His short physical stature (3 ft 1 in (0.94 m)) is a result of Morquio syndrome,[3] a rare enzymatic disorder affecting the circulatory, muscular and skeletal systems.
Life and workedit
Smith was born in Elmhurst, Illinois. A Chicago-area hospital worker approached his parents about him auditioning for the leading role in The Mighty, a feature film about a character with Morquio Syndrome. Kieran Culkin was cast instead, but Smith was recommended for the title role of Simon Birch (1998), a film based loosely on John Irving's novel A Prayer for Owen Meany, which also called for a small child actor.
He graduated from York Community High School in Elmhurst in 2005. He has undergone several operations including a spinal fusion and two bilateral osteotomies. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2009, and Gallaudet University in 2012 and now works as a software engineer. He is a co-founder of a nonprofit organization, Project Alloy, that gives assistance to underrepresented people in tech fields.[4][5] In 2019, he joined a class action lawsuit against the City of Oakland for excluding people with disabilities from the city’s rent control program. [6][7]
Referencesedit
^Holden, Stephen (September 11, 1998). "FILM REVIEW; Tiny Boy With an Enormously Consuming Quest". The New York Times.
michael, smith, born, 1987, american, actor, known, starring, role, simon, birch, born, 1987, 1987, elmhurst, illinois, occupation, actor, software, engineerheight3, short, physical, stature, result, morquio, syndrome, rare, enzymatic, disorder, affecting, cir. Ian Michael Smith born May 5 1987 is an American actor known for his starring role in Simon Birch 1 2 Ian Michael SmithBorn 1987 05 05 May 5 1987 age 37 Elmhurst Illinois U S Occupation s Actor Software engineerHeight3 ft 1 in 0 94 m His short physical stature 3 ft 1 in 0 94 m is a result of Morquio syndrome 3 a rare enzymatic disorder affecting the circulatory muscular and skeletal systems Life and work editSmith was born in Elmhurst Illinois A Chicago area hospital worker approached his parents about him auditioning for the leading role in The Mighty a feature film about a character with Morquio Syndrome Kieran Culkin was cast instead but Smith was recommended for the title role of Simon Birch 1998 a film based loosely on John Irving s novel A Prayer for Owen Meany which also called for a small child actor He graduated from York Community High School in Elmhurst in 2005 He has undergone several operations including a spinal fusion and two bilateral osteotomies He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2009 and Gallaudet University in 2012 and now works as a software engineer He is a co founder of a nonprofit organization Project Alloy that gives assistance to underrepresented people in tech fields 4 5 In 2019 he joined a class action lawsuit against the City of Oakland for excluding people with disabilities from the city s rent control program 6 7 References edit Holden Stephen September 11 1998 FILM REVIEW Tiny Boy With an Enormously Consuming Quest The New York Times SIMON BIRCH British Board of Film Classification 1998 10 06 Retrieved 2012 12 20 Ian Michael Smith at Hollywood com Beyond Disability 101 Ian Smith s Hopes for Tech Paul K Longmore Institute on Disability longmoreinstitute sfsu edu Retrieved 2019 11 23 Reasons to be cheerful TechCrunch 30 April 2017 Retrieved 2019 11 23 Renters with disabilities sue Oakland for housing discrimination The Mercury News 2019 08 28 Retrieved 2019 11 23 Disabled Tenants Sue Oakland Over Rent Control Laws High Cost Of Accessible Homes 2019 08 28 Retrieved 2019 11 23 External links editIan Michael Smith at IMDb Ian Michael Smith at Hollywood com nbsp This article about a United States film actor born in the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian Michael Smith amp oldid 1137306626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
