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In Grease,Rex Smith was already a pop heartthrob who had a huge hit in 1979 with the single You Take My Breath Away.
He had the long blond hair and killer body and made us all swoon.
Rex decided to focus on his stage career than remaining a staple on the cover of Tiger Beat.
His Broadway and off-Broadway roles included The Scarlett Pimpernel, Grand Hotel, The Human Comedyand Annie Get Your Gun. He also starred oppositeDiahann Carroll in a memorable Canadian production of Sunset Boulevard and in a national tour of Kiss Me, Kate.
Rex won a Theatre World Award for his performance of Frederic in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s Central Park production ofThe Pirates of Penzance in 1981. He reprised the role two years later in a film version of Piratesopposite Linda Ronstadt.
Rex has many television and film credits including the lead in the ABC series Street Hawkand a regular role on the CBS soap As the World Turns.
Rex Smith Now 56
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