Personal
Smith was born and raised in New York City and currently lives in Brooklyn. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale University in 1999, and married writer Liena Zagare in 2002.
Smith's father is attorney Robert S. Smith, an associate judge on the New York Court of Appeals. His mother is Dian G. Smith.
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