Brent Gorcie

Born in Winnipeg, Canada. Only child to Kandi Smith and Tom Gorcie, who were professional ballroom dancers. Brent spent his childhood in Youngstown, Ohio with his mother and grandparents, Tom & Glorya Smith. His grandfather was a well respected airline pilot for many years and his grandmother was an artist. They were also competitive swing & ballroom dancers. Went to 15 different schools in his lifetime and dropped out of high school his junior year to pursue music and film. Is a descendant of Leo B. Gorcey (June 3, 1917 - June 2, 1969) who was an American stage and movie actor who became famous for portraying the leader of a group of young hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, The East Side Kids and The Bowery Boys. In 1937, Samuel Goldwyn made the popular play 'Dead End' into a movie of the same name, and transported Leo and the other 5 boys to Hollywood. Leo Gorcey became one of the busiest actors in Hollywood for the next 20 years.