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Jan 27, 2023 · Ilan Mitchell-Smith, who played Wyatt Donnelly in the John Hughes classic "Weird Science," quit acting, became a professor, and has led an intriguing life.
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Ilan Mitchell-Smith (born June 29, 1969) is an American academic and former actor, best known as a co-star of the film Weird Science (1985) and Andy McCalister in Superboy. [1]
- Who Is Ilan Mitchell-Smith?
- Education and Early Life
- Roles in Movies
- Roles in TV Series
- Other Credits
- Awards and Nominations
- Career After Acting
- Love Life and Wife
- Interesting Facts and Hobbies
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American former actor and academic Ilan Mitchell-Smith was born in New York City, USA, on 29 June 1969, so Cancer’s his zodiac sign. He appeared in 10 movies and TV series prior to retiring in 1991, but has since returned to acting on two occasions; Ilan’s perhaps still known best forportraying the lead character Wyatt Donnelly in the 1985 romantic...
Ilan was raised in New York City alongside his sister Natania, by their father Lawrence Smith who worked as an art history professor, and mother Clary Mitchell-Smith who was a psychotherapist; Ilan’s sister’s today a successful artist, and lives in England. Ilan became interested in ballet at a quite an early age, and even won a scholarship to the ...
Ilan’s debut film role was playing Young Daniel in the 1983 drama “Daniel”, directed by Sidney Lumet, and which starred Timothy Hutton, Mandy Patinkin and Lindsay Crouse. It follows Daniel Isaacson who’s trying to learn more about his parents Rochelle and Paul Isaacson, who were executed for espionage in the ‘50s. The year 1984 saw Ilan appear in t...
Ilan’s debut TV series role was playing Anthony Ganucci in the 1985 episode “The Confirmation Day” of the popular crime action “The Equalizer”, created by Richard Lindheim and Michael Sloan, and which starred Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka and Robert Lansing. It follows a former Intelligence Agent who’s now working as a private investigator, the...
Ilan received special thanks for the 2011 documentary movie “On the Pool Patio with Ilya Salkind”. He was featured in the 2009 biographical documentary video “Don’t You Forget About Me”, and starred in the 2021 short documentary film “Walk the Wild Side”.
Ilan was nominated for a 1986 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor, for “Weird Science”.
Ilan’s published various articles on chivalry in the Middle Ages, and has also written about video games, medieval cultures, television and cinematic for magazines “Forces of Geek” and “Talk Wargaming”. He loves to write about the board game “Dungeons & Dragons”, as he’s also an avid tabletop gamer. Ilan spent several years teaching at Angelo State...
Ilan rarely speaks about his love life, but it’s widely known that he’s a married man. He was attending University of California, Davis when he met Susannah Demaree, who was at that time enrolled at Santa Monica College; the two were together for around five years before they married in a private ceremony in 1995, attended by only the closest of th...
Ilan didn’t tell his wife Susannah about his acting career when they dated, however, he confessed after learning that her favorite movie was the 1988 “The Chocolate War”, in which he starred. He was paid $150,000 for his role in “Weird Science”. More than 750 people are following Ilan on Instagram today, but he’s posted only 27 pictures, with most ...
Ilan’s age is 53. He has brown eyes and hair, is 5ft 10ins (1.78m) tall and weighs about 160lbs (72kgs). Ilan’s net worth’s been estimated atover $300,000, as of February 2023.
Actor: Weird Science. Ilan Mitchell-Smith was born in New York City and began studying ballet at an early age. After his family relocated to Amherst, Massachusetts, he was enrolled in dance classes four days a week and eventually got a scholarship with the School of American Ballet.
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Weird Science: Directed by John Hughes. With Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Bill Paxton. Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.
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- Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
- John Hughes
- 1985-08-02
Feb 15, 2023 · Ilan Mitchell-Smith's The Goldbergs appearance was a humorous and perfect nod to his turn as Wyatt in the surprisingly prophetic Weird Science, as the homage was not only in the episode title but also in part of the main storyline.
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Sep 7, 2014 · Ilan Mitchell-Smith shot to fame as nerd Wyatt in the 1985 John Hughes film “Weird Science,” and went on to land a role in the TV show “Superboy” (1989 to 1991). Where is he now?
