Mike Smith (actor)
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-->Mike Smith (born 1972, Thorburn, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian actor, who plays the bespectacled Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys. He is known as an excellent swearist, which is a major part of his character on the show.
Smith showed early signs of musical talent, after learning how to play the guitar at age seven. He earned a degree in English from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Before joining the show, he was a guitarist in the rock band Sandbox, and signed a record deal with EMI in Canada, and Nettwerk in the United States. Sandbox released two albums with EMI and Nettwerk, entitled "Bionic" and "A Murder in the Glee Club." Sandbox was nominated for a Juno Award, East Coast Music Awards, and a Casby Award.
Smith has composed music for such films as The Weight of Water and Serendipity.
He had been a long-time friend of Trailer Park Boys director Mike Clattenburg, and met Robb Wells (Ricky), and John Paul Tremblay (Julian) while sound mixing on the original TPB feature. Mike introduced Mike Clattenburg to a character that he had made up, and it was written into the show.
Smith made a cameo appearance as the extreme foul-mouthed Bubbles in Snow's 2002 music video Legal, but his swearing remains bleeped.
He is also an excellent hockey player, starring for the Pictou County Weeks of the Nova Scotia Midget AAA Hockey League when he was in high school.
He is presently engaged to actress Nichole Hiltz.
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