Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood, December 2003
Born	Elijah Jordan Wood January 28, 1981 (1981-01-28) (age 27) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Other name(s)	Lij, Eli, Elwood (nicknames)
Years active	1984 — present

Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Cedar Rapids (ˌciːdɪrˈræpɨds is the second largest City in the U The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Acting since the age of eight, he is perhaps best known for the role of Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 Making his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II (1989), Wood landed a succession of subsequent larger roles, and became a critically acclaimed child actor by age 13. Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 film and a 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 Hooligans and Everything Is Illuminated. For other meanings see Typecasting. Typecasting is the process by which a film TV or stage Actor is strongly identified with a specific Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American drama and Romantic comedy by French director Michel Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Green Street is a 2005 Drama film about Football hooliganism in England. Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 adventure / comedy / drama, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah 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. Day Zero is a 2007 American film directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole and written by Robert Malkani Happy Feet is an Australian -produced 2006 computer-animated Comedy-drama musical Film, directed and co-written He also played an American tourist turned vampire in Paris, je t'aime. Paris je t'aime ( French for "Paris I love you" is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities In 2005, he started his own record label, Simian Records. Simian Records is a Record label founded by actor and The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood in 2005. His next project is The Passenger (2008). The Passenger ( Professione reporter) is a Film directed and co-written by Michelangelo Antonioni, released in 1975

In 2006, Wood 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

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Early career 2.2 The Lord of the Rings 2.3 After The Lord of the Rings 2.4 Other work 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Films 4.2 Television 4.3 Music videos 5 Awards and nominations 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External links

Early life

Wood, the middle of three children, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Debra D. Spyro the Dragon is the main character of the Spyro the Dragon series The Legend of Spyro A New Beginning is the first game in The Legend of Spyro trilogy a reboot of the Spyro series Cedar Rapids (ˌciːdɪrˈræpɨds is the second largest City in the U (née Krause) and Warren W. Wood, delicatessen operators. Delicatessen is a term meaning "delicacies" or "fine foods" ^[1] He has English, Irish, German, and Polish ancestry, and was raised a Catholic. English Americans (occasionally known as Anglo -Americans although this may have a wider cultural meaning are Citizens of the United States whose ancestry Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry A Polish American is an American citizen of Polish descent There are an estimated 10 million Americans of Polish descent 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 Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay 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. For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers See How They Run is a classic English comedy by Philip King. Its title is a line from the nursery rhyme Three

Career

Early career

Wood modeled and did local commercials before moving with his family to Los Angeles in 1988. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West 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. Paula Julie Abdul ( "AB-dool" born June 19, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning American pop Singer " Forever Your Girl " is a 1989 hit song by Paula Abdul, taken from the album of the same name. David Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film and Music video director known for his dark and stylish portraits of Film work followed almost instantly in Back to the Future Part II (1989). Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 film and a Sequel to the 1985 film Back to the Future. 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. Aidan Quinn ( Irish: Aodhán Ó Cuinn born March 8 1959) is an Irish American Actor. Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an Academy Award -winning American Screenwriter, Film director, Actor Avalon ( 1990) is a Feature film directed by Barry Levinson. It is a mostly autobiographical story of a family of Eastern European Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Diner is a 1982 film written and directed by Barry Levinson which along with Avalon, Tin Men, and Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) 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. Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Actor. Internal Affairs is a 1990 American crime thriller Film set in Los Angeles about the police department's Paradise is a 1991 film written and directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue. Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an Academy Award nominated Golden Globe winning American Film actress Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson, December 15 1949 Personal life Relationships and family At 22 Johnson began a four-year liaison 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). Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956 Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22 1958 is a two-time Golden Globe -winning BAFTA -winning and Emmy -nominated American Film For other uses of the name see Forever Young. Forever Young is a 1992 film directed by Steve Miner, starring Joseph Mazzello III ( September 21 1983) is an American Actor. Radio Flyer is a 1992 drama - Fantasy film from Columbia Pictures.

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. Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor and writer The Good Son is a 1993 drama - 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 In 1994 he starred in The War (1994), with Kevin Costner. 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 American Actor, producer and Academy Award -winning director 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:

"Elijah Wood has emerged, I believe, as the most talented actor in his age group, in Hollywood history". Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. ^[2]

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. North is a 1994 film directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus In 1995 he appeared in the music video for The Cranberries’ "Ridiculous Thoughts". The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1990 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. Flipper is a 1996 Remake of the 1963 film of the same name, starring Elijah Wood. Ang Lee ( (born October 23, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Film director from Taiwan. The Ice Storm is a 1997 Drama film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Rick Moody 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.

In 1997 he starred in Oliver Twist, as The Artful Dodger. Oliver Twist is a 1997 Television movie based on the popular novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The Artful Dodger is a character in the Charles Dickens Novel Oliver Twist. 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. Deep Impact is a 1998 sci-fi - drama Disaster film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks SKG in the The Faculty is a 1998 horror / Science-fiction film, written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream and its

Wood's next role was as the boyfriend of a wannabe hip-hop groupie in James Toback's problematic Black and White (1999). James Toback (born November 23, 1944) is an American Screenwriter and Film director. See also Black & White (1998 film. Black and White is a 1999 Film directed by James Toback, starring He followed this with a role as a junior hitman in Chain of Fools. 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

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. Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing 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. Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939 is an English stage and screen actor the Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922 is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated Saturn Award-winning English Actor Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959 is an English Film and stage Actor. Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie Liv Rundgren Tyler She is the first born daughter of Bebe Buell, a model singer and former Playboy Playmate (Miss November 1974 and Steven Tyler, the lead

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. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The following list of weapons and armour of Middle-earth includes all weaponry and Armour directly taken from J 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. Ash Wednesday is a 2002 drama film starring Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, and Rosario Dawson. Oliver Platt (born January 12 1960) is a Canadian stage film and television Actor. Rosario Dawson (born May 9 1979 is an American Actress and Singer.

In 2002, Wood lent his voice to Disney's straight-to-video release of The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina. The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina is a 2002 Direct-to-video animated film which was directed by Glenn Chaika 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. The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers is a 2002 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J

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 ( Spy Kids 3 Game Over on VHS releases Pay-Per-View and pay channels Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American Film Actor, director, and Oscar -nominated producer best All I Want, also known as Try Seventeen, is a 2002 coming-of-age, Dramedy starring Elijah Wood, Franka This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film.

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 a 2004 American drama and Romantic comedy by French director Michel Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -nominated Emmy Award -nominated

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". Kevin is a fictional character in Frank Miller 's 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. Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20 1968 is an American director, writer, producer, Cinematographer, editor and Musician Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr (born September 16, 1952 in Schenectady New York) is an American Actor, who has appeared The Hard Goodbye is the first Sin City story This Neo-noir comic was first published as Sin City in Dark Horse Presents issues #51-62 and 5th Anniversary On May 12, 2005 , Wood hosted a program called MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed, when the new Xbox 360 was launched. The Xbox 360 launch marks the release of the first high-profile seventh generation Video game console. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. ^[3]

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. Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 adventure / comedy / drama, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Green Street is a 2005 Drama film about Football hooliganism in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Football hooliganism such as brawls vandalism and intimidation carried out by Association football club supporters and fans Both had limited release, but were critically acclaimed.

Wood shot a small part in Paris, je t'aime, which consists of eighteen 5-minute sections. Paris je t'aime ( French for "Paris I love you" is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities Each section is directed by a different director. Wood’s section, called "Quartier de la Madeleine", was directed by Vincenzo Natali. Vincenzo Natali (born 1969 in Detroit Michigan) is a Canadian Film director and Screenwriter best known for directing the movie Cube The film opened on May 18 at 2006 Cannes Film Festival and was shown at 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. The 2006 Cannes Film Festival ran from May 17, 2006 to May 28, 2006. The 2006 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 7 to September 16, 2006. First Look Pictures acquired the North American rights, and the film opened in the US in early 2007. ^[4]

One of his most recent films was Emilio Estevez's Bobby, in which his character gets married to change his draft classification. Emilio Estévez (born May 12, 1962) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild (SAG Award -nominated American Actor Bobby is a Golden Globe Award -nominated historical Drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. ^[5] It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was released on November 17, 2006 in New York and Los Angeles. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Wide release followed on November 23.

In Happy Feet,^[6] Wood provided the voice of Mumble, a penguin who can tap dance, but not sing. Happy Feet is an Australian -produced 2006 computer-animated Comedy-drama musical Film, directed and co-written Happy Feet was released on November 17, 2006 and has grossed over $380 million dollars worldwide. Happy Feet is an Australian -produced 2006 computer-animated Comedy-drama musical Film, directed and co-written Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The movie also received a Golden Globe Award nomination and won an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Animated Feature. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation

Wood has finished filming Day Zero,^[7] a drama about the draft, in which he portrays Aaron Feller. Day Zero is a 2007 American film directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole and written by Robert Malkani The Draft redirects here For other uses see Draft. Conscription in the United States has been employed several times usually during The film had its debut at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 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

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®. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. 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 120000 Film and television principal performers and background Alan Rosenberg (born October 4 1951) is an American actor of both stage and screen and current president of the Screen Actors Guild, the principal The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members ^[10]

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. The Oxford Murders is a 2008 Thriller film adapted from an award-winning novel of the same name by the Argentine Mathematician The Oxford Murders (Crímenes imperceptibles Imperceptible Crimes) is a novel by the Argentine author Guillermo Martínez, first published Guillermo Martínez (born 29 July 1962) is an Argentine Novelist and Short story Writer. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, ^[11]. ^[12] It was released in Spain on January 18th, 2008.

Wood also is set to star in The Passenger, a biopic about singer Iggy Pop as young man. James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter ^[13] He has finished recording voice work for Tim Burton's upcoming animated feature film version of the short film 9. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky 9, created by Shane Acker, is a computer animated 2005 Academy Award -nominated short film, and will be adapted as ^[14][15]

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. Simian Records is a Record label founded by actor and The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood in 2005. 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. Simian Records is a Record label founded by actor and The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood in 2005. The Apples in Stereo is an American Indie rock band associated with The Elephant Six Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk New Magnetic Wonder is the sixth studio album from The Apples in Stereo. ^[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. Heloise and the Savoir Faire are a punk outfit based in Brooklyn, New York. Wood declared he is a big fan of these two bands.

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. Spyro the Dragon is the main character of the Spyro the Dragon series The Legend of Spyro A New Beginning is the first game in The Legend of Spyro trilogy a reboot of the Spyro series The Legend of Spyro The Eternal Night is a Video game in the Spyro the Dragon series. The Legend of Spyro Dawn of the Dragon is the third and final installment in The Legend of Spyro trilogy as well as the tenth anniversary game that is set Happy Feet is an action-adventure Video game based on the movie of the same name, released in November 2006 ^[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. Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie ^[23]

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. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

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. Franka Potente (born July 22, 1974) is a German Film actress. 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. Hillel (הלל (born Babylon traditionally c110BCE-10CE in Jerusalem) was a famous Jewish religious leader one of the most important figures in Jewish 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. Bijou Lilly Phillips (born April 1 1980) is an American Actress, fashion model, and Singer. Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality. 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. 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 Pamela Jintana Racine (born Dec 1977 is an 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 ^[25]

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. Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 adventure / comedy / drama, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American Tony Award -winning Actor. "^[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. The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 His personal playlist of favorite songs can be accessed on iTunes. ^[27]

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. A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons Quenya 'kwɛɲa is one of the fictional languages spoken by the Elves (the Quendi, "those who speak with voices" because when Note some of the tengwar used in this article may not display properly unless tengwar fonts are installed The Fellowship of the Ring, or Company of the Ring, as described in the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, which bears the same name is 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. Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American Film Actor, director, and Oscar -nominated producer best Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959 is an English Film and stage Actor. For the Northern Ireland Labour Party activist see Billy Boyd (politician. Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939 is an English stage and screen actor the Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan (born 8 December 1976) is an English Actor. Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English Actor. John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944) is a British Actor and vocal actor born in England ^[28] He also keeps the One Ring given 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.

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. Autograph Collector Magazine is a US Magazine for Autograph collectors ^[29] Wood has, on occasion, been mistaken for Tobey Maguire and Daniel Radcliffe. Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is a Canadian Actor. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989 is an English film television and stage actor ^[30][31]

He smokes clove cigarettes - a habit he picked up from his The Faculty co-star Josh Hartnett. Kretek ˈkriːtɛk (or clove are Cigarettes made with a complex blend of Tobacco, Cloves and a flavoring 'sauce' The Faculty is a 1998 horror / Science-fiction film, written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream and its Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American Actor. ^[32]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Back to the Future Part II	Video-game boy	bit part
1990	Child in the Night	Luke	TV
	Internal Affairs	Sean Stretch	minor role
	Avalon	Michael Kaye
	The Witness	Little Boy	short film
1991	Paradise	Willard Young
1992	Day-O	Day-O
	Forever Young	Nat Cooper
	Radio Flyer	Mike
1993	The Good Son	Mark Evans
	The Adventures of Huck Finn	Huckleberry Finn
1994	North	North
	The War	Stuart 'Stu' Simmons
1996	Flipper	Sandy
1997	Oliver Twist	Jack 'The Artful Dodger' Dawkins	TV
	The Ice Storm	Mikey Carver
1998	Deep Impact	Leo Beiderman
	The Faculty	Casey Connor
1999	The Bumblebee Flies Anyway	Barney Snow
	Black and White	Wren
2000	Chain of Fools	Mikey	Direct-to-video
2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Frodo Baggins
	Ash Wednesday	Sean Sullivan
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Frodo Baggins
	The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina	Tom Thumb (voice)	Direct-to-video
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Frodo Baggins
	The Long and Short of It	first assistant director	short film
	All I Want aka Try Seventeen	Jones Dillon	Direct-to-video
	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	The Guy	Cameo
2004	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Patrick
2005	Sin City	Kevin
	Everything Is Illuminated	Jonathan Safran Foer
	Green Street Hooligans	Matt Buckner
2006	Bobby	William Avary
	Happy Feet	Mumble (Voice)
2007	Paris, je t'aime	David
	Day Zero	Aaron Feller	US Release: January 18, 2008[33]
2008	The Oxford Murders	Martin	Spain Release: January 18th, 2008
	Christmas on Mars	TBA
	9	9 (Voice)[34][35]	post-production
	The Passenger	Iggy Pop	pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Frasier	Ethan (voice)	Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast - TV Episode
1996	Homicide: Life on the Street	McPhee Broadman	The True Test- TV Episode
	Adventures from the Book of Virtues	Icarus (voice)	Responsibility - TV Episode
2002	The Electric Playground	?	TV Episode
2003	Saturday Night Live	Host	TV Episode
2004	The Osbournes	Himself	TV Episode
	King of the Hill	Jason (voice)	Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon- TV Episode
2006	Robot Chicken	William David Reynolds (voice)	Sausage Fest - TV Episode
	American Dad!	Ethan (voice)	Iced, Iced Babies - TV Episode
	Punk'd	Himself	TV Episode
	Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue	Host and Narrator	TV Special
2007	Yo Gabba Gabba!	Himself	TV Episode
2008	Friday Night Project	Himself	Guest host

Music videos

• Paula Abdul: Forever Your Girl (1989)
• The Cranberries: Ridiculous Thoughts (1995)
• The Apples in Stereo: Energy (as director) (2006)

Awards and nominations

Young Star Awards 1995 Nominate Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film The War 1994 1997 Nominated Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film Flipper 1996 1998 Won Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film Deep Impact 1998 1998 Won Best Performance by a Young in a Miniseries/Made for TV Movies Oliver Twist 1997 Young Hollywood Awards 2002 Won Hottest, Coolest Young Veteran - Male N/A Young Artist Awards 1991 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special Child in the Night 1990 1991 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture Avalon 1990 1992 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture Paradise 1991 1993 Won Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture Radio Flyer 1992 1995 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture North 1994 1997 Nominated Best Performance in a Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Homicide: Life on the Street 1993 1998 Nominated Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor The Ice Storm 1997 Visual Effects Society Awards 2003 Won Best Performance by an Actor in an Effect Film Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 Teen Choice Awards 2002 Nominated Film - Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure FOTR 2001 2003 Nominated Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure TTT 2002 2004 Nominated Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure ROTK 2003 2005 Nominated Choice Movie Bad Guy Sin City 2005 ShoWest Convention USA 1994 Won Young Star of the Year Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002 Nominated Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture FOTR 2001 2003 Nominated Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture TTT 2002 2004 Won Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture ROTK 2003 2007 Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Bobby 2006 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2002 Won Best Ensemble Acting FOTR 2001 2003 Won Best Ensemble Acting TTT 2002 2004 Nominated Best Ensemble Acting ROTK 2003 Online Film Critics Society Awards 2003 Won Best Ensemble ROTK 2003 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1999 Nominated Favorite Actor - Horror The Faculty 1998 1999 Nominated Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi Deep Impact 1998 National Board of Review USA 2003 Won Best Acting by an Ensemble ROTK 2003 MTV Movie Awards 2002 Nominated Best On-Screen Team FOTR 2001 2003 Won Best On-Screen Team TTT 2003 Kids' Choice Awards 2002 Nominated Favorite Male Butt Kicker FOTR 2003 Nominated Favorite Male Kicker TTT Empire Awards UK 2002 Won Best Actor FOTR DVD Exclusive Awards 2003 Nominated Best Animated Character Performance The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina 2002 2003 Nominated Best Audio Commentary, New Release FOTR 2003 Nominated Best Audio Commentary (New For DVD) TTT Broadcast Film Critics Awards 2004 Won Best Acting Ensemble ROTK 1999 Nominated Favorite Actor - Horror The Faculty 1998 1999 Nominated Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi- Deep Impact 1998 Saturn Award 1994 Won Best Performance by a Young Actor The Good Son 1993 1995 Nominated Best Performance by a Younger Actor North 1994 2003 Nominated Best Performance by a Younger Actor TTT 2004 Won Best Actor ROTK Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 2004 Won Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male ROTK Hollywood Film Festival 2006 Won Best Ensemble Cast for Bobby

Daytime Emmy Awards

• 2007 Nominated Outstanding Performer In A Children/Youth/Family Special - Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue 2006

Further reading

• Sibley, Brian. Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 film and a Sequel to the 1985 film Back to the Future. The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for Child in the Night is a 1990 film made for TV In it a psychologist treats an 8 year old boy who witnessed his father's murder but the child blocks out details that Internal Affairs is a 1990 American crime thriller Film set in Los Angeles about the police department's Avalon ( 1990) is a Feature film directed by Barry Levinson. It is a mostly autobiographical story of a family of Eastern European The Witness is a short film (19 minutes starring Gary Sinise and Elijah Wood. The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie Paradise is a 1991 film written and directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue. The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages For other uses of the name see Forever Young. Forever Young is a 1992 film directed by Steve Miner, starring Radio Flyer is a 1992 drama - Fantasy film from Columbia Pictures. The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The Good Son is a 1993 drama - 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 The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U North is a 1994 film directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus 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 Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient Flipper is a 1996 Remake of the 1963 film of the same name, starring Elijah Wood. The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Oliver Twist is a 1997 Television movie based on the popular novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The Artful Dodger is a character in the Charles Dickens Novel Oliver Twist. The Ice Storm is a 1997 Drama film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Rick Moody The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Deep Impact is a 1998 sci-fi - drama Disaster film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks SKG in the The Faculty is a 1998 horror / Science-fiction film, written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream and its The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s The Bumblebee Flies Anyway is a 1999 film starring Elijah Wood, directed by Martin Duffy See also Black & White (1998 film. Black and White is a 1999 Film directed by James Toback, starring The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the For the 2000 film see Chain of Fools (film. " Chain of Fools " is a successful song written by Don Covay. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first Ash Wednesday is a 2002 drama film starring Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, and Rosario Dawson. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers is a 2002 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina is a 2002 Direct-to-video animated film which was directed by Glenn Chaika The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. All I Want, also known as Try Seventeen, is a 2002 coming-of-age, Dramedy starring Elijah Wood, Franka Spy Kids 3-D Game Over ( Spy Kids 3 Game Over on VHS releases Pay-Per-View and pay channels The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American drama and Romantic comedy by French director Michel The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Kevin is a fictional character in Frank Miller 's 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 Jonathan Safran Foer (born 1977 is an American writer best known for his 2002 Novel Everything Is Illuminated. Green Street is a 2005 Drama film about Football hooliganism in England. The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Bobby is a Golden Globe Award -nominated historical Drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. Happy Feet is an Australian -produced 2006 computer-animated Comedy-drama musical Film, directed and co-written 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Paris je t'aime ( French for "Paris I love you" is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities Day Zero is a 2007 American film directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole and written by Robert Malkani The Oxford Murders is a 2008 Thriller film adapted from an award-winning novel of the same name by the Argentine Mathematician Christmas on Mars is the Science fiction Feature film from the Oklahoma psychedelic alternative rock band The Flaming Lips. 9 is an upcoming animated feature-length adaptation of Shane Acker 's short film of the same name. James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter Frasier is an American sitcom, a Spin-off of Cheers starring Kelsey Grammer as Homicide Life on the Street is an American Television Police procedural series chronicling the work of a fictional Baltimore The Adventures From The Book of Virtues is an Animated Television series which originally aired on PBS Kids in the United States The Electric Playground is a TV show focused on Video games It is written and directed by Victor Lucas and Glen Lougheed produced by Greedy Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City The Osbournes was an Emmy Award -winning American Reality television program broadcast by MTV in the U King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew American Dad! is a satirical American animated series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century " Iced Iced Babies " is a second season episode of the Animated series American Dad!. Punk'd is an American Hidden camera Practical joke Television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher Yo Gabba Gabba! is a Children's television series currently airing on the Nick Jr Paula Julie Abdul ( "AB-dool" born June 19, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning American pop Singer " Forever Your Girl " is a 1989 hit song by Paula Abdul, taken from the album of the same name. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1990 "Ridiculous Thoughts" is a song by The Cranberries, released as the fourth single from their second studio album No Need to Argue. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Apples in Stereo is an American Indie rock band associated with The Elephant Six Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk New Magnetic Wonder is the sixth studio album from The Apples in Stereo. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Young Artist Awards are presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation The Visual Effects Society (VES is the Entertainment industry 's only organization representing the full breadth of Visual effects practitioners including artists The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by FOX. The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members The Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS is an organization of film reviewers from Phoenix -based publications The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV ( Music Television) The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs, is an annual awards show which always aired live and usually is held in late March or early April that honors The DVD Exclusive Awards is an award that honors Direct to video productions The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences ( AIAS) founded in 1996, is a non-profit organization that promotes Computer and video 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 The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. ISBN 0-618-15402-7.

References

External links

• Elijah Wood at the Internet Movie Database
• Elijah Wood at Yahoo! Movies
• Always & Forever: Elijah Wood (Award winning fansite)
• Elijah Wood: Performer for Our Time
• ElijahNet
• Elijah talks about Simian Records

Preceded by Jess Harnell

Voice of Spyro the Dragon 2006-

Succeeded by Current voice

Yahoo! Movies, provided by the Yahoo! network is home to a large collection of information on movies past and new releases trailers and clips Box office Jess Q Harnell (born December 23, 1963 in Teaneck, New Jersey, U Spyro the Dragon is the main character of the Spyro the Dragon series

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