After high school productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph), The Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), and The Wizard of Oz (The Cowardly Lion), he began working at Stage West in Mississauga, spending over a year doing dinner theatre.

He went on to study and perform at The Second City in Toronto, working with SCTV legend Joe Flaherty.

He also wrote and performed the theme song to the TV series Big Wolf on Campus.

After The Bail (alternately titled Fizzy Bizness), Smith moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.

The band parted ways in 2009, and Danny returned to Toronto and is pursuing his acting career.