Date of Birth

9 December 1972, Exton, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Kerr Van Cleve Smith

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Mini Biography

Kerr Smith was born in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Barbara (Hess) and Rick Smith. He has a younger sister, Alison. Kerr graduated from Henderson High School in 1990 and then went on to attend the University of Vermont, graduating with a degree in Business Administration (Accounting and Finance). After college, Kerr moved to New York City where he quickly began his career in acting. After three years in NYC working on "As the World Turns," and films such as "Hit and Runway" and "Kiss and Tell," he moved to Los Angeles where he landed the role of "Jack McPhee" on the hit series "Dawson's Creek" after being in Los Angeles for only seven weeks. Kerr has had a slew of films and TV shows over the last 20 years in the business such as: "Final Destination," "E-Ring", "Justice", "Life Unexpected" and "My Bloody Valentine" just to name a few. He is also the co-owner of the Venice Beach Beer Company. His hobbies include flying airplanes and riding motorcycles.

Trivia

• Attended the University of Vermont.
• First acting experience was as a supporting character in "The King and I" his senior year of High School.
• Graduated from Henderson High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1990.
• His first name (Kerr) was his grandmother's maiden name.
• Kerr and his mother appeared in 12 Monkeys (1995) as uncredited extras. Kerr's scene was cut, but his mother's scene remains in the movie. This was his first acting job and he decided to go into acting full force after this experience.
• Has a B.S. degree in Business Administration.
• Owns a home in Park City, Utah that he and his family use for skiing vacations
• His kiss with Adam Kaufman in episode #323 ("True Love") of Dawson's Creek (1998) was the first ever gay male kiss on prime time television.
• Originally auditioned for the part of "Leo" in the television series Charmed (1998) along with Julian McMahon (Cole) and Ted King (Andy) but lost out to Brian Krause.
• Kerr own's the Venice Beach Beer Company.
• He is a certified Pilot.
• Kerr owns TerraLife Wellness with his wife Lisa.