Ilan Mitchell-Smith
Birthday:
29 June 1969, New York City, New York, USA
Ilan Mitchell-Smith was born in New York City and began studying ballet at an early age. After his family relocated to Amherst, Massachusetts, he was enrolled in dance classes four days a week and eventually got a scholarship with the School of American Ballet. While at the ballet, he was discovered by a casting agent for director Sidney Lumet and ...
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Ilan Mitchell-Smith was born in New York City and began studying ballet at an early age. After his family relocated to Amherst, Massachusetts, he was enrolled in dance classes four days a week and eventually got a scholarship with the School of American Ballet. While at the ballet, he was discovered by a casting agent for director Sidney Lumet and was signed to play Timothy Hutton's character as a young boy in the film, Daniel (1983). That led to a major role in The Wild Life (1984) in which he played a young man who had a romanticized notion of the '60s, a part that required a lot of research into the milieu of the times. Show less «
"Choosing to do something I love, even if it's about knights and chivalry, is a valid choice. I'm happy doing what I'm doing." (on leaving a...Show more »
"Choosing to do something I love, even if it's about knights and chivalry, is a valid choice. I'm happy doing what I'm doing." (on leaving acting to pursue a career in academia). Show less «
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