Elijah Wood Explained

Elijah Wood
Birth Name:Elijah Jordan Wood
Birth Date:28 January 1981
Birth Place:Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Partner:Mette-Marie Kongsved
Years Active:1989–present
Children:2

Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. He rose to international fame for his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and (2012).

Wood made his film debut with a small part in Back to the Future Part II (1989). He went on to achieve recognition as a child actor with multiple roles such as Avalon (1990) and The Good Son (1993). As a teenager, he starred in several films including North (1994), Flipper (1996), and The Ice Storm (1997). Following the success of The Lord of the Rings, Wood has appeared in a wide range of films, including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Paris, je t'aime (2006), and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017).

Wood's voice roles include Mumble in the Happy Feet film franchise (2006–2011), the title protagonist in 9 (2009), Spyro the Dragon in the Legend of Spyro video game trilogy (2006–2008), Beck on Disney XD's (2012–2013), Sigma in Season 10 of Red vs. Blue, and Wirt in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014). He played Ryan Newman on the FX dark comedy series Wilfred (2011–2014), for which he received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor, and Todd Brotzman in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017).

Wood founded the record label Simian Records in 2005, which was dissolved in 2015. He directed the 2007 music video "Energy" for The Apples in Stereo. In 2010, Wood co-founded a film production company for horror films, The Woodshed, renamed SpectreVision in 2013. Wood is a disc jockey, and has toured globally with his friend Zach Cowie as the duo Wooden Wisdom.

Early life

Wood was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on January 28, 1981,[1] to Debbie (née Krause) and Warren Wood, who operated a delicatessen together.[2] He is of English, Danish,[3] Irish, and German ancestry, and was raised Catholic.[4] [5] [6] He has an older brother named Zachariah[7] and a younger sister named Hannah. At age seven, Wood began modeling and taking piano lessons in his hometown.[8] [9] In elementary school, he appeared in The Sound of Music and played the title character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He served as a choirboy in a production of See How They Run. Wood's parents sold their delicatessen in 1989 and the family, without his father, moved to Los Angeles to allow him to pursue an acting career; they divorced when he was 15.[10]

Career

1988–1999: Early work

Wood modeled and appeared in local commercials; his first appearance was in the music video for Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl," directed by David Fincher. This was followed by a pivotal role in the made-for-TV film, Child in the Night, and a minor role in Back to the Future Part II, as a boy from a futuristic 2015 who teases Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) for playing an arcade game because "you have to use your hands".[11] Nine-year-old Wood auditioned for a role in Kindergarten Cop, but was told by director Ivan Reitman that his performance was not believable, which Wood later said was "a harsh thing to say to a nine-year-old."[12]

Playing Aidan Quinn's son in Avalon garnered professional attention for Wood; the film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards.[13] A small part in Richard Gere's Internal Affairs was followed by the role of a boy who brings estranged couple Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson back together in Paradise (1991). In 1992, Wood co-starred with Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis in Forever Young,[14] and with Joseph Mazzello in Radio Flyer.[15]

In 1993, Wood played the title character in Disney's adaptation of Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huck Finn, and co-starred with Macaulay Culkin in the psychological thriller The Good Son. The following year, he starred in The War, alongside Kevin Costner. Although the film received mostly negative reviews, Wood’s performance earned praise.[16] [17] Roger Ebert's review of the film praised Wood highly, stating that Wood "has emerged, I believe, as the most talented actor, in his age group, in Hollywood history."[18]

Wood's title role–opposite Bruce Willis–in the Robert Reiner film North (1994) was followed by a Super Bowl commercial for Lay's "Wavy" potato chips (with Dan Quayle).[19] In 1995, Wood appeared in the music video for The Cranberries' "Ridiculous Thoughts,"[20] played the lead role in Flipper, and co-starred in Ang Lee's critically acclaimed The Ice Storm.[21] In 1996, he guest starred in the episode entitled "The True Test" in . In 1997, Wood played Jack "The Artful Dodger" Dawkins in a made-for-TV adaptation of Oliver Twist, alongside Richard Dreyfuss.[22] The following year, he had a leading role in the sci-fi disaster film Deep Impact, and a starring role in The Faculty, directed by Robert Rodriguez. In 1999, Wood played a suburban white teenager who affects hip-hop lingo in James Toback's Black and White, and a junior hitman in Chain of Fools.[23]

1999–2003: The Lord of the Rings

Wood played Frodo Baggins in the 2001 , the first installment of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's multi-volume novel. Wood was a fan of the book series, and he sent in an audition tape of himself dressed as Frodo, reading lines from the novel.[24] He was selected from 150 actors who auditioned.[25] Wood was the first actor to be cast.[26] This gave Wood top billing, alongside a cast full of stars.[27] [28] [29] The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed in New Zealand; principal photography took over a year, and pick-up shooting continued annually for the next four years.[30] [31] The films used forced perspective to have Frodo and other hobbits (with an average height of) appear much shorter than they really were.[32] 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.[33]

In 2002, Wood lent his voice to the DTV release of The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina. Later that year, the second part of Peter Jackson's trilogy was released, titled . In 2003, Wood starred in the DTV film All I Want and cameoed as 'The Guy' in . The concluding chapter of the Rings trilogy, was released in December of that year.[34]

2004–present

Wood's first role following his Lord of the Rings success was in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), in which he played Patrick, an unscrupulous lab technician who pursues Kate Winslet. The film received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2005. He next played the silent serial killer Kevin in Robert Rodriguez's adaptation of Frank Miller's comic book series, Sin City (2005). Wood's audition for the role only consisted of staring at a film camera while passages from the graphic novel were read.[35] On May 12, 2005, Wood hosted MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed for the launch of the Xbox 360 video game console.[36]

In Everything Is Illuminated (2005), Wood starred as a young Jewish-American man on a quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II. It was based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer. In Green Street (also 2005), he played an American college student who joins a violent British football firm. Both had limited release but were critically acclaimed.[37] [38]

Wood shot a small part in Paris, je t'aime (2006), which consists of 18 five-minute sections, each directed by a different director. Wood's section, called "Quartier de la Madeleine", was directed by Vincenzo Natali. The film played at the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.[39]

In George Miller's animated musical Happy Feet (2006), Wood provided the voice of Mumble, a penguin who can tap dance, but not sing.[40] Happy Feet grossed over $380 million worldwide, and received both the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film. Wood reprised his role for the film's sequel, Happy Feet Two (2011).[41]

Also in 2006, he was part of the ensemble cast of Emilio Estevez's drama Bobby, a fictionalized account of the hours leading up to the June 5, 1968, shooting of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In the film, Wood marries Lindsay Lohan's character in order to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War.[42] Bobby screened in competition at the Venice Film Festival. Wood, along with his co-stars, received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.[43]

Later that year, Wood hosted the television special Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue for Discovery Kids;[44] he received a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming.[45] That same year, it was announced that Wood was set to star in The Passenger, a biographical film about singer Iggy Pop.[46] However, the project failed to come to fruition after years in development.[47]

Wood has provided voiceovers for video games, including the voice of Spyro the Dragon in The Legend of Spyro game trilogy (2006–2008),[48] as well as reprising Mumble in the game version of Happy Feet (2006–2011).[49]

On January 4, 2007, Wood joined Screen Actors Guild president Alan Rosenberg in a live telecast to announce the nominees for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.[50] Later that year, he starred in Day Zero, a drama about conscription in the United States, which had its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival.[51]

In The Oxford Murders (2008), a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Guillermo Martínez, Wood played a graduate student who investigates a series of bizarre, mathematically based murders in Oxford.[52] The following year, he voiced the lead in the animated feature film 9, which was produced by Tim Burton.[53]

Wood's first starring television role came in the FX series, Wilfred, where he played Ryan Newman, who is described as "an introverted and troubled young man struggling unsuccessfully to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with Wilfred, his neighbor's canine pet."[54] The pilot episode was shot in the summer of 2010,[55] and the series lasted four seasons, with the final episode airing in the U.S. on August 13, 2014. For his role, Wood received a nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2011.[56]

In January 2011, it was confirmed that Wood had signed on to reprise the role of Frodo Baggins in , the first film of the Hobbit trilogy, directed again by Peter Jackson.[57] The film was released the following year and grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office.[58]

Wood featured in the Beastie Boys' 2011 music video for "Make Some Noise," along with Seth Rogen and Danny McBride.[59] He then starred in the Flying Lotus music video "Tiny Tortures," where he played a recent amputee coming to grips with his new situation. The psychedelic video was described as "menacing and magical."[60]

In 2012, Wood had a supporting role in the romantic comedy Celeste and Jesse Forever, and starred in the horror film Maniac, for which he received the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor.[61] Maniac was mostly shot from a first person point of view of Wood's character.[62]

Wood played the leading role in the 2013 Hitchcockian suspense thriller Grand Piano.[63] He voiced Shay, one of two main characters in the adventure game Broken Age, for which he received the 2014 Performance in a Comedy, Lead award from National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR).[64] Next, Wood provided the voice of main character Wirt in Cartoon Network's animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall.[65] The series collected three Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015, including Outstanding Animated Program.[66] This was followed by prominent roles in films The Last Witch Hunter (2015), opposite Vin Diesel; The Trust (2016), opposite Nicolas Cage; and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017), opposite Melanie Lynskey. The latter film was awarded the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in January 2017.[67]

From 2016 to 2017, Wood co-starred with Samuel Barnett as Todd Brotzman in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. It was announced in December 2017 that the show had not been renewed for a third season.[68] Wood provided the voice of Nick Johnsmith / Gristol Malik in Psychonauts 2.[69]

In 2019, Wood starred as the musician Norval Greenwood in Ant Timpson's black comedy thriller Come to Daddy.[70] He both starred as Special Agent Bill Hagmaier and helped to produce Amber Sealey's 2021 crime mystery No Man of God, based on the real life story of Hagmaier's relationship with serial killer Ted Bundy.[71] In 2023, Wood played the starring role of Fritz Garbinger in Macon Blair's superhero comedy horror movie The Toxic Avenger, one of a series.[72]

Other activities

Wood appeared in The Cranberries' music video for "Ridiculous Thoughts" and in Danko Jones' three-piece series: "Full of Regret," "Had Enough," and "I Think Bad Thoughts."[73] [74] He also appeared in the Beastie Boys music video "Make Some Noise."[75]

On April 11, 2008, Wood was the guest host of Channel 4's Friday Night Project. On April 25, 2009, he 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."[76]

Wood has become a well-known disc jockey. Together with his friend Zach Cowie, they formed Wooden Wisdom and have toured around the world. They have spun at events such as the Bushmills Live 2012 festival at the Old Bushmills Distillery, the opening of the Brickell City Centre and at the pre-Emmy party at The London West Hollywood hotel.[77]

Wood signed up to co-produce and star in the film Black Wings Has My Angel, based on the noir novel of the same name, with Anthony Moody and Rob Malkani of Indalo Productions. Wood, alongside Tom Hiddleston and Anna Paquin, was set start shooting in late 2012, but the production of the movie was delayed.[78]

Wood together with Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, and Karl Urban, plus writer Philippa Boyens and director Peter Jackson on May 31, 2020, joined Josh Gad's YouTube series Reunited Apart which reunites the cast of popular movies through video-conferencing, and promotes donations to non-profit charities.[79]

Business ventures

In 2005, Wood started his own record label called Simian Records. On September 19, 2006, Wood announced that Simian had signed The Apples in Stereo as their first band, with their new album New Magnetic Wonder released in February 2007.[80] In addition, he also directed the band's 2007 music video for "Energy."[81]

In 2010, Wood, together with Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, founded The Woodshed, a production company that promotes horror films. In 2013, the company was re-branded as SpectreVision.[82]

Personal life

Wood and his partner, the Danish film producer Mette-Marie Kongsved, have two children together, a son (b. 2019) and a daughter (b. 2022).[83] [84]

Wood has a tattoo of the Elvish Sindarin word "nine", written in Tolkien's constructed script of Tengwar, below his waist on the right side. It refers to his character as one of the nine-member Fellowship of the Ring.[85]

In May 2006, Wood was ranked at No. 7 on Autograph Collector Magazine list of the "10 Best Hollywood Autograph Signers."[86]

On April 23, 2010, in a charitable gesture, Wood visited the Chilean town of Curepto, one of the hardest hit by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on February 27, 2010. He made personal visits to many of the victims and was accompanied by the First Lady of Chile, Cecilia Morel.[87] [88]

Wood participated in the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement.[89] He was an active supporter of Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential election.[90]

During a 2016 interview with The Sunday Times, Wood accused Hollywood of being organized by pedophiles who preyed on children within the industry, including many of his fellow child actors. Wood credited his mother with protecting him from these "vipers" and parties "where that kind of thing was going on".[91] After the interview made international headlines, Wood clarified that he had "no firsthand experience or observation of the topic" and that his comments had been partly based on the documentary An Open Secret that he had seen.[92]

Filmography and awards

See main article: Elijah Wood filmography and awards and nominations.

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elijah Wood Biography . . A+E Television Networks . January 15, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216035752/http://www.biography.com/people/elijah-wood-9542562 . December 16, 2013 . dead.
  2. News: Rauzi . Robin . Elijah Wood: Having Fun Acting as a Kid . January 15, 2014 . . April 6, 1993 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116143253/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-06/entertainment/ca-19743_1_elijah-wood-s-career . January 16, 2014 . live.
  3. Elijah Wood Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/7AJtb-uSTr4 . December 11, 2021 . live . . December 15, 2020 . www.youtube.com.
  4. Web site: 'Hooligans' – The seven sins according to Elijah Wood . always.ejwsites.net . July 19, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120723092638/http://always.ejwsites.net/HumoInterview.html . July 23, 2012 . live.
  5. Web site: Elijah Wood Biography . . . January 20, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108205439/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/elijah-wood.html . January 8, 2014.
  6. News: Heath . Chris . The Secret Life of Elijah Wood . . April 11, 2002 . 893 . His Catholic mother favored biblical names. His older brother was Zachariah, his younger sister would be Hannah. He got Elijah. "He was a prophet," Wood says, "a messenger of God." This Elijah does not imagine himself a messenger of God and has not stayed close to organized Catholicism, but he does try to pray every night before he goes to sleep..
  7. News: John . Gaudiosi . Elijah Wood's Got Game . . April 2, 2007 . March 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202114853/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2007-04-02/elijah-woods-got-gamebusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice . February 2, 2017 . live .
  8. News: Harnick . Chris . Elijah Wood Reveals Vintage Modeling Pictures On 'Conan' (VIDEO). January 20, 2014 . . June 27, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203011813/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/elijah-wood-child-model-conan_n_3509218.html . February 3, 2014 . live.
  9. News: Hopewell . John . Elijah Wood at Sitges: 'Genre Is Getting the Respect It Deserves' . January 15, 2014 . . October 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140123020232/http://variety.com/2013/film/international/elijah-wood-at-sitges-genre-is-getting-the-respect-it-deserves-1200719009/ . January 23, 2014 . live.
  10. News: BIOGRAPHY: Elijah Wood . . . December 30, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161029084141/http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-elijah-wood . October 29, 2016.
  11. News: Abramson . Andrew . November 20, 2013 . Forward to future; Post reporter sees Dolphins through Google glasses . . December 7, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207101152/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/11/21/forward-to-future-post-reporter/7542596007/ . December 7, 2022.
  12. Footnotes: Elijah Wood . . . July 6, 2016 . August 19, 2021.
  13. News: King . Susan . October 6, 1990 . 9-Year-Old Elijah Wood Learned About the Bees in 'Avalon' . . February 7, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200207151125/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-06-ca-1279-story.html . February 7, 2020.
  14. News: Canby . Vincent . December 16, 1992 . Review/Film: Forever Young; Mel Gibson In a Vehicle For an Age Of Miracles . . January 15, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526054814/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/16/movies/review-film-forever-young-mel-gibson-in-a-vehicle-for-an-age-of-miracles.html . May 26, 2015.
  15. News: Howe . Desson . February 21, 1992 . 'RADIO FLYER': SOARING SPIRIT . . January 15, 2014.
  16. News: Maslin . Janet . Janet Maslin . 4 November 1994 . FILM REVIEW; Family Values and Love in Vietnam Aftermath . The New York Times . July 13, 2021.
  17. Schwarzbaum . Lisa . Lisa Schwarzbaum . November 4, 1994 . Movie Review: 'The War' . . July 13, 2021.
  18. News: Ebert . Roger . The War Movie Review & Film Summary (1994). January 15, 2014 . . November 4, 1994 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116112437/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-war-1994 . January 16, 2014 . live.
  19. News: Wavy Lay's Super Bowl Commercial Finds Child Star Elijah Wood Waging 'Wavy Lay's Challenge' to Super Bowl Bound Troy Aikman . January 20, 2014 . . January 27, 1994 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925122351/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/WAVY+LAY'S+SUPER+BOWL+COMMERCIAL+FINDS+CHILD+STAR+ELIJAH+WOOD+WAGING...-a014762894 . September 25, 2015 . dead.
  20. Web site: 10 great music videos featuring celebrities . Sweeney . Alisha . January 13, 2015 . . January 13, 2015.
  21. Elijah Wood joins Christina Ricci in Yellowjackets season 2 for Ice Storm reunion . Nolfi . Joey . August 19, 2022 . . August 19, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819172325/https://ew.com/tv/elijah-wood-yellowjackets-season-2-christina-ricci-ice-storm-reunion/ . August 19, 2022.
  22. News: Gallo . Phil . November 13, 1997 . Oliver Twist . Variety . January 15, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194523/https://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/oliver-twist-2-1117339955/ . March 4, 2016.
  23. News: Rehlin . Gunnar . March 11, 2001 . Chain of Fools . Variety . January 15, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180823110044/https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/chain-of-fools-1200467419/ . August 23, 2018.
  24. Book: Sibley, Brian . Brian Sibley . Peter Jackson: A Film-maker's Journey . HarperCollins . 2006 . Three-Ring Circus . London . 388–444 . 0-00-717558-2.
  25. Flynn . Gillian . Ring Masters . Entertainment Weekly . November 16, 2001 . September 16, 2007 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20071125155650/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C253462%2C00.html . November 25, 2007.
  26. News: Official Frodo Press Release! . The One Ring.net . July 9, 1999 . October 15, 2006.
  27. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071018194153/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1807537463/cast . The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . . October 18, 2007 . May 9, 2019.
  28. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071016165238/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1804738128/cast . The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers . . October 16, 2007 . May 9, 2019.
  29. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071014145739/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1804738130/cast . The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King . . October 14, 2007 . May 9, 2019.
  30. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers "Appendices" . DVD . . 2003.
  31. Book: Sibley, Brian . Brian Sibley . The Making of the Movie Trilogy . Harper Collins . 2002 . 978-0-618-26022-5 . registration . 44, 52.
  32. DVD . Weta Digital . New Line Cinema . 2004.
  33. News: Brooks . Xan . March 7, 2013 . Elijah Wood: 'Frodo's never going away' . . January 15, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151010191955/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/mar/07/elijah-wood-maniac-frodo . October 10, 2015.
  34. News: Neal . Rome . December 18, 2003 . The Return Of Elijah Wood . . January 15, 2014.
  35. Web site: Elijah Wood's Sin City Audition Was Hilariously Simple . McClelland . Timothy . August 26, 2021 . . August 28, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828053650/https://screenrant.com/sin-city-movie-elijah-wood-kevin-audition-details/ . August 28, 2021.
  36. News: New Xbox to kick off console wars . January 15, 2014 . . May 12, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116100048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4539835.stm . January 16, 2014 . live.
  37. News: Simpson . Mary Anne . January 19, 2007 . A Review of the Movie: Everything is Illuminated . American Chronicle . October 3, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813135337/http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/19430 . August 13, 2012.
  38. News: Hann . Michael . March 24, 2014 . My guilty pleasure: Green Street . . March 24, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140324221657/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/mar/24/my-guilty-pleasure-green-street . March 24, 2014.
  39. News: Vary . Adam B. . Who's making what? This week's announced projects . October 20, 2019 . . September 19, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191021025439/https://ew.com/article/2006/09/19/whos-making-what-this-weeks-announced-projects-6/ . October 21, 2019 . live.
  40. News: Filming Happy Feet 'was like jazz', says Elijah Wood . January 15, 2014 . . November 22, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925154353/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15832892 . September 25, 2015 . live.
  41. News: Weitzman . Elizabeth . November 17, 2011 . Elijah Wood is back as Mumble in 'Happy Feet Two' and parents should be happy they get a holiday break . . January 15, 2014.
  42. News: Weinsteins To Present Estevez's 'Bobby' . January 15, 2014 . . March 17, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116132827/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1646503/weinsteins_to_present_estevezs_quotbobbyquot/ . January 16, 2014 . dead.
  43. Web site: Nominees for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . December 27, 2006 . . October 19, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181019024037/https://www.sagaftra.org/nominees-13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards . October 19, 2018.
  44. News: Elijah Wood Examines the Plight of Penguins in Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue . January 15, 2014 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080504001409/http://www.seaworld.org/education-resources/shamu-tv/broadcasts/pressrelease.htm . May 4, 2008.
  45. News: Gough . Paul J. . PBS leads kids' Emmy noms with 18 . January 15, 2014 . . February 8, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311161851/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ib856b859909a99894bae61acefcee5b7 . March 11, 2007.
  46. News: Elijah Wood to play Iggy Pop . . October 18, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060828083629/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elijah-Wood-to-Play-Iggy-Pop-7418.shtml . August 28, 2006.
  47. Web site: Iggy Pop Nixes Biopic . Thiessen . Brock . March 31, 2009 . . April 22, 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151008162659/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/iggy_pop_nixes_biopic . October 8, 2015.
  48. News: Kuo . Li C. . Elijah Wood is Spyro the Dragon . January 15, 2014 . . May 8, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131008152208/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/spyro-6/705793p1.html . October 8, 2013 . live.
  49. News: Happy Feet star Elijah Wood . January 15, 2014 . . November 29, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116100952/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6190000/newsid_6192700/6192788.stm . January 16, 2014 . live.
  50. News: Actor Recipients Sandra Oh and Elijah Wood Join Sag President Alan Rosenberg to Announce Nominees . January 15, 2014 . The Student Operated Press . December 28, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140115215624/http://thesop.org/story/press_releases/2006/12/28/actor-recipients-sandra-oh-and-elijah-wood-join-sag-president-alan-rosenberg-to-announce-nominees.php . January 15, 2014 . live.
  51. Web site: Day Zero . . . January 15, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116082733/http://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512d05361c7d76e046002752-day-zero . January 16, 2014 . dead.
  52. News: Rolfe . Pamela . Wood joins suspects in 'Murders' . January 15, 2014 . . December 27, 2006 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314022654/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wood-joins-suspects-murders-147579 . March 14, 2014 . live.
  53. News: Vineyard . Jennifer . Elijah Wood Goes Animated For Post-Apocalyptic Animated Epic, '9' . January 15, 2014 . . November 25, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116122741/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/11/25/elijah-wood-goes-animated-for-post-apocalyptic-animated-epic-9/ . January 16, 2014 . dead.
  54. Web site: Elijah Wood as 'Ryan' . . June 11, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110829061936/http://www.fxnetworks.com//shows/originals/wilfred/cast.php . August 29, 2011.
  55. News: Stanhope . Kate . Elijah Wood Signs on For First Starring TV Role with Wilfred Pilot . January 15, 2014 . . June 29, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116083031/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Elijah-Wood-Wilfred-1020036.aspx . January 16, 2014 . dead.
  56. Web site: 2011 . . September 27, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927092636/https://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2011/ . September 27, 2013.
  57. News: Elijah Wood returns as Frodo in 'The Hobbit' . January 15, 2014 . . January 10, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140126031010/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/elijah-wood-returns-as-frodo-in-the-hobbit-2181027.html . January 26, 2014 . dead.
  58. News: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey . . February 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121216054758/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hobbit.htm . December 16, 2012 . live.
  59. Jillian . Mapes . April 21, 2011 . Beastie Boys' Star-Studded 'Make Some Noise' Video Premieres . . July 7, 2013.
  60. News: Elijah Wood Takes A Dark Trip With Flying Lotus In 'Tiny Tortures' . . November 30, 2012 . February 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071914/https://www.fastcompany.com/1682028/elijah-wood-takes-a-dark-trip-with-flying-lotus-in-tiny-tortures . February 2, 2018 . live.
  61. Web site: The 2014 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Results! . FANGORIA® . January 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052525/http://www.fangoria.com/new/the-2014-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-results/ . September 24, 2015.
  62. News: O'Neill . Phelim . March 15, 2013 . Maniac is still nasty but it's a cut above most horror remakes . The Guardian . December 6, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131206171652/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/mar/15/maniac-remake-a-cut-above . December 6, 2013.
  63. Web site: Fantastic Fest 2013: Elijah Wood & Eugenio Mira on Grand Piano . Topel . Fred . September 30, 2013 . . January 8, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108123744/http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/578929-fantastic-fest-2013-elijah-wood-eugenio-mira-on-grand-piano . January 8, 2014.
  64. Web site: NAVGTR Awards (2014). National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers . January 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170322064850/http://navgtr.org/archives/2445/ . March 22, 2017.
  65. News: Over the Garden Wall is the best thing that the cartoon network has done - Review. Bree . Jason . Agents of Geek . April 11, 2014 . February 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161227034508/http://www.agentsofgeek.com/2014/11/over-the-garden-wall-is-the-best-thing-that-the-cartoon-network-has-done-review/ . December 27, 2016 . dead.
  66. News: Cartoon Network's Over the Garden Wall Wins Three Emmys . . Thill . Scott . September 16, 2015 . February 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171227135901/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/cartoon-networks-over-the-garden-wall-wins-four-emmys-119334.html . December 27, 2017 . live .
  67. Web site: 2017 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners . . Sundance Organization . January 31, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170619043621/http://www.sundance.org/pdf/festival-info/2017AwardWinners-withSundayMondaySchedules.pdf . June 19, 2017 . dead.
  68. Web site: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency has been cancelled . Ahr . Michael . Howard . Kirsten . . December 19, 2017 . September 19, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181001200111/http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/dirk-gently-s-holistic-detective-agency/54139/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency-has-been-cancelled . October 1, 2018 . dead.
  69. Web site: Interview: Elijah Wood Talks No Man of God, Psychonauts 2, and Favorite Kanye Albums . Treese . Tyler . August 27, 2021 . ComingSoon.net . 28 August 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828171414/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1192436-interview-elijah-wood-talks-no-man-of-god . 28 August 2021.
  70. News: Dujsik . Mark . 'Come to Daddy' . . 7 Feb 2020 . March 2, 2024.
  71. Web site: No Man of God . Tribeca Film Festival . March 2, 2024.
  72. Web site: Tilly . Chris . 2023-08-17 . The Toxic Avenger: Plot, cast & more . March 2, 2024 . Dexerto.
  73. News: Yes, the guy in the middle of nowhere in the music video of 'Ridiculous Thoughts' of The Cranberries is young Elijah Wood . Das . Samarpita . . January 28, 2017 . November 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191110132950/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/elijah-wood-birthday-here-are-his-lesser-known-works-4495920/ . November 10, 2019 . live.
  74. News: Danko Jones - Actors Elijah Wood, Ralph Macchio And Jena Malone Discuss Below The Belt Video Trilogy In New Video EPK . . April 5, 2011 . November 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191110132948/http://bravewords.com/news/danko-jones-actors-elijah-wood-ralph-macchio-and-jena-malone-discuss-below-the-belt-video-trilogy-in-new-video-epk . November 10, 2019 . live.
  75. News: First video from 'Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2' features Elijah Wood as a young Ad-Rock . Perpetua . Matthew . . April 21, 2011 . November 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191110133844/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-star-studded-make-some-noise-236854/ . November 10, 2019 . live.
  76. News: Double Woods Honored at Midnight Awards . January 15, 2014 . International Film Guide . April 24, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319023058/http://www.internationalfilmguide.com/p.aspx?t=news&fn=4&mid=37&did=179 . March 19, 2012.
  77. News: Actor Elijah Wood of DJ Wooden Wisdom to Perform at 'Bushmills Live' . . June 23, 2012 . April 23, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120527063138/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/actor-elijah-wood-dj-wooden-130000521.html . May 27, 2012.
  78. News: Wood to Produce 'Black Wings' . . April 18, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222227/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i24b21916578451e52e9d905fd230d4fa?imw=Y . September 30, 2007 . Borys . Kit . April 19, 2007.
  79. News: O'Kane . Caitlin . June 1, 2020 . Actor Josh Gad Reunites Stars of 'Lord of the Rings' While Raising Money for Kids in Need . . June 6, 2020.
  80. News: Elijah Wood's Label to Release New Apples in Stereo Album . January 15, 2014 . . September 26, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926014416/http://www.spin.com/2006/09/elijah-woods-label-release-new-apples-stereo-album/ . September 26, 2015 . live.
  81. News: Mills . Fred . Apples In Stereo, Elijah Wood Make Synergy and Video 'Energy' . January 15, 2014 . . January 11, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090315065714/http://harpmagazine.com/news/detail.cfm?article=10805 . March 15, 2009.
  82. News: Yamato . Jen . September 4, 2013 . Elijah Wood's Woodshed Rebrands As SpectreVision, Adds Music Management . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226120327/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/elijah-wood-woodshed-production-company-spectrevision/ . February 26, 2014 . . May 5, 2015.
  83. News: Hearon . Sarah . February 19, 2020 . Elijah Wood and Mette-Marie Kongsved Quietly Welcomed Their 1st Child Together . . June 3, 2020.
  84. Kirkpatrick . Emily . 2023-03-28 . Elijah Wood Reveals He and Partner Mette-Marie Kongsved Welcomed Their Second Child Last Year . 2023-03-29 . Vanity Fair.
  85. Web site: The stars of The Lord of the Rings trilogy reach their journey's end . Lee . Patrick . SciFi.com . May 31, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070306100400/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue348/interview.html . March 6, 2007.
  86. News: Johnny Depp Best Autograph Signer; Cameron Diaz Worst . . May 13, 2006 . August 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210820000844/https://www.foxnews.com/story/johnny-depp-best-autograph-signer-cameron-diaz-worst . August 20, 2021 . live .
  87. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20110707005838/http://www.3tv.cl/index.php?m=video&v=11498 . Elijah Wood visita a los damnificados del terremoto en Curepto . April 23, 2010 . . July 7, 2011 . es.
  88. News: Visit the 27F earthquake victims . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713185107/http://latercera.com/contenido/661_253608_9.shtml . July 13, 2011 . . es . May 5, 2015 . July 13, 2011.
  89. News: Grant . Drew . November 16, 2011 . Elijah Wood Rides Subway Like Plebeian, 'Today' Hosts Shocked [Video] ]. . April 18, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418212954/https://observer.com/2011/11/elijah-wood-rides-subway-like-plebeian-today-hosts-shocked-video/ . April 18, 2021.
  90. Join me in supporting Bernie Sanders via @actblue . Elijah . Wood . elijahwood . 715578848000086016 . April 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211031451/https://twitter.com/elijahwood/status/715578848000086016 . February 11, 2017 . live.
  91. News: Thring . Oliver . May 22, 2016 . Hollywood's evil secret . . June 20, 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160620193555/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/past-six-days/2016-05-22/news-review/hollywoods-evil-secret-mxsb5f3zl . June 20, 2016.
  92. News: Victor . Daniel . May 24, 2016 . Elijah Wood Clarifies Comments on Hollywood Pedophilia . The New York Times . July 29, 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160527144259/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/movies/elijah-wood-hollywood-child-star-pedophilia.html . May 27, 2016.

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