Lance Smith

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lance Smith is the host of CMT's Top Twenty Countdown and the announcer for the third "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" movie.

Smith has also hosted CMT's "Got Me In With The Band," and other various CMT specials, including award pre-shows and CMT's Spring Break concert specials.

Lance Smith was born David Lance Smith in Alabama on September 27th, 1978. He moved all over as a child, but settled in Franklin, TN.

Smith's need for an acting career started in church with a performance in "The Passion Play," that gave him an audience of thousands of people.

Soon after high school graduation, Smith moved from his home of Franklin, Tennessee to Los Angeles, eventually becoming an extra on many TV sitcoms. He then landed acting roles in country music-related jobs, which would foreshadow his Country Music Television career, starring in a trio of country music videos, with two featuring him as the lead male. Then he landed an audition with some country music superstars.

Smith landed a six-month job as a host for The Dixie Chicks' "Fly" tour, along with Nathan Blackburn on MTV's The Real World, entertaining tens of thousands of people each night between acts.

Soon after the tour ended, Smith landed an interview with Country Music Television to be their first video jockey.

Lance Smith was CMT's first-ever VJ, joining CMT on May 28, 2001, as the host of CMT's new request show, CMT's Most Wanted Live. Smith moved over to the Top-20 Countdown in December 2001, as well as hosting other CMT specials, remaining a fan favorite.

Smith hasn't left his acting behind, starring in a movie short called "Rocket and Co." and gaining a cameo in "Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector" with other upcoming movie roles.

Smith lives in Tennessee with his wife Carrie.

Bio Credits: Country Music Television, Vincent M. Harley, Lance Smith