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Owns one of two prop rings used in "Lord of the Rings." The other went to Andy Serkis, who played Gollum.

First person ever to cross Southern Africa's Victoria Falls by rope.

Beat out 150 actors, including Jake Gyllenhaal, for the coveted role of Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Roger Ebert called him "The most talented actor in his age group in Hollywood history.".

Each of the nine Fellowship members got the same tattoo: the number nine written in Elvish. Elijah's is on his pelvic bone on the right side.

Considers Frodo Baggins to be his best role.

Is the first member of the official "Lord of the Rings" fanclub.

His family owned a deli which they sold so they could move to California.

He heard about the Lord of the Rings trilogy while filming The Faculty (1998). Immediately, he sensed that this was the chance of a lifetime. Director George Huang, a personal friend of Wood's, filmed his audition tape for the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. He shot the scene from different angles which were cut together for the video. They sent the video off to New Zealand for director Peter Jackson and a few months later, he got the part.

Was the first choice for the lead role in Eragon - Das Vermächtnis der Drachenreiter (2006).

Two of his favorite books are "The Hobbit" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

He became a child model when his mother wanted him to burn off excessive energy.

In 2005, he started his own record label, Simian Records.

His favorite actors are Emma Thompson and Tim Roth.

Plays piano.

Studies singing professionally.

In the original book "The Lord of the Rings," Frodo is 50 years old when he leaves Bag End, which makes him the oldest of the four lead hobbits. Wood is actually the youngest of the four actors.

Melissa Joan Hart wanted him to play the male lead in Drive Me Crazy (1999) because she thought it would take some of the pressure off 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.

His favorite movie is Mein Freund Harvey (1950).

Admits to owning thousands of CDs in many musical genres, because he loves music so much.

Dressed up and rode on a float as the god of wine and mirth to head the Bacchus 2004 parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, for Mardi Gras in February, 2004.

Received an injury under his eyebrow during the filming of Hooligans (2005) (aka "The Yank), leaving a visible scar.

On the 4 September 2013 episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005), Wood said that he was five years old when he watched his first horror movie -- Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness (1986), which was a then-newly released, straight-to-video release. He said that it was what made him fall in love with horror films, that it remains one his all-time favorite horror movies, and that he has introduced it to several of his friends over the years.

As of December 2003, Elijah lived in a New York apartment with his sister Hannah Wood. However, within a few months he moved back into his mother's guest house in Santa Monica, California, where he lived previously, stating he couldn't justify the rent on the apartment since he spent so little time there. He has since moved into his own home in Venice Beach, California.

Frequently attends the popular annual gaming convention known as E3 (Electronic Entertainment Exposition) which takes places in Los Angeles at the convention center. The week long event features all of the soon-to-be-released games and gaming systems and is open to those working in the gaming industry.

Elijah has an older brother, Zack Wood (b. 1974), who works in video games, and a younger sister, Hannah Wood (born 7th October 1983).

In 2013 he purchased a house in the south Austin, TX neighborhood of Bouldin Creek.

He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Der Herr der Ringe: Die Gefährten (2001).

He is of English, German, Austrian, and Danish descent.

Lives in Austin, Texas.

Was considered for the lead role in Richie Rich (1994).

He was the first recipient of the NATO/ShoWest Young Star of the Year Award.

Was considered for the role of Colin Craven in Der geheime Garten (1993).

Godzilla (1998) is his least favorite movie.

Presented at Academy Awards in place of Macaulay Culkin.

Suffered acute appendicitis and was briefly hospitalized [August 2003]

His record label Simian Records released its first album, New Magnetic Wonder by The Apples in Stereo (Februar 2007)

Was ranked #16 in E's 50 cutest child stars all grown up (2005).

Was number 75 on vh1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars."

Loves The Hives.

Served as the Bacchus of the 2004 Mardi Gras Parade, and returned the following two years.

Real-life fan of "West Ham United", the team he played a fan of in Hooligans (2005) (aka Green Street Hooligans). Other fans include Danny Dyer, Ray Winstone and Matt Damon.

Tested for the lead role of William Miller in Almost Famous - Fast berühmt (2000).

Parents' names are Warren and Debbie Wood.

Was ranked #2 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008).

His uncle is Turk E. Krause from the band 'Molly Nova and the Hawk'.

Was considered for the role of Justin Cobb in Thumbsucker - Bleib wie du bist! (2005), but was deemed too old for the role.

Bought a house in Venice, California. Says he hopes to launch his record label by the end of the year. (2005)

Since the film Hooligans (2005) he became a full supporter of Millwall Football Club.

Filming Alles ist erleuchtet (2005) in Prague. (Juni 2004)