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Happy birthday to Smallville's Aaron Ashmore, the man behind our favorite gee-whiz photographer, Jimmy Olsen. Aaron turns 29 today.

Aaron has had a long acting career for such a young guy. He and his identical twin, Shawn, started acting in commercials when they were young, and they've never looked back. Since making his feature film debut in 1991, he's appeared on great shows like The West Wing and Veronica Mars. Then came the role of Jimmy Olsen, which Aaron jumped at.

He's kept busy in his downtime, too, appearing with Supernatural's Jared Padalecki in the straight-to-video holiday film The Christmas Cottage. Plus, he's working on two movies -- Dead End, a teens-in-peril thriller costarring Haley Duff and Privileged’s Lucy Hale, and The Thaw, and eco-thriller about an ancient parasite revealed by the melting polar ice.

Jimmy Olsen hasn't been kicking back, either. Last season, he got to put on the James Bond gear and play superspy to protect Chloe. He kicked off this season when Chloe accepted his marriage proposal. We have a feeling things won't go smoothly for the couple -- Chloe's developing new powers, and she's also developing an attraction to Davis Bloome. We can't wait to find out what happens!

Leave your birthday wishes for Aaron in the comments!

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Jason C. and Aaron Ashmore (aka Jimmy Olsen) make themselves at home in the Luthor mansion, checking out the art, the library, and, of course, the bar along the way. But they'd better hurry -- Lex could walk in at any moment!

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Jason C. gets the scoop from Aaron Ashmore about whether Jimmy's dealt with superhero envy! Plus, Aaron tells us about working with Jared Padalecki on Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas.

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New Smallville ep don't return to The CW until September, but the cast hasn't stayed out of the headlines. It's as busy as ever.

- Aaron Ashmore gives the big screen a try in Palo Alto

- Lana Lang comes in second in the "How Come It's Not YOU That's Dead?" category in TV Gal's Amy Awards

- John Glover hits Broadway once again

- James Marsters stars in the limited release film Shadow Puppets and BBC's Torchwood

- Justin Hartley announces on his Web site that he'll be joining the cast of midseason replacement Eight Days a Week and starring on Smallville...

- And last but not least, get ready for Comic-Con in San Diego next month!

We're particularly excited about Comic-Con, where the show is scheduled to reveal the face of the new Supergirl. Smallville writer-slash-producer Mark Verheiden will also stop by.

Are you excited about the possible return of the Green Arrow next season? Any thoughts on who the new Supergirl should be? And are you headed to Comic-Con next month?

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