Served as the Bacchus of the 2004 Mardi Gras Parade, and returned the next year.
Received an injury under his eyebrow during the filming of "The Yank," leaving a visible scar.
Favorite food is fried artichoke hearts dipped in ranch dressing. During the filming of Lord of the Rings he found a small restaurant that served him artichokes at least three times a week.
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.
Parents' names are Warren and Debbie Wood
Elijah has an older (7 years) brother Zack and a younger sister Hannah (born 7th November 1983).
Presented at Academy Awards in place of Macaulay Culkin
He was the first recipient of the NATO/ShoWest Young Star of the Year Award
Elijah Wood 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.
The Smashing Pumpkins are his favourite band
Brother of Hannah Wood
Owns one of two prop rings used in "Lord of the Rings." The other went to Andy Serkis, who played Gollum.
Plays piano.
As of December 2003, Elijah lived in a New York apartment with sister Hannah. 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 became a child model when his mother wanted him to burn off excessive energy.
|
