- Born
- Birth nameKerr Van Cleve Smith
- Height1.83 m
- Kerr Smith was born in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Barbara (Hess) and Rick Smith. He has a younger sister, Alison. Kerr graduated from Henderson High School in 1990 and then went on to attend the University of Vermont, graduating with a degree in Business Administration (Accounting and Finance). After college, Kerr moved to New York City where he quickly began his career in acting. After three years in NYC working on "As the World Turns," and films such as "Hit and Runway" and "Kiss and Tell," he moved to Los Angeles where he landed the role of "Jack McPhee" on the hit series "Dawson's Creek" after being in Los Angeles for only seven weeks. Kerr has had a slew of films and TV shows over the last 20 years in the business such as: "Final Destination," "E-Ring", "Justice", "Life Unexpected" and "My Bloody Valentine" just to name a few. He is also the co-owner of the Venice Beach Beer Company. His hobbies include flying airplanes and riding motorcycles.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpousesLisa Smith(August 1, 2017 - present)Harmoni Everett(June 7, 2003 - October 30, 2009) (divorced)
- ParentsRick SmithBarbara Smith
- RelativesAlison Smith(Sibling)
- His kiss with Adam Kaufman in episode #323 ("True Love") of Dawson (1998) was the first ever gay male kiss on prime time television.
- Originally auditioned for the part of "Leo" in the television series Charmed (1998) along with Julian McMahon (Cole) and Ted King (Andy) but lost out to Brian Krause.
- Kerr own's the Venice Beach Beer Company.
- Kerr and his mother appeared in L'Armée des 12 singes (1995) as uncredited extras. Kerr's scene was cut, but his mother's scene remains in the movie. This was his first acting job and he decided to go into acting full force after this experience.
- He is a certified Pilot.
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