Occupation Television, film actor Role Actor | Name Scott Wells | |
Movies The Taking of Beverly Hills | ||
Scott James Wells (1961 – October 28, 2015) was an American actor and model, primarily noted for playing the villain Lex Luthor during the first season of the television series Superboy. After his departure from the Series in 1989, Scott Wells appeared in "The Taking of Beverly Hills". Subsequently to this film he retired from show business. Despite acting on TV he could be seen in print ads for Calvin Klein and billboards for Coppertone. In 1988, he appeared in the music video "Anything For You" by Gloria Estefan.
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Early life
Scott James Wells was born in 1961 in Miamisburg, Ohio. He graduated from West Carrollton High School. Sometime afterwards, he moved to L.A, working as an actor (having appeared in "Emergency!" and "Beauty and the Beast" (1989) and a model for fitness and fashion magazines.
Superboy
In 1988, Wells was cast as Superboys (arch-) enemy Lex Luthor. Playing a younger, "yuppie" kind version of the famous character, he had four guest appearances on the show. After ratings were disappointing, the show's producer Ilya Salkind decided to change aspects of the series. As a consequence, Wells as well as John Haymes Newton (Superboy) were replaced beginning with Season 2. Sherman Howard was then cast as Lex Luthor. The change in appearance was explained due to Luthor having undergone plastic surgery to fool Superboy.
In 2006, Salkind explained Wells' absence on the DVD box set of "Superboy: The Complete First Season", due to him being in "rehab".
Death
Scott James Wells died on October 28, 2015, aged 54, in Dayton, Ohio.