the FSM premiere.

varjak-golightly

Ha ha - Red with a pink floral lei (sp?) who would have thought it. It's so cute that Kurtwood supports Mila. I wonder if he sat next to Danny?

jackiehydelover

Kurtwood is so awesome! I love that he went to the premiere. How cute was that???

otherwise

So very, very cute.

Californian

That's awesome! I wonder if Debra and the rest of the cast went?

jackiehydelover

Thanks to Clare (ctas) for finding a site without watermarks!

Californian

That is so cool that Kurtwood went!

ride the lightning

Oh great pictures How old is Kurtwood? He's starting to look very old and I say that in the nicest possible way.

I'm glad he supports his fellow cast