Richard Smith
Born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, England, Richard O'Brien emigrated to New Zealand aged 10 before returning to England in 1964, where he set his sights on becoming an actor. The English-New Zealand actor, writer, musician, and TV presenter took his maternal grandmother's name and kicked his acting career into gear in the early '70s, appearing in a production of Hair (1970), Jesus Christ Superstar (1972), and Sam Shepard's The Unseen Hand (1973). Having honed an interest in horror, B-movies, and sci-fi, he wrote the musical stage show The Rocky Horror Show in 1973 – which won the Grammy Award for Best Score in 1974 – and which was adapted into a smash-hit film, the enduring classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), with himself a co-writer. Directed by Jim Sharman, the movie stars Susan Sarandon and rockstar Meat Loaf, among others, and generated a timeless tune in "Time Warp." He presented the UK Channel 4's much-loved game show The Crystal Maze from 1990 to 1993 and that same year hosted the BRIT Awards. Richard O'Brien took on a string of acting roles in the years that followed, including Spice World in 1997, Dark City in 1998, and Dungeons and Dragons in 2000, and continued to perform in theater productions too until his retirement in 2011. He gained dual citizenship with New Zealand in 2011 and has come out as transgender, later expressing controversial views about trans women in an interview with the Guardian in 2020. He identifies as third gender, using he/him pronouns.
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Smith's Story
Country - Erschienen bei Richard Smith am 15.03.2016
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I Got the Power, Version Zero
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Richard Smith am 07.03.2019
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O La La La La La
Rock - Erschienen bei Richard Smith am 28.11.2021
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Tangos, Fire and Sea
Jazz - Erschienen bei Chillharmonic Music am 15.04.2014
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Is That What Loves About?
Rock - Erschienen bei Richard Smith am 12.02.2022
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Reconsider Baby
R&B - Erschienen bei Richard Smith am 20.05.2018
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I Need Your Love
Country - Erschienen bei Richard Smith am 01.02.2018
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Baby You've Been Lying to Me
Rock - Erschienen bei Richard Smith am 09.08.2018
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White Christmas
Musical - Erschienen bei Richard Smith am 16.11.2016
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Can't Help Falling in Love with You
Lounge - Erschienen bei Richard Smith am 26.12.2016
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Working in the Workforce
Rock - Erschienen bei Richard Smith am 29.09.2016
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I Got the Power (Second Version)
Rock - Erschienen bei Richard Smith am 18.05.2017
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