Ilan Mitchell-Smith is beloved for playing one of the main characters in the 1980s movie Weird Science, but what has his career been like since?
While he is known for playing charming nerd Wyatt Donnelly in the 1985 film Weird Science, Ilan Mitchell-Smith's career has taken a compelling turn. He began acting when he was a child, appearing as younger siblings or pre-teens who wish that they were cooler.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Wyatt is one of the most lovable characters in John Hughes's movies, and the story of him and his best friend Gary Wallace making a computer-generated woman named Lisa is a classic coming-of-age tale. Wyatt is a relatable character who is nervous and uncertain about speaking to his crushes, although he and his friend have an extreme way to deal with this problem that feels a little sexist.
Ilan Mitchell-Smith's post-Weird Science career also included main roles such as Sebastian, the son of designer Yves Malmaison , in the 1989 movie Identity Crisis. His most dramatic and impressive part, though, was in the 1988 movie The Chocolate War as Catholic school student Jerry Renault, who doesn't participate in a fundraising effort of selling chocolate as a political protest against the strict rules.
Ilan Mitchell-Smith Became A University Professor After 1991, Ilan Mitchell-Smith decided to stop acting and turned to academia instead, and he is now an Associate Professor of Medieval Literature and Culture at California State University Long Beach. He has a Ph.D. in English Literature from Texas A&M University along with a BA and MA in Medieval Studies from UC Davis and Fordham .
Ilan Mitchell-Smith Played A Science Teacher In The Goldbergs Although Ilan Mitchell-Smith took a long break from acting, making Weird Science was certainly a highlight for him, and he has returned to the profession briefly for two notable TV guest appearances. In 2012, he lent his voice to two episodes of Axe Cop, and in 2017, he played high school science teacher Mr. Connelly in The Goldbergs season 5, episode 1, "Weird Science.
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