One of my favorite parts about the new Iron Man 3 movie was seeing the character of Harley, played by the very talented Ty Simpkins. Ty brings a new element to Iron Man and even shows you a side of Tony Stark that your not used to in the other Marvel movies. Myself, along with 24 other amazing bloggers got a chance to sit down and chat with Ty Simpkins and let me tell you, pay close attention to this kiddo because you will definitely be seeing more of him in the future.
Ty Simpkins first got into acting before he was even born! He was really funny when he talked about getting his first gig before he was even out of his mom’s womb.
So I’ve been acting since I was born. I was still in my mom’s stomach when the people called and asked me to be on this TV show or a soap opera. I’m not sure. But they asked me. And then– uh, they didn’t ask me. They asked my mom. And she said I’m not born yet. But and then they said we’ll wait.
Ty was in the middle of a Cello class when he got the news that he had gotten the role of Harley in Iron Man 3. How did he respond?
I screamed yes and I was really excited. And I was at a cello class. And it kind of just made it even better, cello even better.
So parents may wonder if there child is old enough to see Iron Man 3 since it’s PG-13. Since Ty is younger we asked him his thoughts on kids seeing the movie.
You might just want to tell them there is gonna be some like explosions. So you just might want to be prepared for shocking things and stuff like that.
Ty was really excited when it came to talking about who his biggest role models are. He’d also love to work with them someday!
So there’s Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans and Johnny Depp. I would love to work with Chris Evans or Johnny Depp.
Here are some Fun Facts about Ty Simpkins that you may not have known before:
- Ty Simpkins is only 11 years old and in the fifth grade.
- His Biggest supporter is his mom, we got a chance to meet her too and she is super nice!
- His favorite movie of all time is The Avengers.
- When he first met Robert Downey Jr., he asked Ty if he was nervous. Ty responded that he wasn’t nervous just excited.
- Since Ty is only 11 years old he had a studio teacher on the set with him during the filming of Iron Man.
I was so impressed with Ty Simpkins! He was kind, very intelligent and if I were his mom I would be so proud. He does a great job in the movie and I am so excited for the whole world to see how great Ty Simpkins is!
*Thanks so much to Dear Crissy for taking the photos pictured above.