Who: Actor Marcus T. Smith
Bio: Smith is from Tempe. He is a senior studying linguistics and German. He is producer of The Charles Darwin Experience, a member of the UA men’s club volleyball team and a resident assistant in Coronado Residence Hall.
Wildcat: What inspires you?
Smith: Seeing people that never give up succeed, as well as being told that I can’t do something. This makes me work 10 times harder and usually pays off in a way that allows me to surpass my previous expectations.
W: Which actors inspire you?
S: Jamie Foxx – he can sing, play piano, and act. Don Cheadle – he’s just amazing.
W: What is your favorite show? Why?
S: “”Flavor of Love,”” because NewYork is ridiculous. She is the best girl in the house.
W: Give me one line of your favorite song.
S: “”Got my medulla oblongata electrified,”” from “”Slow Down”” by Alicia Keys.
W: When did you start acting?
S: Freshman year of college, when I enrolled in an acting 100 class.
W: Where do you want to be in 10 years?
S: I will be on Broadway in New York, having starred in at least five shows. I will have made at least two movies, I will have started up a multimillion-dollar clothing line, as well as another business. Can’t reveal that information. I will have released an album. Basically, I will be set for life and doing something I love to do.
W: Early bird or night owl?
S: Night owl. I can’t wake up for anything in the morning.
W: Do you have any fun food combinations?
S: Not really, although I love cornbread and milk and grits. They’re delicious.
W: What makes you unique as an actor?
S: I do not fit the mold of other actors, especially black actors, because I am 6(-foot-)5 and do musical theater. I am a triple threat as well. In addition, I believe that my singing voice is a very unique one that is special to me because I can sing R&B, gospel, opera, classical, jazz and musical theater. A lot of other actors – musical theatre actors – can’t do that.
W: What do you think about Tucson?
S: UA is a great place to be; but I don’t think that I could live here for the rest of my life. It’s a flat, wide city. I need congestion and skyscrapers. New York, here I come!
W: What is your life motto?
S: “”Success is the sweetest revenge.””
