Dick Smothers Biography
Dick Smothers is an actor, comedian, composer, and musician from the United States. He and his older brother Tom formed the musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers. The Smothers Brothers appeared on various television shows, including two of their own: The Smothers Brothers Show (1965–1966), a comedy, and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967), a variety show.
Dick Smothers Age
He was born Richard Remick Smothers on November 20, 1938, in New York, New York, United States of America. Dick is 84 years old as of November 2022.
Dick Smothers Education
Dick attended Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga, graduated from Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, and afterward attended San José State University, previously known as San José State College.
Dick Smothers’s Parents- Siblings
Smothers was born in New York City, the son of Ruth (née Remick), a housewife, and Thomas B. Smothers, an Army officer who died as a Japanese prisoner of war in April 1945. He has two siblings, Tom Smothers and Sherry Smothers.
Dick Smothers Married- Children
Dick was married to Linda Miller (m. 1959; div. 1969), he later remarried, Linda Miller (m. 1972; div. 1984), he went on to marry Lorraine Martin (m. 1986; div. 1997). Dick then married Denby Franklin (m. 1997; div. 2006). He is the father of six children: Dick Jr., Andrew, Steven, Sarah, Susan, and Remick. He currently resides in upstate New York. In September 2022, Smothers married Marie Navarroli Kropp.
Dick Smothers Career
Smothers ran for the track team at SJSC, where he was coached by Lloyd (Bud) Winter. The Smothers Brothers appeared on various television shows, including two of their own: The Smothers Brothers Show (1965–1966), a comedy, and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967), a variety show. He appeared twice as a panelist on the daytime TV game show Match Game in 1977. He appeared as one of the characters in the 1993 animated Christmas film Precious Moments: Timmy’s Special Delivery. Without Tom, he played a dishonest Nevada State Senator in Martin Scorsese’s 1995 picture Casino in an unexpectedly serious role.
Without Tom, he played a dishonest Nevada State Senator in Martin Scorsese’s 1995 picture Casino in an unexpectedly serious role. His persona and speech in one sequence were inspired by former United States Senator Harry Reid, who chaired the Nevada Gaming Commission. Dick and Tom both appeared in a 21st-season episode of The Simpsons in December 2009, alongside Cooper, Peyton, and Eli Manning. Smothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2010. He and his brother announced their retirement from traveling in May. On CBS News Sunday Morning on December 11, 2022, the brothers revealed that they would be going on tour in 2023.
Dick Smothers’s Net Worth
Dick has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.