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Learn 50 interesting things about Elijah Wood who played main character in The Lord of the Rings book series.
1. His mother Donna Wood got him into modeling.
2. He is the second of three children.
3. He is of English, Polish, German, Austrian and Danish ancestry.
4. He is the son of Warren and Debra (Krause) Wood, delicatessen operators.
5. He was raised Roman Catholic.
6. He has a brother, Zachariah, and a sister, Hannah.
7. As child he took piano lessons.
8. Has become a well-known DJ.
9. With his friend Zach Cowie, he performs as "Wooden Wisdom a.k.a. DJ Frodo."
10. The duo has spun at events such as the Bushmills Live 2012 festival at the Old Bushmills Distillery and at the pre-Emmy party at The London West Hollywood hotel.
11. Appeared in elementary school in The Sound of Music, followed by the title character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
12. Served as choir boy during the production of See How They Run, produced by the Marion Creative Council.
13. Wood modeled and did local commercials.
14. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1988 for his career.
15. Co-starred with Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis in Forever Young.
16. Took part in a Super Bowl commercial for Wavy Lay's potato chips with Dan Quayle.
17. He soon landed a major professional gig, appearing in Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" music video in 1989.
18. As child he took parts in Back to the Future II (1989) and Avalon (1990).
19. His landmark came when he was cast as hobbit Frodo Baggins, the lead character in Peter Jackson's epic adaption of The Lord of the Rings book series, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
20. He likes to seize the roles that are interesting even though htey are away from mainstream cinema.
21. Wood has also done voiceover work for the online sci-fi series Red vs. Blue.
22. He is also a film producer.
23. He landed his voice to characters in musical films Happy Feet (2006) and Happy Feet Two (2011).
24. In 2005, he started his own record label, Simian Records.
25. Appeared in the video for The Cranberries "Ridiculous Thoughts."
26. The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed in New Zealand, in a process taking more than one year. Before the cast left the country, Jackson gave Wood two gifts: one of the One Ring props used on the set and Sting, Frodo's sword. He was also given a pair of prosthetic "hobbit feet" of the type worn during filming.
27. On May 12, 2005, Wood hosted a program called "MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed", when the new Xbox 360 games console was launched.
28. In 2006, Wood hosted the special Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue for Discovery Kids Channel.
29. Was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the category of acting in a children/youth/family special.
30. On January 4, 2007, Wood joined Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg to announce the nominees for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
31. Voiced the lead in the animated feature film version of the short film 9.
32. On September 19, 2006, Wood announced that Simian (his record label) had signed The Apples in Stereo as their first band.
33. He also directed the music video for "Energy".
34. In 2006, Wood was also in Season 2 Episode 6 of American Dad.
35. He also contributed his talents to fellow Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen's album Pandemoniumfromamerica, singing and playing various instruments on the album.
36. Was honored with the Midnight Award by the San Francisco International Film Festival as an American actor who "has made outstanding contributions to independent and Hollywood cinema, and who brings striking intelligence, exemplary talent and extraordinary depth of character to his roles".
37. In 2010 Wood, together with Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, founded The Woodshed, a production company that promotes horror films.
38. His younger sister Hannah Blessing Wood is also an actress.
39. His older brother Zachariah Nathaniel Wood is a video game producer.
40. Supported campaigns for charity as Keep a Child Alive or ALDO/YouthAIDS.
41. Wood is a music lover, owning a collection of roughly 4,000 vinyl records and CDs.
42. He is quoted as citing his favorite band as The Smashing Pumpkins.
43. Wood has a tattoo of the word "nine" located below his waist on the right side. The other actors of "The Fellowship" got the same tattoo, with the exception of John Rhys-Davies. Rhys-Davies's stunt double from the film got the tattoo instead.
44. In May 2006, Autograph Collector Magazine published its list of 10 Best & 10 Worst Hollywood Autograph Signers, Wood was ranked #7 of Best Signers.
45. In 2008, during an appearance on Jack Osbourne's show Adrenaline Junkie, he became the first person to cross Victoria Falls on ropes.
46. On April 23, 2010, in a charitable gesture, Wood visited the town of Curepto, Chile, one of the hardest hit by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on February 27, 2010. He made personal visits to many of the victims and was accompanied by the first lady of Chile, Cecilia Morel.
47. Elijah Wood was the first person to join the Lord of the Rings fan club in October 2001 and earned himself a place in the credits.
48. Had Alka Seltzer tablets in his mouth so he'd foam when Shelob stabbed him.
49. His mother enrolled him in a modeling school when he was just seven years old.
50. His hobbies are singing, fencing, rollerblading, swimming, reading and cooking.
