- His mother enrolled him in modelling school at age 7.
- Within a month of being discovered (at age 8) Elijah and his mother relocated to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
- He had a small part in Back to the Future II.
- Elijah owns two bearded collies called, Levi and Rascal.
- Both Elijah’s younger sister Hannah and older brother Zachariah have tried their hand at acting.
- You may have seen Elijah in other movies such as; Forever Young, The Good So, The Faculty, and Deep Impact.
- Elijah has a starring role as a Hobbit in the upcoming movie Lord of the Rings.
- His middle name is Jordan.
- He reckons his favourite book was J.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit – even before his part in the movie.
- He collects Star Wars memorabilia – wonder if he’ll get a part in the trilogy?
- He has guest starred on the TV show Frasier.
- His first official job was in a Paula Abdul video clip for the song ‘Forever Your Girl’ in 1989.
- He also appeared in The Cranberries ‘Ridiculous Thoughts’ clip in 1995.
- He is rumoured to be dating Bijou Phillips a model come actress of minimal acclaim.
- He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- Elijah was up for the star role in Drive Me Crazy alongside Melissa Joan Hart – but he apparently looked to young alongside this teenage witch – or did he just reject the role and Sabrina’s making excuses?
- At 13 years of age, despite featuring in a number of movies his allowance was still only $10 a week.
- His mum wouldn’t let him see Wes Craven’s New Nightmare when he was under the recommended age limit.
- He has revealed that if he ever did a horror movie then he wouldn’t expect to be paid as it would be like a ‘vacation’ because you don’t really have to use your ‘acting skills’.
- He has dreams – as it seems all actors do – of one day becoming a director.
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