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  Elijah Wood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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.
Wood was born on January 28, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the middle of three children to Warren and Debbie Wood; he has English, Irish, German and Polish ancestry, and was raised a Catholic.
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 Elijah Wood Biography
He was born Elijah Jordan Wood on the 28th of January, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a town of some 200,000 souls a couple of hundred miles due west of Chicago.
Wood delivered a surprisingly mature performance, revealing all the frustration and naivety of youth, and was duly nominated for a Young Artist award for his efforts here and in Child In The Night.
Elijah would play a young prisoner who accusingly watches Sinise at work, so disturbing the man that he is driven towards action and eventual tragedy.
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 Elijah Wood International - Elijah's Biography
Born January 28, 1981, Elijah Wood has grown up to be one of the most well-respected and steadily employed actors of his generation.
In 1993, Elijah co-starred with Macaulay Culkin in The Good Son, which was a failure both at the box office and with filmgoers who couldn't stomach the idea of the little blond boy from Home Alone as a pre-teen psychopath.
Elijah's follow-up, the 1996 Flipper, was hardly an improvement, 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.
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 Elijah Wood Photos - Elijah Wood News - Elijah Wood Information
Elijah was born the middle of three children to parents, Warren and Debbie Wood.
Elijah recently won the role of Iggy Pop in a biographical account of the rock-star (September 2005).
Elijah says, "I think being different, being against the grain of society, is the greatest thing in the world." (edit)
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 Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood played the hobbit Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's movie trilogy The Lord of the Rings, based on the fantasy novels by J.
Wood was busy as a child actor, first appearing in small roles on TV and in the movies in the late 1980s.
Elijah Wood - Elijah Wood actor Born: 1/28/1981 Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wood enrolled in modeling school...
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 Elijah Wood - Wikipedia
Elijah Wood bei der Weltpremiere des dritten Teils des Herrn der Ringe in Wellington (Neuseeland)
Elijah Wood stammt aus einer Familie mit irischen, englischen, polnischen und deutschen Wurzeln.
Elijah Wood hat zwei Geschwister, Zachariah und Hannah.
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 ETERNAL SUNSHINE interview: Elijah Wood
All this brought Wood to the attention of director Peter Jackson, who tapped Wood to anchor the massive, blockbuster Lord of the Rings trilogy as the hobbit Frodo Baggins.
Though Wood was not asked to play a lead in Eternal Sunshine, the movie satisfied his keen desire to work with both screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) and director Michel Gondry, famous for his music video work, particularly with Bjork and the White Stripes.
Wood, however, is also an interloper in Joel's life—an antagonist Joel can't quite see, but uses his knowledge of Joel to steal Clementine away.
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 The Hall Of Legends:
Now I know that there are some Elijah Wood supporters out there, so I'll try to get some hard evidence as to why he's a top of the line infamous legend besides the vomit that's rising in the back of my throat from looking at that picture.
Elijah appears to be an underground member of the Elton John Limp Wrist Coalition - Face it, people with a Y chromosome don't get much less masculine than this guy.
Elijah Wood, you are without a doubt a legendary loser.
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 The Deadbolt - Interview - Illuminating Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood is older than he looks and he’s also been in the industry a lot longer than most people think.
September finds Wood starring in two films, the British, soccer mayhem inspired Green Street Hooligans and the touching, road trip flick Everything Is Illuminated.
In Everything is Illuminated, Wood plays Jonathan, a geeky and awkward guy who goes to the Ukraine in search of the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis.
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 An 'Illuminating' Chat with Elijah Wood :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Elijah Wood has had it for the moment with big-budget movies, complicated costumes and Hobbit feet.
While Wood doesn't have much of a problem fitting in, becoming part of a British street gang took some work for the short and skinny actor.
Wood fit in quickly but was treated more like a rock star than an indie actor.
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 Elijah Wood Bald | Just Jared
Since y'all had such a field day with the last Elijah Wood post (almost 200 comments!), I thought I'd share these recent Elijah Wood, 25, pictures and a hilarious quote made by him -- "I was in [an elevator] with a stranger who was working up the courage to say something.
Elijah wood is not Gay he himself has stated that.
elijah is one of the lovely actors.....i hope he will be successful in his life...
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 Elijah Illusions | ElijahWoodOnline.Org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
But my opinion is that eventually Wood will not be tied to his Frodo title forever because he does extremely well at acting out a wide range of characters.
I do have to admit that Elijah being called Frodo after awile would get kind of old but its cool to look back to the lord of the rings and to see what an amazing character he played.
Timeline of events that occurred while Elijah was shooting Lord of the Rings in New Zealand.
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 How They Began: Elijah Wood - Moviefone
Considering his early-'90s success as Child Actor, it would be no surprise if Elijah Wood were now in rehab, jail or reality TV.
But Wood has hardly missed a beat in his ascent from preteen star to twenty-something topliner, thanks to a balancing act of the edgy ('The Ice Storm') and the commercial ('Deep Impact').
Wood hadn't even reached double digits when he landed a major role, as Barry Levinson's adolescent alter ego in this semi-autobiographical immigration tale.
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 Elijah Wood
Wood's talent became more than apparent when he was teamed up with Macaulay Culkin for his next film, The Good Son (1993).
Wood's talent shone opposite Culkin's performing abilities, and critics were forced to admit that Culkin, who was the biggest child star at the moment, didn't have half the acting chops that Wood did.
In 1999 Wood signed on to what's likely to be one of the most remembered and grandest films in his career.
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 AskMen.com - Elijah Wood pics
As a toddler, little Elijah showed an affinity for performing and his mother, on a whim, took him to a large modeling and talent convention in Los Angeles.
The experience was life-altering for Wood, as he forged close bonds with the film's other actors and grew not only professionally, but also personally.
Elijah Wood's portrayal of Frodo became internationally recognized and his popularity only became stronger with the December 2002 release of The Two Towers.
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 Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins : Lord of the Rings Pictures, Biography, Pics, Interview, Photos, Gallery
Elijah Wood has been widely regarded as one of the most gifted actors of his generation.
For his performance as Frodo in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Wood was nominated for an MTV Award and shared an ensemble nomination from the Screen Actors Guild.
Wood's feature credits include James Toback's Black and White, Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty, Ang Lee's The Ice Storm, the sci-fi thriller Deep Impact and the crime comedy Chain of Fools.
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 Biography for Elijah Wood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1999, Elijah was in three movies that never made it into wide release: The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999) (released on satellite TV), Black and White (1999) (released on home video), and Chain of Fools (2000).
Elijah next went to work on what has been called the biggest project ever to hit the movies, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Elijah Wood is actually the youngest of the four actors.
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 Elijah Wood Pictures, Biography, Filmography, Awards, Wallpapers
Angel-faced with impossibly blue eyes, this young thespian was born Elijah Jordan Wood on the 28th of January, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a town of some 200,000 souls a couple of hundred miles due west of Chicago.
Wood began his career as a model and quickly moved on to television commercials.
We look forward to all three, and anything else Wood might decide to do at this early stage in what will be a long and rewarding career.
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 Elijah Wood pictures, photos, wallpapers, desktop themes, posters, music, videos, DVDs, and memorabilia
Elijah Jordan Wood was born on January 28, 1981 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Warren and Debbie Wood.
At an early age, Elijah showed his skill for entertaining and wowing audiences, then his mother decided to take him to Los Angeles for an Annual International Modeling and Talent Association Convention.
Elijah's next biggest project were The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkie, he is best known for the role of Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings movies.
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 Elijah Illusions | ElijahWoodOnline.Org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
One of its stars, Elijah Wood said: "It focuses on, for the most part, a relatively positive nature of the city - that it is a city of love and it's also a very multicultural city."
Elijah wood, star of the "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy, wanted to star in "King Kong" movie but he had to abandon the plan because his fellow stars were too busy.
Contactmusic.com reports that Wood was in discussion with director Peter Jackson about the trio of hobbits making a cameo appearance in "King Kong" but co-stars Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd were busy working on other projects.
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 Time for Kids | Specials | Elijah Wood, actor
Played by Elijah Wood, he is a pint-sized, hairy-footed creature known as a Hobbit.
He lives in a time when most of his fellow Hobbits want to stay with their own kind, but Frodo is very different in that he wants to leave and see the rest of the world and all its wonders.
Elijah: Yes, that's right, I rented a Hobbit costume and took a friend's video camera and did a few scenes out in the woods by my house.
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 Elijah Wood @ Filmbug
Widely regarded as one of the most gifted actors of his generation, Elijah Wood continues to challenge himself with roles in films spanning the spectrum of style and genre.
Wood provides the voice for 'Mumble,' a young, musically talented penguin in Antarctica who has many adventures - which he tells of through song and dance.
Wood co-stars as part of the team employed to do so (along with Mark Ruffalo, Kirsten Dunst and Tom Wilkinson).
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 TheOneRing.net™ | Movies | Cast | Elijah Wood as Frodo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Biography: Elijah Wood's career began at a very young age, acting in commercials first at the age of seven.
Most child actors seem to disappear after a while, but Elijah has kept his popularity and success, by changing his roles to match the times.
Elijah's most recent films are Deep Impact and The Faculty.
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 Elijah Wood
The star-studded cast of the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, including Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood are lobbying director Peter Jackson for parts in his next movie project, a remake of KING KONG.
Wood, who is a huge fan of Tolkien's epic adventure, has hit out at claims Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee have a gay relationship in the JRR Tolkien novel -- he thinks they are just good friends.
Elijah is addicted to clover cigarettes after picking up the habit from Josh Hartnett while filming THE FACULTY, and he frequently buys cartons of them.
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 AskMen.com - Elijah Wood
Wood brought one of the all-time greatest fantasy heroes to life by playing the diminutive Frodo Baggins in the epic Lord of the Rings films.
Believe it or not, Elijah Wood did have a successful career going before joining one of the biggest projects in the history of film -- The Lord of the Rings.
From childhood right until the present day, Elijah Wood has injected youth and fun into the movie industry.
www.askmen.com /men/entertainment_100/113_elijah_wood.html   (490 words)

  
 Elijah Wood Online
I am in no way affiliated with Elijah Wood nor his family, fellow cast and crew and have neither of having any sort of relation with the actor.
Elijah Wood Online has been made strictly under interest in the actor, without any other reasons.
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