The guy who played "Wyatt" in Weird Science is a professor

[Bouncy Ball]

of English at Texas A&M University. How weird is that?

http://home.pacbell.net/afortin/Ilan/pix/41.html

http://home.pacbell.net/afortin/Ilan/pix/17.html

[GOPisEvil]

1. Holy flurking schnit!!!!

:o

[Bouncy Ball]

3. His office is in the Blocker building.

I'm so tempted to drive down there, see him, and go "hmm, ok, just wanted to see this for myself."

But then I found that recent pic of him and my curiousity is sated. He just looks like....a professor.

He apparently doesn't tell people who he is, especially his students. He didn't even tell his wife when they were dating that he had been an actor. And I don't know where that picture came from, because normally he doesn't allow his picture to be taken.

I wonder how happy he is there. He's from New York City and lived in California for a while. I just can't imagine living in College Station for the rest of my life. Eh.

[GOPisEvil]

4. No kidding...College Station? Ick.

But that's cool...I wondered what happened to him.

[DanCa]

2. Wow - the mind wobbles.

[Broken_Hero]

5. Ha, i guess having a bra

on his head, did make him smarter!...i always wondered what happened to this guy...

[democracyindanger]

6. And Robocop's at Syracuse

Peter Weller is a professor of Fine Arts. Go figure.

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/343334p-292761c.html

[Jara sang]

7. Does he still hang with Robert Downey Jr.?

If he is, tell him to stop. That kid is trouble, as he was in 'Weird Science'. Strange how life mimics art.

[Bouncy Ball]

10. I read an interview with him (this guy, not Downey) from

the Austin paper about a couple of years ago and apparently he hasn't hung out with Downey in years.

Oh and he never liked Anthony Michael Hall's stuff much. LOL.

[Divameow77]

12. Give Downey a break,

he seems to have put his life back together, besides I always thought addiction is a disease.

[Bouncy Ball]

14. Hear, hear.

He got married recently and looked really healthy and happy. Good for him, I say.

(But I think that other DUer was being a bit tongue-in-cheek, anyway.)

[pdx_prog]

22. I always thought he was a great actor...

NOt much for setting priorities for himself, but a great actor...

[Jara sang]

26. I was just joking around.

I like Downey's stuff. 'Wonder Boys' was brilliant.

[Moochy]

8. Hey, I know him

:) we used to know eachother during his undergraduate days at UCDavis.
He's a great guy. One of the most grounded down to earth people I've met. He's not into the whole Weird Science or even acting anymore.

Small world :)

[Fairlyunbalanced]

9. How what?

How could you not be into the whole Wierd Science?!?!?!

That movie rocks :D

[Bouncy Ball]

13. Apparently he's only seen it twice.

Once when it came out and once just a few years ago.

Shrug. Go figure. I've got it on DVD, it's among my favorite 80s films.

[Moochy]

24. We didnt have the guts

to tell him that we had an Ilan Mitchell Smith Film festival once we knew who he was. My one movie star friend!

[Bouncy Ball]

25. My movie star friend in college was Henry Thomas, the kid who

played "Elliot" in ET. He was originally from San Antonio. He tried getting into A&M and went to Blinn College (a junior college) there in College Station for a while. It's nicknamed "Blinndergarten."

Anyway, I don't think he ever got in, but he lived there and had a few good parties and was generally a very quiet, laid-back guy. He DID hate "phone home" jokes, though. I met him while I was working in a grocery store there, part-time. It amazed me how he bought things I considered to be uber-expensive without even batting an eye. Course back then I didn't even buy ground beef.

I just looked him up on imdb.com. Apparently married and has one kid now.

[Bouncy Ball]

11. Yep. I found a fairly recent article (couple of years ago)

and he does indeed sound very grounded and normal and just....well, like a regular guy.

I was just sort of weirded out that the kid from that movie (which I love) is now teaching in my major field at my alma mater. Weirdness! One degree of Ilan Mitchell-Smith!

LOL.

[Shell Beau]

15. So I wonder if he REALLY tried that experiment!!!!

:crazy:

[liberalconscious]

16. wow

wow

who knew?

[pdx_prog]

21. Isn't that where YOU came from Shell?...lol

Just saying....you're pretty darn cute....coincedence? I think not..:P

[Shell Beau]

23. Awww!!

:blush: Thanks! :)

[Blue-Jay]

17. That's pretty cool.

[underpants]

18. "Robocop" is a professor of Literature and fine arts at Syracuse

He teaches a literature and fine arts class at Syracuse University. He can be seen on The History Channel's new documentary on Roman engineering.

He holds a master's degree in Roman and Renaissance art and is working toward a Ph.D. One of Syracuse University's most popular professors.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000693/bio

[bmbmd]

19. And Van Morrison

teaches literature at the University of Glasgow.

[Bouncy Ball]

20. Now THAT would be a cool class to take.

wow.