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I credit my mom Debbie for creating a solid family base, ... She gave me a strong sense of reality so I could avoid falling into the normal pitfalls of child actors.

Elijah Wood

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Elijah Wood
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 28
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Elijah Jordan Wood
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