General Facts and Figures
- Name: Elijah Jordan Wood
- Net Worth: $20 Million
- Occupation: Actor, Producer
- Date of Birth: January 28, 1981
- Place of Birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Zodiac: Aquarius
- Spouse: Mette-Marie Kongsved
- Social: Twitter
Early Life and Education
Elijah is the second son of Warren Wood and Debbie, also known as née Krause. He was born on January 28, 1981. His brother’s name is Zachariah, and his sister is called Hannah.
He was home-schooled as part of his education. Through that, he learned to play the piano and started taking acting roles at a young age.
Career and Net Worth
He started off his career as a young model. He took part in commercials and adverts while living in Iowa with his family.
A major breakthrough in his career came after moving to Los Angeles with his family in 1988. While there, he landed a role in Paula Abdul’s video, ‘Forever Your Girl.
After the video, he landed a debut film role in ‘Back to the Future Part II.’ As a child, he also appeared in films such as ‘Lipper’’ ‘‘he Good SSon’and Radio Flyer. In his teens, he featured in films like ‘‘he Faculty’’ ‘‘eep Impact’’and ‘‘he Ice Storm.’’
In his later career, Elijah became extremely popular for his role as Frodo Baggins in the trilogy ‘‘ord of the Rings’’ He first acted in the trilogy in 2001 when the first part was released. In that order, his second and third appearances were in 2002 and 2003.
From the trilogy films, ‘‘ord of the Rings’’ Elijah WWood’searnings are unknown to the public. Besides his salary for the role, he also earns merchandise royalties, most of which come from films.
Since 2010, Wood has been the founder and owner of ‘‘pectreVision’’ It is a production company whose specialty is in horror film production.
EElijah’snet worth and total earnings in his career are estimated at 20 million US dollars. He also owns properties and a home worth 1 million dollars, among other assets.
Personal Life
His partner’s name is Mette-Marie Kongsved. The two welcomed their first baby in 2019, after being together for over 3 years.
Elijah is a philanthropist who supports charity work.
Charity Work
Elijah Wood received recognition for his diligent charitable work on Saturday at a glam event in Los Angeles (14Jan12).
The actor has supported The Art of Elysium for a very long time; this group arranges for celebrities to pay hospital visits to ailing youngsters.