Full Name: Elijah Jordan Wood
Nicknames: Elwood, Lij, and Monkey
Birthdate: January 28, 1981
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Current Place of Residence: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Religion: Christian
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 162 lbs.
Parents: Warren and Debbie Wood
Siblings: Older brother Zachariah (28), and a younger sister, Hannah(18)
Pets: 2 Border Collies named Rascal and Levonne
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Marital Status: Unmarried/ not dating anyone currently
Hobbies: Photography, Reading, fencing, in-line skating, swimming, basketball, hockey, cooking, and singing.
Collects: Star Wars Figures
Other Random Facts:
His favorite bands are The Beatles and Smashing Pumpkins
His favorite CD's are Mellon Collie and The Infninite Sadness -- (S.P.)
His Favorite Color is blue
His favorite food is homemade potato salad
His favorite movies are the Star Wars films, Heavenly Creatures, and Braveheart
His favorite actor is Tim Roth
His favorite actress is Emma Thompson
His favorite subject in school was English
His favorite books are Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame and J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
His favorite sport is In-line Skating
His parents are divorced
If he had one wish it would be to bring all of the rainforests back.
He hates Rap, Country, and Heavy Metal
He wears glasses.
He smokes Clove Cigarettes
He plays the piano
He says Frodo Baggins is his best role
He was the first member of the Lord of the Rings Fan Club
He not only bites his fingernails but his toenails as well!
If he wasn't an actor he would be a Secret Agent
He owns the One Ring and keeps it in a box at home.
He loves animals
He loves to play video games
For his audition as Frodo he rented a costume, headed t oLos Angeles hills and had a couple of friends film him doing a few of the Frodo scenes.
As Miranda Otto (Eowyn) says: "Elijah has the innocence of a child, the wisdom of a ninety-year-old man, and the grace of an angel."
