Scott James Wells (1961-Oct.28, 2015) was an American actor, 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 another movie and worked as a Stand-In in "The Taking of Beverly Hills". Subsequently to this film he retired from show business. He is probably known for his role in Superboy as Lex Luthor but prior to this series he could be seen in print ads for Calvin Klein and billboards for Coppertone. He was replaced by Sherman Howard for the remainder of the series, beginning with season two. According to an interview with Ilya Salkind on the Superman Homepage, Wells was unavailable for Season two of Superboy. Salkind also explained Wells' absence on the DVD Box-Set of "Superboy - The Complete First Season", due to him being in rehab. He is unmarried with no children. He can be seen in the music video "Anything For You" with Gloria Estefan, on YouTube.com.