Elijah Wood - Fact File
Here is a little fact file on Elijah. All these facts have been gathered from various interviews, articles and such. Some info (like favorite bands, his fave clothing line) is fairly old, and is probably not entirely accurate.
Full name: Elijah Jordan Wood
D.O.B: Jan 28th 1981 ( This makes him 23 years old )
Place of birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa US
Nationality: American.
Sexuality: Straight.
Height: 5'6"
Weight: around 160 lbs.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Current Residence: LA
Star Sign: Aquarius ( See his horosope here )
Tatoos: One: a small Quenya (elvish) "9" symbol on his right hip.
Piercings: None
Nicknames: Lij, Eli, Monkey, Elwood, The Funny
Siblings: Older brother, Zack, 7 years old, which makes him 30, and Younger sister, Hannah, 2 years younger, so, she is 21
Hobbies: Photography, Cooking, Singing, Reading, Star Wars geek-ism, CD collecting
Pets: Two dogs, Levonne and Rascal
Favorites
Color: Blue
City: London
Clothing line: Banana Republic
Musical: Les Miserables
Movies: Star Wars, Amélie, Mulholland 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 Elijah's 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!
Elijah arrived in New Zealand to start filming Lord of the Rings on August 30, 1999.
August 2003, Elijah's appendix burst. He had to have it removed and spent a week in the hospital.
December 2003, Elijah moved from where he was living in his mother's guest house in Santa Monica, CA., to his own apartment in the "Ironpan district" in Manhatten Island, New York. He said on Jay Leno that he was planning on moving back to LA since he never get to spend any time in his apartment.
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