Full name: Elijah Jordan Wood
D.O.B: Jan 28th 1981 ( This makes him 22 years old )
Place of birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa US
Nationality: Caucasian.
Sexuality: Straight. He likes girls.
Height: 5'6"
Weight: around 160 lbs.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Current Residence: LA, in his mothers guest house / Wellington, NZ
Star Sign: Aquarius ( See his horosope here )
Tatoos: One: a small Quenya (elvish) "9" symbol on his right hip.
Piercings: None
Religion: Catholic ( Although he is 'not practicing' )
Nicknames: Lij, Eli, Monkey, Elwood, The Funny
Siblings: Older brother, Zack, 28, and Younger sister, Hannah, 18
Hobbies: Photography, Cooking, Singing, Reading, Star Wars geek-ism, CD collecting
Pets: Two dogs, Levonne and Rascal
Car: Mini Cooper
Favorites
Color: Blue
City: London
Clothing line: Banana Republic
Musical: Les Miserables
Movies: Star Wars, Amele, Mohallad Drive, Pulp Fiction, Heavenly Creatures.
Books: The Hobbit, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (when he was a little younger).
Actor: Tim Roth
Actress: Emma Thompson
Kind of Music: Basically Everything. Elijah says he's obsessed with music. See some more about his musicial inclination here.
Bands: Smashing Pumpkins, The Beatles, Radiohead, Jimi Hendrix, Massive Attack, Propellerhead, Liquid Soul, John Lennon, Flaming Lips.
CD's: Mellon Collie and The Infinate Saddness (Smashing Pumpkins)
Superhero: Batman
Favorite Food: Homemade Potato Salad
Favorite TV Show: Entertainment Weekly and Extra
Subject in School: English
Least Favorite Movie: Godzilla and Pearl Harbor
Other
Looks for in a girl: Kindness, intelligence, inner and outer beauty. Real and honest. He likes dark haired girls, and also loves accents.
Future Plans: Attend Columbia University majoring in English, or to attend a good film college such as USC or UCLA!
Marital Status: Not married. Has dated several actresses ( Bjou Phillips, Franka Potente ) and had a few relationships in New Zealand.
Boxers or Briefs: Boxers
Bad Habbits: Smokes Clove Cigarrettes, Bites his fingernails
Random facts
- He thinks Trekkies are strange
- Elijah loves playing video games
- Elijahs family owned a Deli in Cedar Rapids but sold it so they could move for Elijahs career.
- Elijahs childhood idol is George Lucas, of Star wars fame (amongst many many others)
- During shooting the faculty Elijah picked up his smoking habit from fellow star, Josh Hartnett.
- Melissa Joan Hart wanted him to play the male lead in Drive Me Crazy because she thought it would take some of the pressure of her in her first leading role. However,
she was told that he looked too young next to her, and the role went to Adrian Grenier.
- Elijah thinks "Godzilla" and "Pearl Harbour" are the worst movies ever
- Attended St. Patrick's Catholic School K through 3rd grade, then was home-schooled by his parents as he began his film career.
- His first on screen kiss was in Flipper, but it was cut out of the movie
- It is rumoured that Elijah auditioned for the role of "Christian" in Moulin Rouge
- He wears glasses
- He drinks coffee and smokes clove cigarettes
- His favorite scene in Two Towers is the Passage of the Dead Marshes
- He didn't like the character of Sandy who he played in Flipper
- He is literally obsessed with music, and has over 1,500 CDs in his collection!
Born as Elijah Jordan Wood on January 28th 1981, Elijah, or more commonly known as 'Lij' was a little ball of energy from the start. His parents called him 'Spark-plug', he
was so energetic! "I used to climb on everything," Elijah says. "I was always causing trouble." When little Elijah was in Kindergarten, his mother, Deborah, enrolled him in a
local talent/modeling school, hoping to find an outlet for his energy. It seemed to work, and six months later, he visited L.A. and got signed with an agent. He appeared in
some commercials and TV spots. Sensing Elijah had enough talent to make it in Hollywood, his mother packed up and moved to LA with Elijah and his older brother, Zach.
His father, Warren, and sister, Hannah, followed later.
Elijah got his start in film when he appeared in "Back to the Future II" for a brief speaking role. After a couple more small roles, he got a considerable part in "Child in the
Night". After that, things just kept getting bigger.
Elijah began getting lead-child parts in films like Paradise, Avalon, Radio Flyer, and more. Hailed as one of Hollywood's most gifted child-actors, he got even more parts,
and it wasn't long before teen magazines snatched him up as "Big Blue Eyes". Elijah continued making films, doing his schoolwork onset, and avoiding regular High School
alltogether.
It was in 1998, while filming "The Faculty" when he heard about Lord of the Rings. Knowing this was the chance of a lifetime, he filmed his own audition tape and sent it in
to New Line. He was cast soon after. The rest, is furry footed history, really. Making some of the best friends of his life onset and doing crazy things while filming (getting a
tatoo, surfing), he came away proclaiming it was a lifechanging experience. Shot fully into the spotlight, Elijah Wood reached the level of stardom most actors dream about.
Strangers call him Frodo, he is recognized wherever he goes.
He was a child actor. He's not on drugs, hasn't been in therapy, and keeps on smiling. Unlike other young actors, he is obsessed with music, knows how to express himself
verbally, and seems to be one of the nicest people anyone could ever meet. Who'd a thought that little Spaz would have become one of Hollywood's most aclaimed and
talented actors?
Films hes been in
The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2003) .... Justin Cobb
Thumbsucker (2003) .... Justin Cobb
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) .... Frodo Baggins
Making of 'The Lord of the Rings', The (2002) (V) .... Himself/Frodo Baggins
Making the Movie (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) .... Frodo Baggins
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) .... Frodo Baggins
Passage to Middle-earth: Making of Lord of the Rings, A (2001) (TV) .... Himself
Try Seventeen (2002) .... Jones Dillon
Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, The (2002) (V) (voice) .... Tom Thumb
Ash Wednesday (2002) .... Sean Sullivan
Quest for the Ring (2001) (TV) .... Himself / Frodo Baggins
Chain of Fools (2000) .... Mikey
Bumblebee Flies Anyway, The (2000) .... Barney Snow
Black and White (1999) .... Wren
Faculty, The (1998) .... Casey Connor
Deep Impact (1998) .... Leo Biederman
Oliver Twist (1997) (TV) .... The Artful Dodger
Ice Storm, The (1997) .... Mikey Carver
Flipper (1996) .... Sandy
North (1994) .... North
War, The (1994) .... Stuart 'Stu' Simmons
Adventures of Huck Finn, The (1993) .... Huck Finn
Good Son, The (1993) .... Mark
Forever Young (1992) .... Nat Cooper
Witness, The (1992) (TV) .... Little Boy
Day-O (1992) (TV) .... Dayo
Radio Flyer (1992) .... Mike
Paradise (1991) .... Willard Young
Avalon (1990) .... Michael Kaye
Child in the Night (1990) (TV) .... Luke
Internal Affairs (1990) .... Sean
Back to the Future Part II (1989) .... Video Game Boy (Mickey)
TV guest appearances
"Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) playing "McPhee Broadman" in episode: "True Test, The" (episode # 5.8) 11/22/1996
"Frasier" (1993) playing "Ethan"(voice) in episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast" (episode # 1.13) 1/6/1994
