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Hayden Christensen Profile |
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Birth Date:
April 19, 1981
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Birth Place:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Birth
Name:
Hayden Christensen
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Height:
6'2"
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Biography |
Hayden Christensen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada to David Christensen (a Canadian software programmer
of Danish and English descent) and Alie Nelson (an American
corporate speechwriter of Swedish and Italian descent). He
has three siblings: Tove, Hejsa and Kaylen. Raised outside
Toronto, Ontario, Hayden attended Unionville High School in
Unionville, Ontario, Canada. He was discovered when his
older sister Hejsa, a former trampoline champion, was
shopping around for an agent.
He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was
young, then diversified into American television in the late
1990s. He acquired his initial fame starring in Fox's Family
Network TV series, Higher Ground (2000), showing off his
acting talents as a teen who was sexually molested by his
stepmother, then turning to drugs in his despair. |
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Other
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Younger brother of Tove Christensen.
Has a younger sister, named Kaylen (b. 1984), and an older
sister, Hejsa.
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People
Magazine in 2002.
Was discovered when his older sister Hejsa, a former
trampoline champion, was shopping around for an agent. No
one was home to baby-sit him so he went along and it was
suggested that he get an agent himself.
One of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars under 25" in
2002.
Resides in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Attended Unionville High School, Markham, Ontario.
He fractured his hand during the filming of a rather violent
scene in Life as a House (2001) in which his character hits
a wall.
Grew up playing competitive tennis and hockey.
A digital rendering of Hayden appears in the 2004 DVD
version of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
(1983), as the spirit of Anakin Skywalker. This replaced
Sebastian Shaw as the ghostly image that appears beside
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda at the end of the film. Hayden said
in an interview that he had been unaware of this change.
Born on same day as Colombian actress Catalina Sandino
Moreno, the lead in Maria Full of Grace (2004).
Graduated from Baythorn Public School in 1995.
Was a "ball boy" at the Canadian Open tennis matches. Jumped
out too soon during a match in which John McEnroe was
playing, causing an interruption in play.
He, his brother and their friends "kidnap" one another on
each of their birthdays, drive to a location unknown to the
birthday-boy and then spend the day riding dirt-bikes.
Supports Manchester United Football Club.
His Canadian father is of Danish and English ancestry, while
his American mother is half Italian and half Swedish. His
Italian maternal grandmother hails from Brooklyn.
Named one of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars Under
25" in 2005.
His favorite scenes to film in Star Wars: Episode III -
Revenge of the Sith (2005) were the scenes in which he acted
with Ian McDiarmid.
Named one of People Magazine's "50 Hottest Bachelors" in
2005.
Competed with his sister Hejsa (the captain), brother Tove
and a family friend in Eco-Challenge: Fiji Islands. The
Eco-Challenge consists of a 500-kilometer (300 miles) race
that included the tasks of hiking, swimming, kayaking and
mountain biking their way through the Fiji archipelago. Only
23 out of 81 teams finished this race. Christensen was one
of the youngest competitors in the race.
One of the youngest competitors in Eco-Challenge: Fiji
Islands.
Is the only actor to have portrayed Anakin Skywalker and his
Sith alter ego, Darth Vader, in the same movie, Star Wars:
Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). All other times,
Anakin and Vader have been played by different actors.
One of Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars under 25" in 2002 and
2005. |
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WILL YOU MARRY ME?
PLEASE?
I'm not kidding.