Oddling Facts

Full Name: Elijah Jordan Wood
Nicknames: Monkey, The Funny, Elwood, and 'Lij
Date of Birth: January 28, 1981
Place of Birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Religion: Christian
Nationality: Caucasian
Occupation: Actor
Height: 5'6" (168cm)
Weight: 163lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark Brown
Education: Enrolled in modeling school at Avant Studios in Cedar Rapids.
Relationship: Currently single
Currently Lives: LA / Wellington, NZ
Currently Drives: Red Ferrari
Parents: Warren Wood and Debrah Wood
Siblings: older brother Zachariah and younger sister Hannah
Pets: 2 dogs, Rascal & Levonne
Hobbies: Photography, Reading, fencing, in-line skating, swimming, basketball, hockey, cooking and singing
Collects: Star Wars figures
Smokes: Clove Cigarettes
Tattoo: On the lower right-side of his torso, Wood has been branded with a 3-inch tattoo, a strange series of croocked vertical lines that looks like a wraped product bar. "It's Elvish," Wood says, "It stands for the number nine."
Favorites
Band: Beatles and Smashing Pumpkins
CD's: Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness
Color: Blue
Food: Homemade potato salad
Movies: The Star Wars Triology, Heavenly Creatures, and Braveheart
Worst Movie: Godzilla (Thank god, I'm not the only one who thinks this ^_^)
Actor: Tim Roth
Actress: Emma Thompson
Subject in School: English
Books: Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Norte Dame, and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
TV Shows: Entertainment Weekly and Extra
Sport: In-line Skating

Oddling Information
-Drinks Coffee
-Smokes Cloves (blasted little.. addictive things)
-Bites his nails (and toenails apparently)
-Has A Tattoo in Elvish (on the lower right-side of his torso)
-He wears glasses
-Hates Rap, Country, and Heavy Metal music (my hero *_*)
-His first on screen kiss was in flipper, it was cut out of the movie
-Parents are divorced
-auditioned to play christian in Moulin Rouge
-Elijahs family owned a Deli in Cedar Rapids but sold it so they could move for Elijahs career.
- Elijahs childhood idol is George Lucas, of Star wars fame (amongst many many others)
- For his audition part, Elijah shot a mini-movie of himself being a hobbit in his friends back yard!
- During shooting the faculty Elijah picked up his smoking habit from fellow star, Josh Hartnett.
- Melissa Joan Hart wanted him to play the male lead in Drive Me Crazy because she thought it would take some of the pressure of her in her first leading role. However, she was told that he looked too young next to her, and the role went to Adrian Grenier.
- He thinks Trekkies are strange (wonder if hes seen otaku?)
- Elijah loves playing video games
- One of Elijah's nickname's is "Monkey"
- Was home-schooled by his parents
- For his audition part, Elijah shot a mini-movie of himself being a hobbit in his friends back yard!
- His favorite superhero is batman
- Some say he likes to throw small candies at cars for fun