Keenan graduate stars on American Gladiators

2008-07-11 / Front Page

By Mimi M.Maddock Mimi@TheColumbiaStar.com

Justice ( Jesse) Smith Justice ( Jesse) Smith Justice (sometimes known as Jesse) Smith stands 6'8" tall and weighs in at 280. This giant of a man graduated from Keenan High School in 1992. His father and mother, Charles and Vivian Phoenix, live in Columbia now, but when Smith was young, the family moved around a lot because Charles was in the military. Smith went to Greenview Elementary in Columbia, but his family left and didn't return to Columbia until he was high school age.

After graduating from Keenan High School, Smith attended the University of Tennesee and Knoxville College in Morristown, Tennessee, where he received an AA in 1995. In 1998, he received an AA/BS from Alcorn State University.

Smith chose acting as a career and as a professional kickboxer (K- 1), he landed a place as a professional on American

Gladiators, an NBC TV show that matches amateurs against the professionals. Smith's athletic skills also include baseball, aerobics, soccer, football, martial arts, basketball, cycling, swimming, and track and field.

Justice Smith Justice Smith Smith considers himself an actor and says the show has been running for two seasons, and he hopes it continues. He is married to Daisy, who is Cambodian. Her family came to America as refugees.

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