Elijah Wood

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Elijah Wood (2019)

Elijah Jordan Wood [ ɪˈlaɪdʒə ] (born January 28, 1981 in Cedar Rapids , Iowa ) is an American actor and film producer .

Life

Youth and Beginnings

Elijah Wood's parents Warren and Deborah Wood (née Krause) have been divorced since 1996. He has an older brother named Zachariah (born 1974) and a younger sister named Hannah (born October 7, 1983). Wood began working as a child model in his hometown of Cedar Rapids at the age of seven and also took piano lessons . In elementary school he took part in various school performances such as The Sound of Music and The Wizard of Oz .

After Wood appeared in several commercials, his family moved to Los Angeles to advance the son's career. He had his first appearance in 1988 in the music video Forever Your Girl by the singer Paula Abdul . A year later, at the age of eight, he made a short appearance in Back to the Future II and made his cinema debut. In 1990 he played Aidan Quinn's son in the drama Avalon .

Career

In the years that followed, Wood became a well-known child actor. In 1990 he had a small role in Internal Affairs - Trust him, he's a cop with Richard Gere , before he played a bigger role in Summer Paradise alongside Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith in 1991 . In 1992 the films Forever Young with Mel Gibson as well as Flug ins Abenteuer with Joseph Mazzello and in 1993 The Second Face (orig. The Good Son ) with Macaulay Culkin followed . In the same year he played the title character in the children's film The Adventures of Huck Finn . He received his first award for Flight into Adventure .

In 1994 Wood played Kevin Costner's son in the drama Das Baumhaus (orig. The War ) and received good reviews for his portrayal. Also in 1994, he starred in the adventure comedy North . 1996 then followed again a leading role in the animal film Flipper and 1997 the role of Jack Dawkins in a television version of Charles Dickens Oliver Twist . In the following years Wood played in the productions The Ice Storm (1997) by Ang Lee , Deep Impact (1998) and The Faculty (1998) with Josh Hartnett various roles.

Wood's international breakthrough came in 2001 when he was cast by New Zealander Peter Jackson for the lead role of the hobbit Frodo Baggins in the Tolkien film The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003). The trilogy was shot in one piece in New Zealand and the films were released in cinemas every year with great commercial success. Wood received a fee of three million US dollars for his leading role and was allowed to keep the One Ring used in the film to himself after filming was completed .

After Lord of the Rings , Wood took on a role in the comedy film Forget Mine in 2004 . next to Jim Carrey . In 2005 he starred in the comic book version Sin City with Bruce Willis in the role of a cold-blooded murderer. In the same year, Wood also starred in the films Everything is Enlightened and Hooligans, respectively. In 2006, he voiced the penguin Mumble in the animated film Happy Feet . In the same year Wood also took on a supporting role in the drama Bobby .

In 2008, Wood played the lead role of a young math student in the thriller Oxford Murders . The film received decent reviews. In 2009 he lent his voice to the title character of the animated film 9 . From 2011 to 2014 Wood played in the US television series Wilfred alongside Jason Gann the lead role of Ryan Newman . In the three-part film adaptation of the Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit , Wood got a guest role again as Frodo Baggins . The first film came out in December 2012 under the title The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Theaters.

Since 2012, Wood has also appeared as a film producer in various functions. He was u. a. involved in the production of The Greasy Strangler - Der Bratfett-Killer (2016), Mandy (2018) and Die Farbe aus dem All as well as Daniel Isn't Real (both 2019).

His German voice has been predominantly Timmo Niesner since 1999 .

Private

Wood in February 2006

In 2005 Wood became active in the musical field in addition to his career as an actor and founded the label Simian Records . This has the bands The Apples In Stereo and Heloise and the Savoir Faire under contract. In 2010 Wood and two friends founded their own production company called The Woodshed , which specializes in horror films. In 2013 the company was renamed SpectreVision . A total of four different films were produced between 2013 and 2014. Wood himself starred in two of the films ( Open Windows and Cooties ).

Wood's ancestors come from England , Germany , Austria and Denmark . His younger sister Hannah Blessing Wood is also an actress and has made cameo roles in several of her brother's films. For example, she was briefly seen as a girl from Rohan in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in 2002 . In memory of the Lord of the Rings , Wood, like the rest of his fellow actors, got a tattoo on his right hip , which depicts the word nine in Elvish .

Filmography (selection)

Music videos

Video games

  • 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; speaks Frodo Baggins
  • 2006: The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning; speaks Spyro
  • 2007: The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night; speaks Spyro
  • 2008: The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon; speaks Spyro
  • 2010: God of War: Ghost of Sparta; speaks Deimos
  • 2014: Broken Age; speaks Shay
  • 2018: 11-11: Memories Retold; speaks Harry

Awards (selection)

  • 1993 Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actor in "Radio Flyer"
  • 1994 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA ( Saturn Award ) - Best Young Actor "The Good Son"
  • 1998 YoungStar Awards - Best Young Actor in "Deep Impact"
  • 1998 YoungStar Awards - Best Young Actor in "Oliver Twist" (TV series)
  • 2002 Young Hollywood Awards
  • 2002 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (PFCS Award) - Best Ensemble "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" et al.
  • 2002 Empire Awards , UK - Best Actor "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
  • 2003 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (PFCS Award) - Best Ensemble “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” ​​et al.
  • 2003 Visual Effects Society Awards (VES Award) - Best Actor "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
  • 2003 Online Film Critics Society Awards (OFCS Award) - Best Ensemble “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” ​​et al.
  • 2003 National Board of Review, USA (NBR Award) - Best Actor "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" et al.
  • 2003 MTV Movie Awards - Best Actor "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" with Sean Astin and Andy Serkis
  • 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards - Best Actor "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" et al.
  • 2004 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (BFCA Award) - Best Ensemble "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
  • 2004 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (Saturn Award) - Best Actor "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
  • 2004 Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, USA (Interactive Achievement Award) - Best Male Character Actor "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"

literature

  • Lisa Degnen: Elijah Wood. Hollywood's Hottest Rising Star. Warner Books Inc., New York, May 1999.

Web links

Commons : Elijah Wood  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Imdb: Biography for Elijah Wood
  2. ↑ Chris Harnick: Elijah Wood Reveals Vintage Modeling Pictures On 'Conan' (VIDEO) . In: The Huffington Post , June 27, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2014. 
  3. ↑ Elijah Wood's Label to Release New Apples in Stereo Album . In: Spin , September 26, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2014. 
  4. ↑ http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/elijah-wood-woodshed-production-company-spectrevision/
  5. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
personal data
SURNAME Wood, Elijah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wood, Elijah Jordan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Cedar Rapids , Iowa, United States