1. Curt Smith was born on 24 June 1961 and is an English singer, songwriter, musician and, record producer, who is best known as the co-lead vocalist, bassist, and co-founding member of the pop rock band Tears for Fears along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal.
Curt Smith grew up in Bath, Somerset in England, and lived on the Snow Hill council estate.
Curt Smith later released the solo studio album Aeroplane under his own name.
In October 2011, Curt Smith announced on his website that he would re-release the Mayfield album on 15 November 2011.
Curt Smith finally released the album in the US and the rest of the world in May 2008 via his own KOOK Media label.
Curt Smith made limited live concert appearances in the Los Angeles area to support Halfway, Pleased.
In January 2010, Curt Smith released the standalone single "All Is Love", the first track in what he said would be an album-length project of collaborations with artists he had met via social media.
Curt Smith worked with the French singer So providing vocals on her track "Les Autres", and the pair worked together again on Smith's track "Seven of Sundays".
Curt Smith is featured on the Shadow Bureau's 2011 track "Don't Give Yourself Away" with artist Linda Strawberry, inspired by the 2010 Australian film Griff the Invisible.
In May 2011, Curt Smith tweeted that he was working on a track with Junkie XL which features on JXL's studio album Synthesized.
Curt Smith recorded a vocal track for the American punk band American Eyes on their song entitled "The Day We Died" from the album Never Trust Anything That Bleeds.
Curt Smith contributed an original song, "This Is Christmas", to an episode of the fifth season of the USA Network series Psych.
The band or musician played acoustic versions of their songs ; Curt Smith interviewed them between sets, as well as took viewer questions via Skype and the show's chat room.
In 1988, Curt Smith appeared at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute performing "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", with accompanying musicians Phil Collins, Midge Ure and Mark Brzezicki on stage.
Curt Smith is an avid user and advocate of social media.
Curt Smith has guest-lectured at the USC Annenberg School's graduate Online Communities program.
Curt Smith had a minor role as a desk clerk in The Dead Connection, and a more significant role as a professor in 2000's The Private Public.
Curt Smith made a surprise appearance to open Psychs 2010 Comic Con panel, where he sang onstage with Psych co-stars James Roday and Dule Hill.
Curt Smith then appeared, as himself, in the Psych episode "Shawn 2.0", an episode for which he wrote a variation of the opening theme.
Curt Smith again appeared as himself in the show's 100th episode, "100 Clues", in March 2013.
Curt Smith appeared in the series' penultimate episode "A Nightmare on State Street" as himself.
Curt Smith is a supporter of Manchester United and Los Angeles FC.
Curt Smith played a Steinberger L2 on stage from September 1982 through 1985, which he later gave to a roadie at the end of the Big Chair Tour in 1985.