Born in Seattle, Washington, United States,[citation needed] by 1933 Smith was in a singing trio, The Three Ambassadors.

Establishing a radio program, The Jack Smith Show,[1] in 1945, he went on to host such guests as Dinah Shore, Margaret Whiting, John Serry Sr. and Ginny Simms.

"[3] Following a guest appearance in the musical film Make Believe Ballroom (1949), Smith was offered the second lead in Warner Bros.' On Moonlight Bay (1951) opposite Doris Day.

[1] In 1953, Smith briefly hosted the NBC game show Place the Face,[4] only to be replaced by Jack Bailey, who in turn was followed by Bill Cullen.

[citation needed] Jack Smith died in June 2006 in Westlake Village, California of leukemia, aged 92.