Here's a version of 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins since I heard it's one of Lij's favorite songs! (click stop to shut it off)

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This is all the info that I've gathered on Elijah so far.
I'm sure there's some information that I'm missing though so please e-mail me
at futuremrselijahwood@hotmail.com if you have anything I can add here!


Full Name: Elijah Jordan Wood
Nicknames: Little Monkey, The Funny, Elwood, and 'Lij
Date of Birth: January 28, 1981
Place of Birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Religion: Christian (notice the biblical names his mom and sibling have as mentioned below!)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Actor
Height: 5'6" (168cm)
Weight: 163lbs
Eyes: The most gorgeous blue colour possible!
Hair: Dark Brown (recently buzz cut!)
Education: Enrolled in modeling school at Avant Studios in Cedar Rapids. Dropped out of kindergarden to start acting and has been tutored since then.
Relationship status: Single!!
Last girlfriend: German actress Franka Potente(from movies like:'Run, Lola, Run', 'Blow', & 'The Bourne Identity') whom he co starred with in his latest film 'All I Want' aka 'Try Seventeen' now available on DVD/VHS!
Here's a pic that a fellow Elijah fan Laurie sent to me of Elijah and Franka that proves she didn't make him happy all the time! Poor guy!:


Other ex-girlfriends: his co-star in "Black & White" Bijou Phillips and various girls from New Zealand while filming the Lord Of The Rings
Currently Lives: in a guest house in behind his mom's place in Santa Monica, California, USA (although he did buy an apartment in New York City in 2003, he just moved back home since he barely spent time in NY to make it worthwhile!)
Currently Drives: Red Ferrari (but has also been spotted recently driving a new bmw mini)See the picture below!


Parents names: Warren and Deborah(aka Debbie) Wood (divorced)
Siblings names: older brother (by 7 yrs) Zachariah Nathaniel and younger sister (by 3 yrs) Hannah Blessing
More info on his sis Hannah: Born on October 7, 1983 she's had small parts in a few Elijah movies so far, as the "school girl" in 'Radio Flyer' (along side his co-star Joseph Mazzello's younger brother John as the "school boy"), and she's the girl with long blonde hair in 'The Two Towers' in the Glittering Caves scene that's 2hrs2minsand38secs into the film on the theatrical version DVD! You may have also seen her with Elijah on his appearance in the 1st season of 'The Osbournes' in the episode called "bark at the moon"!
Pets: 2 dogs, Rascal & Levonne
Hobbies: Photography, Reading, fencing, in-line skating, swimming, basketball, hockey, riding his bike, cooking, playing computer and video games, watching movies, and singing
Collects: Star Wars figures
Smokes: Clove Cigarettes
Tattoo: On the lower right-side of his torso, Wood has been branded with a 3-inch tattoo, a strange series of croocked vertical lines that looks like a wraped product bar. "It's Elvish," Wood says, "It stands for the number nine." (for the 9 members of the Fellowship whom all branded themselves with the tattoo to symbolize their strong bond)
Future Tattoos: Elijah has also mentioned the possibility of getting a tattoo on his chest where his character Frodo was stabbed in the "Fellowship Of The Ring" since for Frodo it was a wound that never healed and always reminded him of his journey

Favourites:
Bands- The Beatles, Smashing Pumpkins(and Billy Corgan's new band Zwan), Radiohead, and The Beach Boys
CD's- "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness" by The Smashing Pumpkins(I also read in a magazine article one time that he was crazy about "Songs for the Deaf" by Queens Of The Stone Age)
Color- Blue
Food- Homemade potato salad
Movies- The Star Wars Trilogy, Heavenly Creatures, and Braveheart
Worst Movie- Godzilla
Actor- Tim Roth (famous for his role in 'The Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction'
Actress- Emma Thompson (famous for being the only person to ever win an Oscar for acting (in 'Howards End') and for writing (best adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility) and also for being one of the 7 actors in Oscar history to be nominated for both Lead and Supporting Acting Awards in the same year!!)
School Subject- English
Books- The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
TV Shows- Entertainment Tonight and Extra Sport- In-line Skating

Facts:
- Presented at the Academy Awards in place of Macaulay Culkin in 1994.
- His 1st professional project was an appearance in Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" music video in 1989.
- He appeared in The Cranberries music video, "Ridiculous Thoughts" in 1995.
- is known to jump in his pool with all his clothes on.
- he loves animals
- if he had one wish, it would be to bring all the rain forests back.
- his first on-screen kiss was in Flipper which was later cut out.
- want's to be a better actor, and explore parts of himself he's never explored before.
- hates Rap, Country, and Heavy Metal
- wears glasses and contacts to correct his vision but not change the colour of his eyes like some people think!
-claims to own between 1,200 and 1,500 CD's!!
-his mom still cooks and does his laundry for him
-he likes girls that have a strong sense of themselves and who aren't afraid to speak their mind
-he's also a sucker for girls with dark hair and accents(ie English, Italian, German or French)
-he's good friends with Jack and Kelly Osbourne after his sister Hannah introduced them
-he's also friends with rocker Iann Robinson cause they're both into music, video games and horror films

Bad Habits:
- bites his nails (including toe nails at one point!)
- smokes Clove cigarettes(apparently Josh Harnett was the one who got him hooked while filming "The Faculty" in 1998! grrrrrr!)

His New Year's Resolution for 2003:



Contact Info:
You can write to Elijah care of his agents at:

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

Sorry but I don't have an e-mail address you can write to Elijah and even if I did I'd keep it a secret for his sake!


For more info go to the Awards page to see a full listing of the awards he's been nominated for or won throughout his career!