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Ward Smith guest stars on upcoming episodes of ‘Army Wives’ and ‘Burn Notice’
Every 10 or 20 years, Ward Smith and I cross paths.
The first time was back in 1987 when I start a Tampa Bay area feature magazine called Jump Monthly. It neither jumped nor came out monthly, but that’s a conversation for another time.
Back then, we profiled Ward – an up-and-coming local standup comedian whose father, Hugh, the long-time anchor of our then CBS affiliate’s evening news, was a local icon.
WARD SMITH audio excerpt: “In both shows, the casts and crews couldn’t have been sweeter. On Burn Notice, Gabrielle Anwar said, ‘I feel like hammered scrod.’ She had been on the set since 6 in the morning and they didn’t get to our scene until 10 p.m. She said, ‘Your accent is very good!’”
Ward Smith video interview with Mr. Media, Bob Andelman, June 23, 2012
You can LISTEN to this interview with comedian and actor WARD SMITH, guest star on episodes of ARMY WIVES and BURN NOTICE, by clicking the audio player above!
In the intervening years, Ward became a husband and father and teamed up with a local radio legend, Cleveland Wheeler, and was a writer and air personality for the final days of the Morning Zoo.
Some time after that gig ended, I met Wheeler for lunch at the St. Petersburg burger landmark, El Cap, and was delighted when Ward turned up as a surprise guest.
Earlier this year, Ward resurfaced on Facebook, announcing his new career as an actor. Lucky guy — he landed guest roles on USA’s “Burn Notice” and Lifetime’s “Army Wives.”
The first of his “Army Wives” appearances — he plays Detective Barker — will be telecast Sunday, June 24 @ 10 p.m. He’ll be back the following Sunday, July 1.
Then look for him on “Burn Notice” on July 19 @ 9 p.m. He plays an MI6 Agent named Arthur Meyers who conducts a bit of horse trading with star Gabrielle Anwar’s character, Fiona.
Ward is also the voice of the “Offensive Coordinator” for the Madden NFL 2012 football videogame.
And while he’s not yet a household name outside of the Smith household, he is an old friend and I’m eager to hear the details of his new life.
Bob Andelman is the host and producer of Mr. Media® Interviews. He is also the author or co-author of 12 books, including Mind Over Business with Ken Baum, The Consulate with Thomas R. Stutler, The Profiler with Pat Brown, Built From Scratch with the founders of The Home Depot, The Profit Zone with Adrian Slywotzky, Mean Business with Albert J. Dunlap, and Will Eisner: A Spirited Life. Click here to see Bob Andelman’s Amazon Central author page. He is a member in good standing of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (member page).
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