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Ilan Mitchell-Smith

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Actor

The Resume

    (June 29, 1969- )
    Born in New York City, New York
    Best known for portraying Wyatt Donnelly in ‘Weird Science’ (1985)
    Also appeared in ‘Daniel’ (1983), ‘The Wild Life’ (1984), ‘The Chocolate War’ (1988) and ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’ (1989)
    Recurring role as Andy McAllister in ‘Superboy’ (1989-91)

Why he might be annoying:

    He did not tell his future wife about his acting career until he found out that ‘The Chocolate War’ was one of her favorite movies.
    One of his few post-1991 acting gigs was guesting in an episode of ‘The Goldbergs’ based on ‘Weird Science.’ (2017)
    He refers to himself on Twitter as ‘that kid from Weird Science (the other one).’
    His answer to one of the questions most asked of him (namely, ‘What was it like to kiss Kelly LeBrock?’): ‘The truth is, that it's weird to be 15 and kissing a woman who is 30, who wouldn't be kissing you unless she had to. It's weird in all kinds of ways and not really that great. But that's not the answer the guys want.’

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won a dance scholarship to the School of American Ballet when he was six.
    Judie Aronson, who portrayed his girlfriend in ‘Weird Science,’ noted, ‘All the other boys on the set were extremely wild and carefree and crazy. Ilan was very well-bred, well-mannered.’
    He earned a doctorate in medieval studies and became a history professor at Texas A&M.
    He said about giving up acting for academia, ‘Choosing to do something I love is a valid choice. I’m happy doing what I’m doing.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 677 Votes: 48.45% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 91 Votes: 56.04% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying