Elijah Wood

@T V & Movie Producers, Family and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Elijah Wood is one of the versatile and talented actors of Hollywood Iowa Humanitarian American Film & Theater Personalities Actors T V & Movie Producers Aquarius Celebrities Elijah Wood is one of the exceptional actors that Hollywood can take pride in. a prodigious child; he showed the signs of turning into a great entertainer right from his childhood. He turned to modelling at the age of seven and in less than two years not only made a film debut but became the most successful and critically acclaimed child actor. What is interesting to note is that unlike other actors, Wood found success in all stages of his entertainment career - as a child actor, teenage actor and in mainstream lead roles. While ‘Radio Flyer’, ‘The Good Son’, ‘North’ and ‘Flipper’ worked well for him during his time as a child actor, films like ‘The Ice Storm’, ‘Deep Impact’ and ‘The Faculty’ helped him in the transition phase. He hit it big with the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy which went on to become one of the most successful film franchises till date. It became a benchmark of success in his career as well. Other than acting in films, he tried his versatility in television with the role of Ryan Newman in FX's dark comedy Wilfred. He has even contributed as a voice actor to several successful animation films like ‘The Adventures of Tom Thumb’, ‘Thumbelina’, ‘Happy Feet’ and ‘9’.

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Birthday: January 28, 1981 Nationality: American Famous: Humanitarian, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, T V & Movie Producers City/State: Iowa Siblings: Hannah Wood, Zack Wood Known as: Elijah Jordan Wood Birth Place: Cedar Rapids Information Detail Birthday January 28, 1981 Nationality American Famous Humanitarian, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, T V & Movie Producers City/State Iowa Siblings Hannah Wood, Zack Wood Known as Elijah Jordan Wood Birth Place Cedar Rapids Religion Roman Catholic Height 168cm Gender Male Father Warren Wood Mother Debra Krause Net Worth $30 million Sun Sign Aquarius Born in Cedar Rapids

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He is an active humanitarian and works closely with several charities. He supported campaigns for charity such as Keep a Child Alive or ALDO/ Youth AIDS. Unsplash Personal Life

In the aftermath of the hardest hit earthquake that disrupted life in Chile in February 2010, he visited the towns and personally met the victims of the tragedy along with Frist Lady of Chile, Ms Cecilia Morel. Unsplash Personal Life

Elijah Wood was born to Warren and Debra Wood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His parents were delicatessen operators. He was the second child of the couple and had two siblings, a brother Zachariah and sister Hannah. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He came from a mixed ancestry of English, German, Austrian, and Danish, and was raised as a Roman Catholic. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Ever since an early age, he showed signs of having being blessed with a gift for performance. He started modelling at the age of seven and took piano lessons to polish his musical abilities. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

It was during his years at the elementary school that he appeared in The Sound of Music and played the titular character in the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. he even served as the choir member in the production, ‘See How They Run’ Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Inspired by his natural acumen for modelling and acting, his family shifted base to Los Angeles, where he was exposed to bigger, better and shining prospects. He registered for the International Modelling and Talent Association annual convention. Unsplash Career

In 1988, he got his first big break as a model in Paul Abdul’s video, ‘Forever Your Girl’. This was soon followed by his debut role in the TV film, ‘Child in the Night’ and a minor role in ‘Back to the Future Part II’. Unsplash Career

His first major film role came in 1990 with the film, ‘Avalon’ in which he played the role of Aidan Quinn’s son. The movie received much acclaim and so did he for his amazing performance. The film went on to obtain four Academy Awards nominations. Unsplash Career

Avalon’ firmly built his reputation, making him one of the most in-demand child actors. He started receiving various offers such as roles in ‘Internal Affairs’ and ‘Paradise’, in which he played the character of a young boy who reunites an estranged couple. He followed this up with a role in ‘Forever Young’ and ‘Radio Flyer’. Unsplash Career

In-born artistic talent and the will to better the skills helped him gain more film offers such as ‘The Adventure of Huck Finn’, which eventually was followed by ‘The Good Son’, ‘The War’ and ‘North’ for which he received the biggest acclaim. Unsplash Career

Not many know that this versatile actor and producer from Hollywood is a DJ as well and works along with his friend Zach Cowie under the stage name Wooden Wisdom a.k.a. DJ Frodo Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	January 28, 1981
Nationality	American
Famous	Humanitarian, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, T V & Movie Producers
City/State	Iowa
Siblings	Hannah Wood, Zack Wood
Known as	Elijah Jordan Wood
Birth Place	Cedar Rapids
Religion	Roman Catholic
Height	168cm
Gender	Male
Father	Warren Wood
Mother	Debra Krause
Net Worth	$30 million
Sun Sign	Aquarius
Born in	Cedar Rapids

Elijah Wood

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Jan 28, 1981

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