Name: Elijah Jordan Wood
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5'6"
Birthday: January 28, 1981
Birth Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Parents: Warren and Debbie Wood
Siblings: Zachariah (7 years older), Hannah (2 years younger)
Pets: 2 dogs - Rascal and Levonne
Favourite Band: Beatles and the Smashing Pumpkins
Favourite CD's: Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness by the Smashing Pumpkins
Favourite Movies: The Star Wars trilogy and Braveheart
Worst Movies: Godzilla
Favourite Actor: Tim Roth
Favourite Actress: Emma Thompson
Favourite Subject in School: English
Favourite Books: Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and the Hobbit
Favourite TV Show: Entertainment Weekly and Extra!
Favourite Sport: In-line skating
Favourite Hobbies: Photography, reading (sci-fi, mystery and adventure), fencing, in-line skating, swimming, basketball, hockey, football, baseball, cooking and collecting Star Wars figures.
INTERESTING TIDBITS:
- moved to L.A. in 1988 with his family
- his first professional project was an appearance in Paula Abdul's Forever your Girl music video in 1989
- presented at the Academy Awards in place of Macaulay Culkin in 1994
- Also appeared in The Cranberries video Ridiculous Thoughts in 1995
- has the nicknames "The Funny", "Monkey", Elwood, and 'Lij
- has been known to jump into his pool with all his clothes on
AWARDS ELIJAH HAS WON:
NATO/ShoWest :
In March of 1994 Elijah was named the first ever "Young Star of the Year" by the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) at their ShoWest convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. After winning the honor, Elijah beamed, "This is incredible. Thank you so much. Oh, man! Wow! Geez, I can't believe I'm getting this award. This is so awesome!" He added, "I'd like to give a really, really, really special thanks to my mom, who has been there for me and helped me out throughout my whole career and throughout my life." At the conclusion of his speech, Elijah held up his trophy and shouted to the crowd, "Here's to good movies! I'll see you later."
Saturn Award :
The 20th Annual Saturn Awards were presented on Thursday October 20, 1994 at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel. Elijah won "Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Thriller/Fantasy" from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films for his role in "The Good Son". But before the ceremony he joked, "I think I'm up for short actor in a fantasy."
YoungStar Award:
On September 30, 1995, the first annual YoungStar Awards were held. The event was sponsored by show business tradepaper The Hollywood Reporter and Dick Clark Productions to honor young actors and actresses in film and television. Elijah was nominated for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Film" for his role of Stu Simmons in "The War". Although Elijah didn't win this year, he said, "It's an honor to be nominated because 'The War' for me was truly a wonderful thing and a wonderful experience. Stu was a very difficult role to play, and being nominated for something I love to do is wonderful. It's very special."
Agent: Nicole David William Morris Agency 151 El Camino Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212
