Education
He studied journalism at Napier University in Edinburgh.
He studied journalism at Napier University in Edinburgh.
Smart"s career in journalism started at District of Columbia Thomson in Dundee where he was employed as a junior reporter on the Evening Telegraph and Dundee Courier in June 1998. Unable to find work in newspapers Smart turned to football earning a living coaching for Dutch company Coerver between 2001-2002. After a second serious football injury he returned to Scotland to work for Deadline Press and Picture Agency, covering news in the east of Scotland.
The introduction resulted in shifts in London which then paved the way for a move to the News of the World on a three-month contract.
Bizarre
Smart joined Bizarre at The Sun full-time in 2004 as Victoria Newton"s deputy. When Newton was promoted to head of entertainment in November 2007, he became the column editors
In his opening column for the paper, he formed a "cabinet" around himself comprising Pete Samson ("Office of the minister of music"), Danielle Lawler and other deputies. Lawler left to join The Daily Mirror as a 3am Girl soon after, while Samson now holds the United States Editor position at The Sun.
Smart has appeared on The Xtra Factor as a part of the celebrity panel.
In May 2010 he appeared on Channel 4"s Real Stories discussing the careers of music stars including Cheryl Tweedy, Rihanna and Simon Cowell with host Dave Berry.