| Elijah Wood was born January 28, 1981. He is now one of the most well respected actors of his generation (not to mention that he is really cute). He was born in Cedar Rapids, IA. He got his first role when he moved to LA, in a Paula Abdul video. Afterwards in 1989 he had a small part in Back to the Future, however it was his role in Avalon that got everyone's attention. Wood's first secure role in the film Paradise, in which he recieved good reviews for his performance. In 1994 Wood had the title role in the film North. Even though the film recieved bad reviews, they all said something good about Wood's performance. In 1996 the film Flipper wasn't much big of an improvement but it built up some positive development in his career. The 2001 film The Lord Of the Rings gave wood top billing as he played his role as Frodo Baggins of the Shire. |
