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Michael Bailey Smith (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

2 November 1957, Alpena, Michigan, USA

Height

6' 4" (1.93 m)

Mini Biography

Michael Bailey Smith grew up as an Air Force brat, traveling the world, and he graduated from high school in Tehran, Iran. He later served in the renowned 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper. He attended college at Eastern Michigan University, where his athletic talents earned him a spot as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys. After a career-ending knee injury, he moved to San Diego and became a competitive bodybuilder. Michael stumbled upon acting when he accompanied a friend to an audition for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989). Michael landed the role of Super Freddy and the rest is history. The "acting bug" bit Michael, and he hasn't stopped since.

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Spouse

Lisa Smith

(? - present) 2 children

Trivia

Sons: Bailey Austin Smith, born in 1997 and Hunter Hal Smith, born in 2002.

Julian McMahon played a demon on the TV series "Charmed" (1998) and his evil alter ego was played by Smith. Both also played in movie versions of The Fantastic Four.

He is the only other actor to have played Freddy Kruger besides Robert Englund. Michael played, Super Freddy in A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989).

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