Smith Hart
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Smith Hart in 2011.
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| Birth name | Smith Stewart Hart |
| Born |
November 28, 1948 Long Beach, New York, United States |
| Residence | Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Rosado (m. 1979; d. 1998) |
| Children | 5, including 1 stepchild |
| Family | Hart |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Smith Hart Stu Hart |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 221 lb (100 kg). |
| Billed from | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Trained by | Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1973 |
| Retired | 1991 |
Smith Stewart Hart (born November 28, 1948) is a Canadian-American former professional wrestler and a member of the Hart wrestling family. His parents were Stu and Helen Hart. Smith was the first of their twelve children, being one of their eight sons, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Bret, Ross and Owen followed him. He wrestled for the majority of his career in Canada but also worked shortly in other countries and is best known for his time in Stampede Wrestling and for his appearances for WWE.
Hart was born in New York and is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada.
He is of Greek descent through his maternal grandmother and Irish through his maternal grandfather. His father was mainly of Scots-Irish descent but also had Scottish and English ancestry.
When he was less than a year old his mother, Helen Hart, suffered an automobile accident while pregnant with his younger brother Bruce. As a result, he was sent to live with his maternal grandparents, Harry and Elizabeth Smith, for almost two years.
He wrestled in his father's Stampede Wrestling promotion and in Puerto Rico'sWorld Wrestling Council, as well as trips to Japan, England, Germany and the Netherlands. He also helped out behind the scenes at Stampede Wrestling.
In 1973 Hart debuted for his father's promotion Stampede Wrestling in a tag team match with Bob Pringle against Joe Tomasso and Super Hawk in Regina. He later went on that same year to working in matches with Frank Butcher. Late that year he also tag teamed with his brother Bruce against Frank Butcher and Kim Klokeid.
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