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Ilan Mitchell-Smith
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''. Acting career Mitchell-Smith's first passion was ballet. He studied as a child and won a scholarship to dance with the School of American Ballet. While there on his scholarship, he was discovered by a casting director and his film career began in 1982 at age 12 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 film ''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. Mitchell-Smith starred in several other films and TV series, most notably ''The Chocolate War'' and ''Superboy''; none of these brought him the same degree of reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
