Elijah Jordan Wood was born on Janurary 28th 1981 in Cedar Rapids Iowa, USA. His nicknames are Elwood, Lij, and Monkey. He is five and a half feet tall. His parents names are Warren and Debbie Wood, and he has two siblings, an older brother Zach, and a younger sister named Hannah. He has two dogs named Rascal and Levonne. At a young age, Ejijah showed a knack for entertaining for audiences, and his mother decided to take him to Los Angeles for an Annual International Modeling and Talent Convention. Quickly, he landed a job in the world of acting. Very soon he began to appear in commercials then small parts n television, but got his first MAJOR part appearing in Avalon (1990) His career shot from there , and he appeared in films such as Paradise (1991), Radio Flyer (1992), and Forever Young (1992) with Mel Gibson. After The Good Son (1993) with Macaulay Culkin, Elijah appeared in North (1994). Although North was deemed a flop at the box office, Elijah was praised as the only good thing to come out of that movie. In 1996, Elijah starred in a movie remake of the old TV show Flipper (1996), and immediately regained his old strength. He appeared in many movies after that, and increased his power on the silver screen. Many critics wondered if his childlike ability to capture an audience was wearing thin, like many child actors, but Elijah has proved that it has only made him stronger. Deep Impact (1998) and Faculty, The (1998) were produced after that, and with immense support. In 1999 Elijah was in three movies that never made it into wide release: _Bumblebee Flies Anyway, The (2000)_ (released on satellite TV), Black and White (1999) (released on home video), and Chain of Fools (2000). Elijah next went to work on what has been called the biggest project ever to hit the movies, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Elijah Wood heard about the Lord of the Rings trilogy while filming Faculty, The (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 favorite band
Elijah owns one of two prop rings used in "Lord of the Rings." The other went to Andy Serkis, who played Gollum. He plays the piano and studies singing professionally. Admits to owning thousands of CDs in many musical genres, because he loves music so much.Two of his favorite books are "The Hobbit" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Is a fan of ex-Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan's new band, Zwan. Considers Frodo Baggins to be his best role. Is the first member of the official "Lord of the Rings" fanclub.He suffered acute appendicitis and was briefly hospitalized in August of 2003.
He wears clear contact lenses.

  William Boyd was born on August 28th 1968 in Glasgow Scotland. He began with the television series "Taggart" and went to amass UK television credits including "Coming Soon" and "Chapter and Verse."He will next be seen in Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Prior to Master and Commander, Boyd filmed a groundbreaking science fiction one-man short film, Sniper 470, financed by Scottish Screen and STV, which world premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival 2002. It is one of only two films to be chosen from the Newfoundland series to be blown to 35 mm.
He is also a skilled singer and musician who enjoys to play the bass, drums, and guitar! Despite his 3'6 hobbit character, in real life he is actually 5' 6 1/2
He was inspired to start acting through his fascination with Star Wars
He has one sister, Margaret, and his parents are Wimmiam and Mary Boyd, but tragically they died when he was only 10. He's a talented singer; a strong tenor / light baritone voice, F# to A above middle C over 2 octaves. He also plays the guitar, and the bass. Likes porridge for breakfast. Wears a kilt on some formal occasions. Won a role as an astronaut by doing the best impression of weightlessness while sitting in a chair. Sang a song called 'The Steward of Gondor' in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. (and did a GREAT job might I add!) Is an avid surfer, and does so as often as possible.
   Began working with Dominic Monaghan on a script about two English lads who open a scuba diving school in Miami. "We started writing when we were stuck up Treebeard during the second movie [Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)]," Boyd told a reporter for the Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia) [December 14, 2003].

 Dominic Monaghan was born on December 8th 1976 in Berlin Germany. Despite his 3'6 hobbit character, he is actually the tallest hobbit being five foot seven. He played as Merry Brandybuck in The Lord Of The Rings. He has one sibling, Matthew and his parents are Austin and Aureen Monaghan.
 He has a pet black widow spider name Witchitar and a leaf mantis named Gizmo.

Fun Facts:
His hobbies are music, film, fashion, football, the Beatles, insects, and ladies.
Drives a Red VW Beetle soft top.
Speaks fluent German.
Describes the LotR trilogy as "Big and huge and vast, but...well worth it"
Since watching "Star Wars" when he was six years old, Dominic has been obsessed with films 
His other obsessions include writing, music, fashion, playing/watching soccer and surfing. Utilizing his writing skills, he and Billy Boyd are collaborating on a script. (See Billy Boyd's bio for details, last paragraph)
Was terribly allergic to his Elven cloak

      Cate Blanchett was born on May 14th 1969 in Melbourne, Austrailia.
Cate was born to a Texan father and an Aussie mother. She is of French ancestry, and claims to be vaguely related to Louis Bleriot (1872-1976), the first aviator to have crossed the English Channel. One of three children, Cate was raised by her mother following her father's passing when she was ten. She has described her childhood as normal, while seeing herself as "part extrovert, part wallflower". She attended Methodist Ladies College [MLC] where she was part of "Cato" House drama group. One of her very first plays was "Odyssey of Runyon Jones"...a fantasy about a young boy whose dog dies. He searches the "other world" for his dog. The Administrator - the role Cate played, was essentially keeping files on entrants to the afterworld, i.e. heaven. Cate also directed her fellow students in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?".
     Upon her graduation from NIDA, she joined the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls", then played Felice Bauer, the bride in Timothy Daly's musical "Kafka Dances". She won the Newcomer Award from the Sydney Theatre Critics Circle for her performance.
From there, Cate went on to star as Carol opposite Geoffrey Rush in David Mamet's searing polemic, "Oleanna", also for The Sydney Theatre Company. Consequently, she achieved an unprecendented feat, picking up her second gong of the year by also winning the Rosemont Best Actress Award, In 1995, she was nominated for Best Female Performance for her turn as Ophelia in the Belvoir Street Theatre Company's production of "Hamlet". Cate has been quoted as seeing her craft as "a process of accumulation and elimination".

     In June of 1997, she married Andrew Upton, a script and cointinuity editor she had met on the Parklands shoot. It was not, apparently, love at first sight. He has remarked he found her "aloof", and she has described him as having been "a bit full of himself". but, they soon bonded over a shared good sense of humour. And, if their interaction at the Golden Globes is any indication, they would appear to be truly soulmates, and deeply in love.
     It was Cate's starmaking portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in Shekar Kapur's Elizabeth that shot her into the stratosphere in terms of both popular and critical acclaim. Her stunning metamorphosis from innocent, lovestruck young lass to the hardened, seemingly calcified, ruler of England was stunning and heartbreaking, Igniting a firestorm of focused attention within the film community. Cate's chameleonlike qualities astounded both the industry and the public. Consequently, it was of little surprise when the Awards began to pour forth.

Miranda Otto was born on December 16th 1967 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She is 5'9. Her parents are Barry and Lindsay Otto.
She has strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. 
     On Janurary 1st 2003 she married Peter O’Brien
Fun Facts:
Is a graduate of the prestigious Australian theatrical school NIDA
Is the daughter of prolific Australian actor Barry Otto
Is named after the character Miranda in Shakespeare’s "The Tempest"
Her mother gave up acting to design dresses after Miranda was born
Filmed an Italian advertisement for diamonds with Brad Pitt in 2000. The commercial was shot in Los Angeles but the set was made to look like Italy.
Is currently living in Australia with her husband, but has plans to move to London, England
Hopes to have children in the future

Sean Astin

Sean Patrick Astin was born on Feb. 25th, 1971 in Santa Monica, Cal. He was born to John Astin & Patty Duke. He has one brother, MacKenzie, & 3 half brothers, David, Allen, & Tom. MacKenzie is also an actor. Sean is 5'5. His hair & eyes are brown. In July of 1992, he married Christine. Their two children, Alexandra Louise & Elizabeth Louise, were born November 27, 1992 & August 6, 2002 respectivly.

                                               Fun Facts:

         Sean graduated with honors from UCLA; B.A. in History & B.A. in English.

         He had to gain almost 35 lbs. for the role of Samwise Gamgee.

         In Rotk, Sean's daughter, Alexandra, plays Sam's daughter Elanor.

                         More Later 

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