
Kenny Smith
Biography
Kenny Smith is a long-time member of TNT’s Inside the NBA studio show. While Smith has been an analyst, Inside the NBA has won four Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Show – Daily. This year, Smith received a Sports Emmy nomination for Best Analyst. Smith makes regular appearances on NBA TV and has served as analyst for Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ combined coverage of the NCAA March Madness Division I Men’s Basketball Championship since 2011. Smith is also the founder of The Jet Academy, the virtual live basketball camp.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Vince Carter: Legacy
2021

Muggsy: Always Believe
as Self
2021

Hustle
as Leon
2022

All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1990

Giannis: The Marvelous Journey
as Self
2024

Mr. Chibbs
as Self
2017

Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC
as Kenny "the Jet" Smith
2012

Thunderstruck
as Kenny Smith
2012

NB80s
2011

Just Wright
as Kenny Smith
2010

Untold: Malice at the Palace
as Self (archive footage)
2021

The Year of the Yao
as Self
2004

Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
as Self
2025
4.7 Seconds: For the Championship
as Self
2026
TV Appearances

The Inside Story
as Himself
2021

The Odd Couple
as Kenny Smith
2015

Shut Up and Dribble
as Self - Former NBA Player
2018

Basketball: A Love Story
as Self
2018

The Pathway
as Narrator (voice)
2022

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Himself
1992

Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
2015

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003

Young Rock
as Kenny Smith
2021

grown-ish
as Kenny Smith
2018

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

American Dad!
as Kenny Smith (voice)
2005