Sean Astin: Born in Santa Monica, California February 25, 1971 Graduated with honors from UCLA; B.A. in History & B.A. in English (American Literature and Culture) Alumnus of Los Angeles Valley College and presently serves on the Board of Directors of the Patrons Association and the Arts Council Attended Crossroads High School for the Arts Studied acting with the legendary Stella Adler in her Master Class at the Stella Adler Conservatory in Los Angeles Member of the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army Currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Christine Louise and daughters Alexandra Louise (b. November 27, 1996) and Elizabeth Louise (b. August 6, 2002) Sean Astin made his feature film debut (at age 13) as "Mikey Walsh" in Richard Donner's adventure The Goonies (1984). Sean's portrayal of a young man determined to play football for Notre Dame in Rudy (1993) won hearts across America, and continues to inspire young people whenever it is shown. Other well-known film credits include Bulworth, Courage Under Fire, Memphis Belle, Encino Man, Like Father Like Son, Where the Day Takes You, Staying Together, War of the Roses, Safe Passage, and White Water Summer. He is currently starring in Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings, as "Samwise Gamgee," the trustworthy sidekick of Frodo Baggins (played by Elijah Wood.)  The third installment of the trilogy, The Return of the King, will premiere worldwide in December 2003.Sean received Best Actor honors for his performance in Low Life at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival. He can also be seen in the indie releases Deterrence, Kimberly, The Last Producer and Boy Meets Girl. A promising director, Astin garnered an Academy Award nomination for his short film Kangaroo Court, which he co-produced with his wife, Christine. A Directors Guild of America member, Astin has also directed episodes of the HBO anthology series Perversions of Science and Angel for The WB.  His short film The Long and Short of It was an official entry at Sundance 2003. Sean has optioned the movie rights for Erik Larson's best-selling non-fiction book Isaac's Storm, which he intends to produce and direct.

Billy Boyd:

Height: 5' 7" Eyes: Green Hair: Fair

FILM:

THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
BONDON D: Peter Weir
SNIPER470
SNIPER D: Paul Holmes
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The Return of the King (2003) Peregrin (PIPPIN) Took D: Peter Jackson, Three Foot 6 Ltd / Newline Cinema
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The Two Towers (2002) Peregrin (PIPPIN) Took D: Peter Jackson, Three Foot 6 Ltd./
Newline Cinema
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Peregrin (PIPPIN) Took D: Peter Jackson, Three Foot 6 Ltd./ Newline Cinema
AN URBAN GHOST STORY, LOAN SHARK D: Genevieve Joffe, Living Pictures
SOLDIERS LEAP, POSTMAN D: Robert Cavanagh, Script Format
JULIE & THE CADILLACS, JIMMY CAMPBELL (A CADILLAC) D: Brian Izzard, Independent Production for ITV

TELEVISION:
COMING SOON, ROSS D: Annie Griffin, Pirate Prods, C4
TAGGART, JAMIE HOLMES D: Alan Macmillan, STV

THEATRE:
SAN DIEGO, AUTHOR, D: David Greig, Tron Theatre for Edinburgh Lyceum
THE BALLAD OF CRAZY PAOLA, RAYMOND D: Philip Howard, Traverse, Edinburgh
THE SPECULATOR, LORD ISLAY D: Philip Howard, Traverse for Edinburgh Lyceum
AN EXPERIENCED WOMAN GIVES ADVICE, IRVING D: David Robb, Royal Lyceum. Edinburgh
THERESE RAQUIN, CAMILLE D: Jennifer Black, Communicado at Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
BRITANNIA RULES, HUGHIE D: Tony Cownie, Edinburgh Lyceum
KILL THE OLD, TORTURE THEIR YOUNG, DARREN D: Philip Howard, Traverse
HANSEL & GRETEL, HANSEL D: Kenny Ireland, Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, BORACHIO D: Kenny Ireland, Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
CALEDONIA DREAMING, DARREN BOYD D: Ian Reekie, Traverse, Edinburgh & Tour
WIDOWS ALEXIS D: Ian Brown, Traverse & National Tour
MERCHANT OF VENICE, LORENZO D: Kenny Ireland, Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
TRAINSPOTTING, TOMMY & SICK BOY D: Harry Gibson, UK Tour, G & J Productions
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, BORACHIO D: Lewis Hancock, Cottier Theatre, Glasgow, Original Shakespeare Company
MERLIN THE MAGNIFICENT, ARTHUR, Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
THE SLAB BOYS, SPANKY D: Ken Alexander, Byre Theatre, St.Andrew's Rep
SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE, ADRIAN MOLE D: Ken Alexander, Byre Theatre, St.Andrew's Rep

Video:
WINNERS & LOSERS, DONALD D: Lawrence Wareing, Educational Film for United Reform Church

Radio includes:
BULLSEYE BABES, GARY D: Julie Fraser, BBC Radio 4
HAND IN GLOVE, DAVIDSON D: Hamish Wilson, BBC Scotland
POLICE DIVISION, DAVID D: Hamish Wilson, BBC
TAM O'SHANTER, D: Hamish Wilson, BBC Scotland

Skills:
Clean Driving Licence
Foil fencing (Grade 7)
Jeet Kune Do (Phase 4)
Filipino Kali (Phase 4)
Guitar / Bass Guitar
Good Ear for Accents(Native Glaswegian)
Strong Tenor / Light Baritone Voice
F# to A above middle C over 2 octaves

Training: Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama - Diploma in Dramatic Arts

Several of you have asked how you could manage to get your hands on your very own signed picture of Billy or to send the main man some fan mail Well, you can send a written request to the following address:

Billy Boyd
Brunskill Management
Suite 8a
169 Queensgate
London
England
SW7 5HE

Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Postage is 41 pence inside of England. If you are sending your request from outside of England, consult with your local post office about international return postage for a weight of 3.5 ounces or 99 grams.

Things to Bear in Mind
The producer of this little bit of web heaven has nothing, nada, ziparoonie, zilch, zero to do with this so please do not write to me asking if I know what's happened to you request or if I know the price of a stamp from Port Stanley. I don't know.I really don't. I'm not kidding. I know nuthin. Promise. 

I do know though that patience is a virtue (oh yes, I know that) and that Billy does feel it important to try and respond as much as he can to requests. He tries to do as many as his very busy schedule allows.

Dominic Monaghan:

Born: 8 December 1976 in Berlin, Germany where he lived for 12 years
Resides:  Los Angeles, CA, USA
Eyes: Blue/grey
Hair: Brown
Height: 5 7",

Non-smoker

Family:
Father Austin - Teacher
Mother Aureen - Nurse
Elder brother 25 translator for German in Austria

Marital Status: Single Children: "No kids"

Favorite Music: Mainly the Beatles, The Stone Roses, The Sundays, Elvis, Portishead, Stevie Wonder, Radiohead, Coldplay, David Grey, Miles Davis, Pavement, Joy Division, The Smiths, David Bowie, Early Wham, Duran Duran and Madonna

Favorite Movies: The Godfather, The Deer Hunter, Star Wars, This is Spinal Tap, Awakenings, Grosse Pointe Blank, Batman, Kes

Favorite TV programmes: The Simpsons, Larry Sanders Show and natural history

Favorite Actor: Robert De Niro

Favorite Directors: David Fincher, Martin Scorcese and Peter Jackson

Heroes: John Lennon, Eric Cantona, Ian Brown from The Stone Roses, Jeff Noon

Favorite Food: Thai, sushi, Mum's lasagne, Mum's chicken schnitzel

Favorite Books: The Lord of the Rings, American Psycho, Vurt

Favorite Authors: Jeff Noon, Brett Easton Ellis, Peter Guarlnick

Favorite Clothes: Three quarter length leather jacket and vests

Favorite Car: Red VW Beatle soft top

Hobbies/Interests: Music, film, fashion, football, the Beatles, insects, surfing, ladies

Dislikes: Racism, sexism, homophobia, facism, ignorance, girls who smoke

Favourite Quotes:

"Have you forgotten then once we were brought here, we lost our name, we lost our religion, our culture, our God and many of us by the way we act...we even lost our minds" - Dr Martin Luther King

"No one I think is in my tree" - John Lennon

"In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" - Paul McCartney

The source of the information above is *Himself*.
 

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"Worked for BBC for four years on Hetty Wainthropp Investigates" and performed in "many plays in London and Manchester" - Dominic Monaghan

Attended Aquinas College, a Catholic sixth form school in Stockport, England from 1994 to 1995.
He is remembered by staff and students as "a likeable rogue," who rarely attended Ethics lessons. "He was always full of energy and life", "A top lad". Dominic began his career appearing on kid's shows like 'Live and Kicking' and has been working professionally since he was 18. - Aquinas College Easter 2000 Magazine

"I came out of sixth form College and went straight into youth theatres in Manchester. An agent who saw me in a play took me on and rang me with a offer from the BBC". This led to the role of Geoffrey Shawcross in the tv series "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates". - Monsignor Renard

Elijah Wood: Elijah was born on January 28th, 1981 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as the second son of Deborah and Warren Wood. During his first years nothing most uncommon happened--at least not that it was ever being noticed by the public. His "talents," of which acting is just the best known, began showing shortly after he started school. In particular, he was, in 1987, in the chorus of "The Sound Of Music," the annual festival of his elementary school. In the next year, he was cast the lead role in "The Wizard Of Oz," another musical production at his school, which was part of the festival "Hooray for Hollywood." Also, he was a choir boy in the Marion Creative Council's production called "See How They Run." Different resources reported that, when she once saw a commercial, Elijah's mother thought that Elijah could "do" some TV-related jobs, as well. Thus, at the age of seven, she enroled him in a local modeling school, at Avant Studios (also known as Avant Models & Talent), Cedar Rapids. Half a year later, she traveled with her son to the International Modeling and Talent Association convention, in Los Angeles, which was actually the first time for Elijah being in California--this maybe makes it even more understandable why Elijah claims his mother having played a very, very important role in his career. Later, Gary Scalzo, a talent manager, said that he relucantly had agreed being a judge at this convention. Totally, there were more than 200 children, as well as about 300 hopeful talents up to the age of 30, at this event. When Gary was suggested, by some of his friends, to watch Elijah's performance, he took quite some time to take a closer look at him. Gary himself put it into words, "(...) I watched him for two whole days without opening my mouth. He was packed with personality and nervous energy. The big question I asked myself was whether I could control his energy." Mr. David Guillod, one of those friends, who had suggested Elijah to Gary Scalzo, recalls "Oh!, he was such a cutie! I think what struck us was the simple fact that (...) when he walked out on stage, the room was silent. Elijah had this stage presence, and he commanded the stage with his smile. He did it with a natural charm and charisma, and he won the hearts of the people. It was just a quality." Further, Gary Scalzo told, "It was only a few days before his eighth birthday when I saw him perform his monologue. It was evident that Elijah was talented and enjoyed what he was doing, which is important. After the competition I talked to his mother and asked if Elijah would like to come to my office with her the next day and talk about the possibilities of an acting career. Elijah and I read some scenes together and he was wonderful. He read brilliantly. He's also very directable." Elijah himself recalls, "When my mom brought me to Hollywood for the convention, I didn't think of acting because I was just a model. But when Gary asked me if I wanted to be an actor, I said, 'Yeah, sure. I'll be an actor.' Gary was one of the judges in the talent auditions and my mom said it was OK with her. He said, 'I believe in you' and asked my mom if we could move out." One month after these events, the Wood family relocated to L.A.; although it might have seemed a little "hasty," the events that happened next had shown the correctness of this step! Guided by Mr. Scalzo, who represented Elijah during the next three years, the career of young Mr. Wood had begun. So, only six weeks had passed with auditions when Elijah had his first professional job: taking part in Paula Abdul's music video production "Forever Your Girl." Very soon followed Elijah's first appearances in movies, where he got to know several high-class, well-known directors and actors: Michael J. Fox in Robert Zemeckie's production "Back To The Future II;" Richard Gere in "Internal Affairs." But his big break-through came in late 1990, when "Avalon" (with Armin Mueller Stahl) was released. Finally, critics started noticing what others had known from their first encounter with this young, energetic boy. "What Elijah always did was, he jumped off the screen, because he enjoyed himself and he enjoyed the business," recalls Mr. Guillod. "And you can see it. You can certainly see it." Gary Scalzo put it this way, saying "Elijah's personality is just right for the screen. When he walks in, the whole room lights up."

Elijah Wood 
 9150 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 350
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
USA
 

Elijah Wood c/o Nicole David
William Morris Agency
151 El Camino Drive
Beverly Hills CA 90212

Billy Boyd
Brunskill Management
Suite 8a
169 Queensgate
London
England
SW7 5HE

Dominic Monaghan   Agent: Dallas Smith
PFD
Drury House
34-43 Russell Street
London WC2B 5HA

Sean Astin
PO Box 57858
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
USA