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Actor Born: January 28, 1981 in Cedar Rapids, IA Biography:Born January 28, 1981, "Elijah Wood" has grown up to be one of the most well-respected and steadily employed actors of his generation. Born in Cedar Rapids, IA, Wood modeled and did local commercials before moving with his family to Los Angeles in 1988. It was there that Wood got his first break, a small role in a "Paula Abdul" video. Film work almost instantly followed, with a bit part in the 1989 "Back to the Future II". It was Wood's role as "Aidan Quinn"'s son in "Barry Levinson"'s 1990 "Avalon" (the third film in the Baltimore trilogy containing "Diner" [1982] and "Tin Men" [1987]) that first gave Wood attention, as the film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards. After a small part in the "Richard Gere" potboiler "Internal Affairs" (1990), Wood secured his first starring role in "Paradise" (1991), in which he played a young boy who brings estranged couple... Full Biography
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