Profile
Curt Smith
Musician + Songwriter + Singer
Male
Born
Jun 24, 1961
Age
51
Genres
Synthpop + Pop ro...
Performed With
Graduate + Tears ...
Record Label
Mercury Records
Curt Smith is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Also a solo artist, he released his third album Halfway, Pleased in May 2008.
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Frances PenningtonMarried 1996
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'Psych' Star Talks Gus, Aaron Sorkin & More!Huffington Post - Mar 20, 2013
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In Campaign, A Battle Over Owning America's StorySan Francisco Chronicle - Sep 08, 2012
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'Psych' Gets Musical At Comic Con 2012Buddy TV - Jul 12, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1961
Birth
Born on June 24, 1961.
TWENTIES
1981
20 Years Old
After Graduate and Neon disbanded, Smith and Orzabal founded Tears for Fears in 1981. Their debut album, 1983's The Hurting, reached no.1 in the UK and produced three international hit singles – "Mad World", "Change", and "Pale Shelter" – each with lead vocals performed by Smith.
1982
21 Years Old
Smith has been married twice. His first wife was Lynda "Lynne" Altman, whom he married in 1982.
1985
24 Years Old
Their 1985 album Songs from the Big Chair was even more successful, yielding hits including "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (with Smith again on lead vocals), "Shout," and "Head Over Heels” (which Smith co-wrote).
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1988
27 Years Old
They divorced in 1988, and he then began a relationship with marketing executive Laura "Frances" Pennington. They married in 1996 and now reside in Los Angeles with their two daughters, Diva and Wilder, born in 1999 and 2004, respectively.
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THIRTIES
1991
30 Years Old
Following another world tour, increasing tensions between himself and Orzabal prompted Smith to leave the band in 1991 and he moved to New York.
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1993
32 Years Old
After leaving Tears for Fears, Smith released his first solo album, Soul on Board, in 1993.
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2000
39 Years Old
During 2000, Smith began work on what was to become Halfway, Pleased, but the project was put on hold when he re-established contact with Roland Orzabal again after almost a decade of silence.
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FORTIES
Smith finally released the album in the U.S. and the rest of the world in May 2008 via his own KOOK Media label.
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Smith has made limited live concert appearances in the Los Angeles area to support Halfway, pleased. In January 2009, he announced that he will perform a weekly residency at The Standard Hollywood in West Hollywood, CA during the month of February 2009.
In January 2010, Smith released the standalone single "All Is Love (featuring Zoë Keating)," the first track in what he says will be an album-length project of collaborations with artists he meets via social media.
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FIFTIES
As of January 2011, Smith has said that he won't do another season of the series.
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2012
51 Years Old
As of January 2012 Smith's site lacks any specific details but claims "More tracks coming in 2011!".
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