Aaron Smolinski made his acting debut at the age of 3 playing infant Superman in Superman: The Movie (Lee Quigley played the role of baby Kal-El earlier in the film). He also returned in Superman: II & Superman: III in uncredited roles where he was used as an extra. While growing up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with his parents and brother, Aaron continued acting doing numerous commercials, movies such as Superman II and Superman III. He had the opportunity of working with some great actors including Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Louis Gossett, Jr., as well as some great directors namely Richard Donner and Richard Lester.
While attending primary school, Aaron enjoyed many sports including gymnastics, soccer and ice hockey. After moving with his family to southern California, Aaron gave up his acting career to pursue his love of gymnastics, his perseverance and tenacity resulted in the opportunity of competing in a couple of State finals. Later, Aaron and his family moved back to Calgary and he entered the University of Calgary to pursue a career in Child Psychology.
There in Canada Aaron acted on his love of horses. He became a professional rider and an outstanding athlete. Aaron has ridden bulls and trained honoree broncs. In addition Aaron assisted in numerous cattle drives on the set of Lonesome Dove.
When Lonesome Dove filmed in the country surrounding Calgary, Aaron left University to pursue acting, his first real passion. Moving to Vancouver 2 years later, Aaron appeared in several productions including Outer Limits, MVP, Someone to Love Me, etc. He is currently single and living in Los Angeles.
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