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Ian Somerhalder Profile |
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Birth Date: December 8, 1978
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Birth Place: Covington, Louisiana, USA
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Birth Name: Ian Joseph Somerhalder
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Height:
5'9"
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Biography |
Ian Joseph Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978 in Covington,
Louisiana, USA) is an American actor, model and producer. He
modeled for Guess? jeans before making the leap into acting.
His first major role was in The Rules of Attraction, Roger
Avary's adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the
same name. He was a main cast member for the first season of
the American television series Lost as the character Boone
Carlyle. He is of Irish, French, English, and Native
American descent.
He dated Nicky Hilton in 2003.
The son of a massage therapist and a building contractor,
Somerhalder was born and raised in the small southern town
of Covington, LA. Boating, swimming, fishing and training
horses filled much of his recreational time growing up, as
did the school drama club and performing with the local
theater group. With his mother's encouragement, at age 10 he
began a modeling career that took him to New York each
summer. By junior high, he opted to put modeling on the back
burner and focus more on sports and school. A few years
later, when the opportunity to model in Europe arose,
Somerhalder grabbed it, embarking on an enriching path of
work, travel and study that took him to cities including
Paris, Milan and London.
At 17, he began studying acting in New York, and by 19 had
committed himself to the craft, working with preeminent
acting coach William Esper. His fate was sealed while
working as an extra in a club scene in the feature film
_Black & White(1999)_ . A talent manager visiting a client
on the set spotted Somerhalder in a crowd scene of 400 and
immediately signed him for representation. Happy to be
anchored in New York, Somerhalder spends much of his time
studying acting, writing and practicing yoga. His
recreational interests include water and snow skiing and
horseback riding. |
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Other
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Began modeling at age 10, modeled for Calvin Klein, Dolce &
Gabanna, Gucci, Versace and Guess (Was the face of Guess?
for two consecutive fall seasons).
His mom is a massage therapist, while dad is a building
contractor.
Was the face of Guess? for two consecutive Fall seasons.
Modeled for Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabanna,and Gucci.
However, he doesn't like to talk about his modeling career
because of the impressions people might get of him as being
just another pretty face.
Played varsity soccer and baseball.
Shares a birthday with co-star of his new hit series Lost
(2004), Dominic Monaghan.
Ironically, the first actor to be cast as one of the
survivors in "Lost" (2004). |
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