- Born
- Birth nameChad Gaylord Smith
- Height1.91 m
- Chad Gaylord Smith was born in St Paul, Minnesota on October 25th 1961. He later moved to Michigan, where, whilst he was still at school, ran away from home for a period of time. When he returned with a dog called Bong, his mother sent him to a boarding school, kept the dog and shortened his name to Bo. He worked at various jobs, including Gap, but having played the drums since a very young age, he played in various bands in Michigan, one being called Toby Redd. In his twenties, he moved to California, where his brother Brad lived, and ended up in Los Angeles, where he auditioned for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, following the departure of DH Peligro. He got the job, and is still there today. He married his first wife, Maria, an artist, in 1996, and they divorced the following year, after the birth of their daughter, Manon St John Smith. In 1998, his son Justin was born, and two years later, his daughter Ava was born. In May 2004, he married an architect, Nancy Mack, with whom he has a baby son, Cole. He has worked with numerous musicians away from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, including Dave Navarro, Glenn Hughes, Wu Tang Clan and John Frusciante. He has recorded five albums with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and is currently working on his sixth (the band's ninth) studio album with the band. He is currently on tour for Stadium Arcadium, and will be playing the Carling Festival with the Red Hot Chili Peppers this August.- IMDb Mini Biography By: thefi
- SpousesNancy Mack Smith(May 2004 - present) (2 children)Maria St John(1996 - 1997) (divorced, 1 child)
- Baseball cap worn backwards
- Resemblance to Will Ferrell
- He entered the Guinness book of the world records for playing the world's largest drum kit consisting of 308 pieces.
- Drummer (since 1988) for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- Has two daughters and three sons. Daughter Manon St. John from his first marriage, and sons, Cole and Beckett, from his current marriage. Daughter Ava Cardoso-Smith and son Justin Smith are from previous relationships.
- Is the oldest and tallest member of The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- Ran away from home when he was 15 but came back after a summer.
- [on being mistaken for actor/comedian Will Ferrell]: People come up to me in airports, and they're asking for my autograph not because I'm the drummer for the Chili Peppers. They really think I'm Will Ferrell. I say 'No, I'm not.' But they're still like, 'I loved you in 'Old School.' You're so funny'.
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