- Paul Smith was born in 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor, known for The Henderson Kids (1985), The Boy in the Bush (1984) and Hey Dad..! (1987). He has been married to Meagan Hurst since 2001. He was previously married to Justine Taylor.
- SpousesMeagan Hurst(2001 - present)Justine Taylor(1988 - 1990) (divorced, 3 children)
- Former trainer of greyhounds "Punk Time", "Eye See Daisy" and "Bertie Sannette".
- Has 3 sons. Sadly his eldest Shannon (Born August 8 1987) died in 2008.
- Is a greyhound trainer in Gnangara, Western Australia.
- On the possibility of a return to acting: I really can't envisage me working in the TV industry anymore. I think I said once that, in the TV industry you can be Houdini, and the next minute you're just plain 'who'. And I'm quite happy being 'who'.
- On leaving acting: I'd been in the film industry since I was 13, up until about 23, 24. I'd done about 16 or 20 shows. And once some of those shows started to attract media attention, I really wasn't interested in that side of it. If I have any interest from here on in, it'll be behind the camera.
- On his passion for greyhound racing: I enjoy the solitude of it. When I get up every morning, I spend two or three hours clearing my mind and working my dogs, and unlike children, they don't back answer you.
- On his three month jail term in Risdon Prison, Tasmania in 1994: I've spent years trying to put my life back together, and I'm happy with where I'm at, at the moment. I spent a bit of time for cashing checks to enable my gambling. It's all in the past now.
- On his gambling addiction and the repercussions on his acting career: I sort of knew I was destroying myself, at the same time I felt comfortable because I was in control, in my little world. And, maybe in a way I was trying to destroy my career at the same time.
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