Slade Smiley

Long before Slade Smiley became a resident of the OC and an original cast member of Bravo TV's "The Real Housewives of Orange County", Slade discovered he had a love for entertainment in his native town of Anchorage, Alaska. Slade joined a local performing choir at age 13 and furthered his interest in the arts by performing in musical productions and drama classes in high school and college with roles in Hello Dolly, West Side Story, The Music Man and more. Slade didn't just reserve his talents for the stage, but also developed his athletic skills at an early age participating competitively in cross country skiing, track & field and cycling. As an accomplished cyclist, Slade had the privilege of training with the U.S. National Cycling Team at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs as well as attending the 2003 Tour De France and competing professionally for over 10 years. Slade's cycling training brought him to Southern California in 1993 at which time he launched a successf