In context
- When
- Monday, November 7 199432 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
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- Person
- Algee Smith
At a glance
Born 1994-11-07.
Known as: film actor, singer, television actor, and actor. Citizenship: United States.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Algee Smith, American actor and singer
Early life
Early life Smith, who is of African American heritage, was born in Saginaw, Michigan . [ 1 ] At the age of eight, he and his family moved from Michigan to Atlanta where he started his acting career. [ 2 ] Having an occultist for a father and a fashion designer for a mother, Smith was well immersed in the arts and also completed his first rap recording at the age of 9. During this time, he attained several minor television roles; those of which he credits for "perfecting his craft." [ 2 ]
Path and career
Career After appearances in projects such as Disney Channel 's Let It Shine and Earth to Echo , Smith landed his first major acting role playing real-life singer Ralph Tresvant in The New Edition Story , which also showcased his singing and dancing abilities . Smith also starred in Kathryn Bigelow 's film Detroit , which tells the story of the Algiers Motel incident . His performance was praised by critics and he received a nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture at the 2018 NAACP Image Awards . [
Why this date
Algee Smith appears on our November 7 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.
November 7 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1994Algee Smith
- 1996NASA
- 2000Drug Enforcement Administration
- 20002000 United States presidential election
- 2000Hillary Clinton
- 2004Iraq War
- 2007Jokela school shooting
- 20122012 Guatemala earthquake
- 2017Shamshad TV
- 2020Joe Biden
- 2023António Costa
Also in 1994
- September 9Space Shuttle programSpace Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-64.
- September 12Frank Eugene CorderFrank Eugene Corder fatally crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West Wing. There were no o…
- September 14Major League BaseballThe rest of the Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
- September 161988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictionsThe British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988.
- June 141994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riotThe 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup, causing an est…
- January 3Baikal Airlines Flight 130Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes near Mamoney, Irkutsk, Russia, resulting in 125 deaths.
- August 14Carlos the JackalIlich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
- July 5Jeff BezosJeff Bezos founds Amazon.
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