Biography

Gian Smith is a popular local performing artist in his home city of New Orleans. He is an accomplished writer and personality. He is perhaps best known to the masses as a spoken word poetry artist and is most notably acclaimed for his work with the HBO television series "Treme." His talents not only include performance but also writing and directing.
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Is a big fan of "The Wire" the show that David Simon, creator of Treme, is most popular for.

In May of 2000, he was caught in the leg by a stray bullet while outside of a night club.

In his poem for the promo "The City" Gian makes reference to 'O.T.' This is actually Oliver Thomas, who is featured throughout season 2 of "Treme." The two are friends from a private poker game. Gian included this line as an homage to Oliver Thomas as well as an acknowledgement to his part on the series.

Has written two original performance poems for "Treme." The first titled "You Betta Ask Somebody" was for a symposium featuring the shows creators. The second one was for a promo entitled "The City" and is an excerpt from his poem "Still the City.".