Ilan Mitchell-Smith Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Ilan Mitchell-Smith (born June 29, 1969) is Assistant Professor of English at California State University Long Beach, but he is best known as an actor and co-star of the film Weird Science (1985). He was born in New York City. Mitchell-Smith's film career began in 1983 at age fourteen when he played a younger version of the title character in Sidney Lumet's Daniel. After a starring role in the 1984 film The Wild Life, he was cast as Wyatt Donnelly in the 1985 teen classic Weird Science by writer/director John Hughes. The film focuses on two nerdy teenage boys who create a woman of their... MORE

Ilan Mitchell-Smith (born June 29, 1969) is Assistant Professor of English at California State University Long Beach, but he is best known as an actor and co-star of the film Weird Science (1985). He was born in New York City. Mitchell-Smith's film career began in 1983 at age fourteen when he played a younger version of the title character in Sidney Lumet's Daniel. After a starring role in the 1984 film The Wild Life, he was cast as Wyatt Donnelly in the 1985 teen classic Weird Science by writer/director John Hughes. The film focuses on two nerdy teenage boys who create a woman of their own (played by Kelly LeBrock) as they are unable to find girlfriends. Although this proved to be his only major role, he was overshadowed by his more famous co-star Anthony Michael Hall as well as future stars Robert Downey, Jr. and Bill Paxton. After Weird Science, his acting career slowed down. While he had starring roles in several other films and TV series, most notably The Chocolate War and Superboy, none of these brought him the same degree of recognition. He decided to leave acting entirely in 1991, his final role being a guest appearance on Silk Stalkings. Mitchell-Smith earned a Bachelor of LESS