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Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor. Acting since the age of eight, he is best known for his role of Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Making his film debut at age eight with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II (1989), he landed a succession of subsequent larger roles, and became a critically acclaimed child actor by age 13. is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Frodo redirects here. ... For other persons named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Peter Jackson film trilogy. ... Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 film and the first sequel to the 1985 film Back to the Future. ...

After his role as Frodo in The Lord of the Rings, he has resisted typecasting by choosing varied roles in critically-acclaimed films such as Bobby, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sin City, Green Street and Everything Is Illuminated. Most recently he starred in the film Day Zero (2007) and provided the voice of the main character, Mumble, in the award-winning animated film Happy Feet. He also played an American tourist turned vampire in Paris, je t'aime. In 2005, he started his own record label, Simian Records. His next project is The Passenger (2008). Typecasting is the process by which an actor is strongly identified with a specific character, one or more particular roles, or characters with the same traits or ethnic grouping. ... Look up Bobby, bobby in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is an Academy Award-winning 2004 American romance film by director Michel Gondry. ... Sin City is a 2005 film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. ... For the actual street, see Green Street (street). ... Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 adventure/comedy/drama, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hutz. ... Day Zero is a 2007 film. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Happy Feet is an Academy Award-winning Australian-produced 2006 computer-animated comedy-drama film, directed and co-written by George Miller. ... Paris, je taime is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of American, British and French movie actors. ... Simian Records is a record label founded by actor Elijah Wood in 2006. ... The Passenger (Professione: reporter) is a film directed and co-written by Michelangelo Antonioni, released in 1975, in which Jack Nicholson stars as a reporter in Africa who assumes the identity of a dead stranger. ...

In 2006, he became a well-known voice actor in video gaming and would soon become the voice of the video game icon, Spyro the Dragon, starting with The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning This article is about the video game character. ...

Early life

Wood, the middle of three children, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Debra D. (née Krause) and Warren W. Wood, delicatessen operators.^[1] He has English, Irish, German, and Polish ancestry, and was raised a Catholic. As a child he took piano lessons from Marlene Loftsgaarden in Cedar Rapids. He took to the stage in his elementary school's staging of the play The Sound of Music. The following year, he graduated to the title character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He also served as choir boy during the production of See How They Run, produced by the Marion Creative Council. Nickname: Location in the State of Iowa Coordinates: , Country State County Linn Incorporated 1849 Government - Mayor Kay Halloran (D) Area - City 64. ... NÃ©e redirects here. ... This article is about food stores. ... English Americans (occasionally known as Anglo-Americans) are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England. ... For other uses, see The Sound of Music (disambiguation). ... The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a childrens novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... See How They Run is a play written in 1945 by Philip King. ...

Career

Early career

Wood modeled and did local commercials before moving with his family to Los Angeles in 1988. It was there that Wood got his first break: a small role in a video by Paula Abdul - "Forever Your Girl," directed by David Fincher. Film work followed almost instantly in Back to the Future Part II (1989). It was Wood's role as Aidan Quinn's son in Barry Levinson's 1990 film Avalon (the third film in the Baltimore trilogy containing 1982's Diner and 1987's Tin Men) that first gave Wood attention, as the film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ... Paula Julie Abdul is an American, multi-platinum selling, Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, television personality, jewelry designer, actress, and Emmy Award-winning choreographer. ... Forever Your Girl is a 1989 hit song for Paula Abdul, taken from her album of the same name Forever Your Girl. ... David Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director and music video director known for his dark and stylish films, particularly Fight Club and Se7en. ... Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 film and the first sequel to the 1985 film Back to the Future. ... Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959 Rockford, Illinois, USA) is an Irish-American actor. ... Barry Levinson Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Jewish-American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer of film and television. ... Avalon (1990) is a film directed by Barry Levinson. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Diner (1982) is a film written and directed by Barry Levinson which along with Avalon, Tin Men, and Liberty Heights constitutes his series of Baltimore films. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... Tin Men is a 1987 comedy film directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Mark Johnson. ...

After a small part in the Richard Gere pot-boiler Internal Affairs (1990), he secured his first starring role in Paradise (1991), in which he played a young boy who brings estranged couple Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson back together. He received good reviews for his performance - some said it was one of the best things about the film - and from there, he went on to co-star with Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis in Forever Young and with Joseph Mazzello in Radio Flyer (both were released in 1992). Richard Tiffany Gere[1] (born August 31, 1949) is a Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor. ... Tagline Trust him. ... Paradise is a 1991 film written and directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue. ... Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957, in New York City) is an Academy Award-nominated American film actress. ... For other persons named Don Johnson, see Don Johnson (disambiguation). ... Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3, 1956) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American-Australian actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ... Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American film actress and an author of childrens books. ... Forever Young is a 1992 film. ... Joseph Mazzello is an American actor born on September 21, 1983. ... Radio Flyer is a 1992 American movie about child abuse. ...

In 1993, he co-starred with Macaulay Culkin in The Good Son, and in the same year he had the lead role in The Adventures of Huck Finn. In 1994 he starred in The War (1994), with Kevin Costner. His performance in this movie gained him a nomination for a 'Young Star Award' (for which he was nominated four times, and won twice), and Roger Ebert said in his review of the film that: Image File history File links Wood-in-radioflyer. ... Image File history File links Wood-in-radioflyer. ... Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. ... The Good Son is a 1993 thriller film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by Ian McEwan. ... The Adventures of Huck Finn is a 1993 Disney film starring Elijah Wood and Courtney B. Vance; it is based on Mark Twains novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. ... The War is a 1994 film starring Elijah Wood as Stu Simmons and Kevin Costner as his father. ... Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor, director and producer. ... Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ...

Also in 1994, he had the title role in North, a film remarkable for the volume of bad reviews and bad box office that it received, but also for the fact that practically every bad review contained a positive assessment of Wood's performance.^{[citation needed]} In 1995 he appeared in the music video for The Cranberries’ "Ridiculous Thoughts". The following year he got the lead role in Flipper (1996), which was not very successful, but the subsequent critical and financial success of Ang Lee's The Ice Storm (1997) provided a positive development in the young actor's career. As the soulfully dazed and confused Mikey Carver, Wood gave a portrayal remarkable for its rendering of the thoughtfulness and exquisite hopelessness inherent in the character. North is a 1994 motion picture directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Elijah Wood. ... The Cranberries are an Irish alternative rock band that rose to mainstream popularity in the 1990s. ... Flipper is a 1996 remake of the 1963 Flipper, starring Elijah Wood. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li (æŽ) Ang Lee (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born October 23, 1954) is an Academy Award-winning film director from Taiwan. ... The Ice Storm is a 1997 drama film by Ang Lee, it is based on the 1994 acclaimed novel by Rick Moody, The Ice Storm. ...

In 1997 he starred in Oliver Twist, as The Artful Dodger. 1998's Deep Impact and The Faculty did not allow Wood the same degree of character development, but were great financial successes and further stepping stones in Wood's evolution from winsome child star to impressive young actor. Oliver Twist (1997) is a television movie based on the popular novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. ... George Cruikshanks original engraving of the Artful Dodger (center), here introducing Oliver (right) to Fagin (left). ... Deep Impact is a 1998 science fiction disaster film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. ... The Faculty is a 1998 horror/science-fiction film, written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Robert RodrÃguez. ...

Wood's next role was as the boyfriend of a wannabe hip-hop groupie in James Toback's problematic Black and White (1999). He followed this with a role as a junior hitman in Chain of Fools. James Toback (b. ... Black and White is a 1999 movie directed by James Toback, starring a cast of young actors and celebrities including Elijah Wood, Claudia Schiffer, Brooke Shields, and a number of rap musicians. ... Chain of Fools (also known by its production title Shiny New Enemies) is a 2000 heist comedy/romance film about a hapless barber named Kresk (Steve Zahn). ...

The Lord of the Rings

Wood further developed as an actor in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment of director Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's literary trilogy. His most hotly anticipated project, the 2001 film gave Wood top billing as Frodo Baggins, alongside a glittering cast that included Sir Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Sean Bean, Viggo Mortensen, and Liv Tyler. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other persons named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Peter Jackson film trilogy. ... For other persons named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation). ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916. ... Sir Ian McKellen takes a day out at Universal Studios, Hollywood, April 2000. ... Catherine Ã‰lise Cate Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Australian actress and stage director. ... For other persons named Christopher Lee, see Christopher Lee (disambiguation). ... Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959) is an English film and stage actor. ... Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. ... Liv Tyler (born Liv Rundgren, on July 1, 1977, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, New York[1]) is an American actress and model. ...

The Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand and, before the cast left the country, Jackson gave Wood two gifts: one of the One Ring props used on the set and Sting, Frodo's sword. He was also given a pair of prosthetic "hobbit feet" he wore during filming. That same year, the young actor could be seen in less mystical surroundings, courtesy of Ed Burns' Ash Wednesday, a crime drama that also featured Oliver Platt and Rosario Dawson. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An artifact from J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy universe of Middle-earth, Sting was an Elvish knife or dagger made in Gondolin in the First Age. ... Ash Wednesday is a 2002 drama film starring Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, and Rosario Dawson. ... Oliver Platt as The West Wings Oliver Babish Oliver Platt (born January 12, 1960 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian film and television actor. ... Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her roles in the films Sin City, He Got Game, Rent and most recently as a lead character in Quentin Tarantinos Death Proof. ...

In 2002, Wood lent his voice to Disney's straight-to-video release of The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina. Of course, his most substantial role of 2002 is inarguably his return to the role of hobbit Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... The Adventures of Thom Thumb and Thumbelina is a 2002 animated film, directed by Glenn Chaika After being raised by a normal sized family, tiny Tom Thumb (voiced by Elijah Wood) sets out to find others of his diminutive stature. ...

2003 proved to be a similar year for Wood; after two relatively small jobs (his role credited as 'The Guy' in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and his stint as First Assistant Director in Sean Astin's The Long and Short of It served purely as a break for Elijah), he starred in All I Want and once again resumed his role as Frodo Baggins for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), the last chapter in Tolkien's trilogy. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over is the third film in the Spy Kids trilogy, written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. ... Sean Astin (born Sean Patrick Duke[1] on February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is a film actor, director, and Oscar-nominated producer best known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy... All I Want, a. ...

After The Lord of the Rings

Hot on the heels of the trilogy, Wood quickly appeared in his first post-Frodo role in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), playing an ethically challenged lab technician who helps erase heartbreaking memories but then uses his knowledge of the past relationship of an unknowing former patient (played by Kate Winslet) to woo her. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is an Academy Award-winning 2004 American romance film by director Michel Gondry. ... Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born October 5, 1975) is a five time Academy Award-nominated Emmy Award-nominated BAFTA, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild Award winning English actress. ...

He then had a chillingly silent turn as the cannibalistic, bespectacled serial killer Kevin in director Robert Rodriguez and writer-artist Frank Miller's visually arresting adaptation of Miller's crime noir comic book series Sin City (2005), appearing opposite Mickey Rourke in the segment "The Hard Goodbye". On May 12, 2005 , Wood hosted a program called MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed, when the new Xbox 360 was launched.^[3] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kevin is a fictional character in Frank Millers Sin City yarns, most prominently featured in The Hard Goodbye. ... Sin City is a 2005 film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. ... For the American composer born 1946, see Robert Xavier Rodriguez. ... This article is about Frank Miller, the comic book writer and artist and movie writer and director. ... Sin City is a 2005 film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. ... Philip Andre Mickey Rourke, Jr. ... The Hard Goodbye is the first Sin City story and first published as Sin City in Dark Horse Presents issues #51-62 and 5th Anniversary Special (June 1991â€“June 1992), and reprinted as Sin City (The Hard Goodbye) (January 1993). ... The Xbox 360 launch marks the release of the first high-profile seventh generation video game console. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ...

Also in 2005, Wood starred in Everything Is Illuminated, in which he plays a young American Jewish man on a quest to find the woman who once saved his grandfather during the Second World War, and Green Street Hooligans, as an American college student who falls in with a violent English football firm. Both had limited release, but were critically acclaimed. Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 adventure/comedy/drama, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hutz. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... For the actual street, see Green Street (street). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Wood shot a small part in Paris, je t'aime, which consists of eighteen 5-minute sections. Each section is directed by a different director. Wood’s section, called "Quartier de la Madeleine", was directed by Vincenzo Natali. The film opened on May 18 at 2006 Cannes Film Festival and was shown at 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. First Look Pictures acquired the North American rights, and the film opened in the US in early 2007.^[4] Paris, je taime is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of American, British and French movie actors. ... Vincenzo Natali (Born 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is an Canadian film director and screenwriter best known for directing the movie Cube. ... Poster for 2006 Cannes Film Festival, from the film In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-wai. ... Poster for the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival The 2006 Toronto International Film Festival will run from Sep 7 to Sep 16, 2006. ...

One of his most recent films was Emilio Estevez's Bobby, in which his character gets married to change his draft classification.^[5] It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was released on November 17, 2006 in New York and Los Angeles. Wide release followed on November 23. Emilio EstÃ©vez (born May 12, 1962) is an American actor, director and writer. ... Bobby is a Golden Globe Award-nominated drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. ... The Venice Film Festival ( ) is the oldest film festival in the world. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the state. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...

In Happy Feet,^[6] Wood provided the voice of Mumble, a penguin who can tap dance, but not sing. Happy Feet was released on November 17, 2006 and has grossed over $380 million dollars worldwide. The movie also received a Golden Globe Award nomination and won an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Animated Feature. Happy Feet is an Academy Award-winning Australian-produced 2006 computer-animated comedy-drama film, directed and co-written by George Miller. ... Happy Feet is an Academy Award-winning Australian-produced 2006 computer-animated comedy-drama film, directed and co-written by George Miller. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...

Wood has finished filming Day Zero,^[7] a drama about the draft, in which he portrays Aaron Feller. The film had its debut at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Day Zero is a 2007 film. ... Conscription in the United States has been employed several times, usually during war but also during the nominal peace of the Cold War. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal 2005 The TriBeCa Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Manhattan. ...

On November 19, Wood hosted the special "Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue" for Discovery Kids Channel,^[8] for which he has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the category of acting in a children/youth/family special.^[9] On January 4, 2007 Wood joined Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg to announce the nominees for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®.^[10] is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide. ... Alan Rosenberg (born October 4, 1950) is an American actor of both stage and screen. ... The Actor: The Screen Actors Guild Award Statue The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. ...

Wood also has finished filming The Oxford Murders, film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Guillermo Martínez, in which he plays a graduate student, who investigates a series of bizarre, mathematically-based murders in Oxford.^[11].^[12] It was released in Spain on January 18th, 2008. For the novel, see The Oxford Murders. ... The Oxford Murders is a thriller film adapted from award-winning novel by the Argentinean writer Guillermo Martinez, directed by Ãlex de la Iglesia and starring John Hurt and Elijah Wood. ... Guillermo MartÃnez (born 29 July 1962) is an Argentinian writer. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ...

Wood also is set to star in The Passenger, a biopic about singer Iggy Pop as young man.^[13] He has finished recording voice work for Tim Burton's upcoming animated feature film version of the short film 9.^[14]^[15] James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated American film director, writer and designer notable for the quirky and often dark gothic atmosphere in his high-profile films. ... Poster for the short film 9 9, created by Shane Acker, is a computer animated 2005 Academy Award-nominated short film, and will be adapted as a feature film distributed by Focus Features. ...

Other work

Elijah Wood is one of the biggest collectors of music in Hollywood. In 2005 Wood started his own record label called Simian Records. On September 19, 2006 Wood announced that Simian had signed The Apples in Stereo as their first band, with their new album New Magnetic Wonder released in February of 2007.^[16] In addition he also directed the music video for "Energy".^[17] The other band signed to Simian thus far is Heloise and the Savoir Faire. Wood declared he is a big fan of these two bands.^{[citation needed]} Simian Records is a record label founded by actor Elijah Wood in 2006. ... Simian Records is a record label founded by actor Elijah Wood in 2006. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... New Magnetic Wonder is the sixth studio album from The Apples in Stereo. ... Heloise and the Savoir Faire are a madonna-punk outfit based in Brooklyn, New York. ...

Wood has also provided voiceovers for videogames, via roles for Spyro in The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning^[18]^[19] - reprising the role for The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night,^[20] and The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon^[21] - and Mumble in the game version of Happy Feet.^[22] He also contributed his talents to fellow Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen's album pandemoniumfromamerica, singing and playing various instruments on the album.^[23] This article is about the video game character. ... Happy Feet is an action-adventure video game based on the movie of the same name, released in November 2006. ... Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. ...

Wood has signed to co-produce the film Black Wings Has My Angel, based on the noir novel of the same name, with Anthony Moody and Rob Malkani of Indalo Productions.^[24]

On April 11, 2008, Elijah was the guest host of Channel 4's Friday Night Project. This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... This article is about the year 11. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the British television station. ... The Friday Night Project is a programme that first aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in February, 2005. ...

Personal life

Wood likes to keep his personal life away from the media spotlight, and is particularly private about his romantic relationships. However, it is known that in 2002 he dated the German actress Franka Potente, the relationship ending later that year.^{[citation needed]} Wood blamed the separation on age difference and distance. He still wears a ring Potente gave him, which bears a Hebrew inscription meaning 'if not now, when?', a quote from Hillel the Elder. Wood was also rumored to have dated Bijou Phillips, his co-star in Black And White, but in September 2005, he told Howard Stern that the rumor was untrue. Currently, he is dating Gogol Bordello's backup dancer Pamela Racine; the relationship began sometime after they met on the set of Everything Is Illuminated in 2004.^[25] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Franka Potente (born on July 22, 1974) is a German film actress. ... Hillel (×”×œ×œ) (born Babylon 1st Century BCE - died ?Jerusalem, 1st Century CE) was a famous Jewish religious leader, one of the most important figures in Jewish history. ... Bijou Lily Phillips[1] (born April 1, 1980), is an American actress, fashion model, and singer. ... This article is a biography of Howard Stern as an individual; for information regarding his radio show see The Howard Stern Show. ... Gogol Bordello is a multi-ethnic Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of New York City that formed in 1999 and is known for its theatrical stage shows. ... Pamela Racine with actor Elijah Wood at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival Pamela Jintana Racine (born Dec 1977) is a Thai-american drummer and dancer in the band Gogol Bordello. ... Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 adventure/comedy/drama, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hutz. ...

In an interview about Everything Is Illuminated, director Liev Schreiber commented that Wood has a "generosity of spirit" and a "sincere goodness as a human being."^[26] He also has supported several campaigns for charity as Keep a Child Alive or ALDO/YouthAIDS In addition to charity work, Wood is a known music buff who admits to owning something in the range of 4,000 CDs, and once cited his favorite band as The Smashing Pumpkins. His personal playlist of favorite songs can be accessed on iTunes.^[27] Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 adventure/comedy/drama, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hutz. ... Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is a Tony Award-winning American actor. ... A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is a trust, company or unincorporated association established for charitable purposes only. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ...

Wood has a tattoo of the Quenya-mode Tengwar symbol for "nine" just below his waist on the right side, a reference to his involvement in the Lord of the Rings and the fact that his character was one of the nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring. The other actors of "The Fellowship" (Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, and Orlando Bloom) got the same tattoo with the exception of John Rhys-Davies whose stunt double got the tattoo instead.^[28] He also keeps the One Ring given to him by Peter Jackson in a box inside a box in his attic. Although he jokes in several interviews he is still afraid of it, he's mentioned it's merely because he does not want to lose it.-1... Quenya is one of the fictional languages spoken by the Elves (the Quendi) the ones who speak. The first-found children of IlÃºvatar, in the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien. ... First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (in English) Tengwar is an artificial script which was invented by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Spoiler warning: The Fellowship of the Ring, as described in the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, which bears the same name, is a union of 9 representatives from each of the free peoples in Middle-earth, the number chosen to match the 9 Ringwraiths. ... Sean Astin (born Sean Patrick Duke[1] on February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is a film actor, director, and Oscar-nominated producer best known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy... Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959) is an English film and stage actor. ... Billy Boyd (born 28 August 1968 in Glasgow) is a Scottish actor most widely known for playing Peregrin Took (Pippin), in the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) and Barrett Bonden in Peter Weirs film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). ... Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English stage and screen actor, the recipient of the Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. ... â€¹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. ... Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom[1] (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. ... John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944) is an English actor best known for his supporting roles as the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films, and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (in which he also voiced the towering Ent, Treebeard). ... For other persons named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation). ...

In May 2006, Autograph Collector Magazine published its list of 10 Best & 10 Worst Hollywood Signers, Wood was ranked #7 on the list of Best Signers.^[29] Wood has, on occasion, been mistaken for Tobey Maguire and Daniel Radcliffe.^[30]^[31] Autograph Collector Magazine is the #1 magazine for autograph collectors. ... Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor. ... Daniel Jacob Radcliffe[1][2] (born 23 July 1989)[3] is an English film, television and stage actor. ...

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Filmography

Films

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Radio Flyer is a 1992 American movie about child abuse. ... The year 1993 in film involved many significant films. ... The Good Son is a 1993 film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by Ian McEwan. ... The Adventures of Huck Finn is a 1993 Disney film starring Elijah Wood and Courtney B. Vance; it is based on Mark Twains novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. ... The year 1994 in film involved some significant events. ... North is a 1994 motion picture directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Elijah Wood. ... The War is a 1994 film starring Elijah Wood as Stu Simmons and Kevin Costner as his father. ... The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ... Flipper is a 1996 remake of the 1963 Flipper, starring Elijah Wood. ... The year 1997 in film involved some significant events. ... Oliver Twist (1997) is a television movie based on the popular novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. ... George Cruikshanks original engraving of the Artful Dodger (center), here introducing Oliver (right) to Fagin (left). ... The Ice Storm is a 1997 drama film by Ang Lee, it is based on the 1994 acclaimed novel by Rick Moody, The Ice Storm. ... The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ... Deep Impact is a 1998 science fiction disaster film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. ... The Faculty is a 1998 horror/science-fiction film, written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Robert RodrÃguez. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... The Bumblebee Flies Anyway is a 1999 film starring Elijah Wood, directed by Martin Duff. ... Black and White is a 1999 film directed by James Toback, starring a cast of young actors and celebrities including Elijah Wood, Claudia Schiffer, Brooke Shields, and a number of rap musicians. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... Chain of Fools, also known by its production title, Shiny New Enemies is a heist comedy-romance about a haples barber Barber named Kresk (Steve Zahn). ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... Frodo redirects here. ... Ash Wednesday is a 2002 drama film starring Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, and Rosario Dawson. ... The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. ... Frodo redirects here. ... The Adventures of Thom Thumb and Thumbelina is a 2002 animated film, directed by Glenn Chaika After being raised by a normal sized family, tiny Tom Thumb (voiced by Elijah Wood) sets out to find others of his diminutive stature. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... Frodo redirects here. ... Short film which was made in 2003 and was added in the DVD menu of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and directed by Sean Astin and written by Dominic Monaghan. ... All I Want, a. ... Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over is the third film in the Spy Kids trilogy, written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is an Academy Award-winning 2004 American romance film by director Michel Gondry. ... The year 2005 in film involved some significant events. ... Sin City is a 2005 film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. ... Kevin is a fictional character in Frank Millers Sin City yarns, most prominently featured in The Hard Goodbye. ... Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 adventure/comedy/drama, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hutz. ... Jonathan Safran Foer This American author is not to be confused with the Australian media personality John Safran. ... For the actual street, see Green Street (street). ... The year 2006 in film involved some significant events. ... Bobby is a Golden Globe Award-nominated drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. ... Happy Feet is an Academy Award-winning Australian-produced 2006 computer-animated comedy-drama film, directed and co-written by George Miller. ... Mumble is a fictional emperor penguin, and the protagonist of the 2006 animated film Happy Feet. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises which premiered or had installments released in 2004, which appear again this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Ocean... Paris, je taime is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of American, British and French movie actors. ... Day Zero is a 2007 film. ... 2008 in film is slated to have releases such as: Iron Man, Rambo, Step Up 2 the Streets, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Lost Boys: The Tribe, The Dark... For the novel, see The Oxford Murders. ... Christmas on Mars is a forthcoming feature film from the Oklahoma psychedelic alternative rock band The Flaming Lips. ... 9 is an upcoming 2008 animated film. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ...

Television

Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ... Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ... The Adventures From The Book of Virtues was an animated television series that developed education for viewers who could make their support for learning for their children who were between the ages of 2 and 9 years old. ... Oliver Twist (1997) is a television movie based on the popular novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. ... George Cruikshanks original engraving of the Artful Dodger (center), here introducing Oliver (right) to Fagin (left). ... The Electric Playground is a TV show focused on video games. ... SNL redirects here. ... The Osbournes was an Emmy Award-winning American reality television program broadcast by MTV in the U.S., by CTV in Canada, Channel 4 in the UK and MTV UK and Ireland in Ireland and the UK, RTÃ‰ Two in Ireland, Network Ten, MTV Australia in Australia and TV2 in... This article is about the television program. ... Robot Chicken is an Emmy award-winning American stop motion animated comedy television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, who are the executive producers. ... American Dad! is a satirical American animated series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century Fox Television. ... Iced, Iced Babies is a second season episode of the animated series American Dad!. Elijah Wood guest stars. ... Punkd is an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ... Yo Gabba Gabba! is a Childrens television series created by Christian Jacobs (alias The MC Bat Commander) and Scott Schultz. ... The Friday Night Project is a programme that first aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in February, 2005. ...

Music videos

Paula Julie Abdul is an American, multi-platinum selling, Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, television personality, jewelry designer, actress, and Emmy Award-winning choreographer. ... Forever Your Girl is a 1989 hit song for Paula Abdul, taken from her album of the same name Forever Your Girl. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Cranberries are an Irish alternative rock band that rose to mainstream popularity in the 1990s. ... Ridiculous Thoughts was the fourth single off The Cranberries second studio album No Need To Argue. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ...

Contents

Early life

Career

Early career

The Lord of the Rings

After The Lord of the Rings

Other work

Personal life

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Further reading

References

External links

Contents

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Career

Early career

The Lord of the Rings

After The Lord of the Rings

Other work

Personal life

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Further reading

References

External links

Early life