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==Neutral Point of View?==
== GA Nomination ==
Is this article neutral? The fact that I even have to question this makes me feel like it's not. This is a problem.


Well, this article has languished for several years now in quite a good state, barring a few outages. Apart from the Filmography and Awards, which have both been hived off to subsidiary articles, the text is much as it was back in 2021 (say). I've tidied it up a bit and think it worth taking it to GAN, which I'll boldly do now. If anyone objects or would like to co-nominate it, now's your chance. [[User:Chiswick Chap|Chiswick Chap]] ([[User talk:Chiswick Chap|talk]]) 15:04, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
:: What do you mean?????? [[user: Jane-21|Jane]] 26 December, 2006
:Hello Chiswick Chap. I would be happy to help co-nominate. Last year I had tried improving the article and nominated it for GA, but [[Talk:Elijah Wood/Archive 1#GA Review|there were some remaining issues]]. I had intended to renominate it later after solving these issues, would you like to work on them together? --[[User:Lord Theoden|Lord Theoden]] ([[User talk:Lord Theoden|talk]]) 20:11, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
::Sure, you're very welcome! [[User:Chiswick Chap|Chiswick Chap]] ([[User talk:Chiswick Chap|talk]]) 14:20, 29 January 2024 (UTC)


==Did you know nomination==
:::I got the same feeling about its lack of neutrality. It's a glowing review of how wonderful Elijah is, not a neutral article describing him.
{{Template:Did you know nominations/Elijah Wood}}

:::Of course, I agree that Elijah is wonderful, so it doesn't bother me too much, but a few of the statements should at least cite sources. I put "citation needed" next to this statement:

:::''Also in 1994, [Elijah] had the title role in North, a film remarkable for the volume of bad reviews and bad box office that it received, but also for the fact that practically every bad review contained a positive assessment of Wood's performance.''

:::Someone needs to explain what exactly they mean by "practically every review". I'm sure he did a good job, but I'm suspicious of that statement. Not a big deal though. Elijah IS awesome. :) [[User:Maurajbo|Maurajbo]] ([[User talk:Maurajbo|talk]]) 02:15, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

:::The article uses the phrase "critically acclaimed" three times in the first paragraph! Sounds like someone's trying to be a bit sarcastic, to me. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/217.15.162.161|217.15.162.161]] ([[User talk:217.15.162.161|talk]]) 00:14, 3 September 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Elijah iTunes Music Picks of 2005==
Link from the above doesn't work. Anyone have another link?

==Unsourced statements==
Please supply sources when adding to the trivia section. I have removed lots, and only the two which cited have remained. <font color="#007FFF">[[User:Kilo-Lima|Iola]]</font>'''[[User:Kilo-Lima/Esperanza|<font color="#50C878">k</font>]]'''<font color="#007FFF">[[User:Kilo-Lima|ana]]</font>•<font color="orange">[[User talk:Kilo-Lima|T]]</font> 14:47, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

The article states that Mr Wood 'has studied music professionally'. Where, when and what instrument? I am not aware of his having any musical qualifications other than a love of the medium.

I have to agree that the "studied music professionally" sounds suspect. I know he had piano as a child, and a bit of voice training in recent years, but I don't think either count as "professionally." Is there documentation to the contrary? [[User:Roundthebend|Roundthebend]]

I know this isn't sourced, but it's true. The person who gave him piano lessons ''was'' Marlene. You see, I currently have piano lessons with the Marlene at Concordia Lutheran Church (I have been in lessons since I was four). She told me about him during one session when I was nine. This isn't sourced, but I know it's true. [[User:Bramblestar (ShadowClan Leader)|Bramblestar (ShadowClan Leader)]] ([[User talk:Bramblestar (ShadowClan Leader)|talk]]) 23:58, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

== Lord of the Rings audition video ? ==
I heard on one of the LORT DVDs, somewhere in the commentary by Peter Jackson, that Elijah Wood originally got the part because he sent in an audition video he made with some friends - is that video still around anywhere? It'd be funny to see, and if it's online, this article should link to it.

[http://www.celebopedia.com/wood/ Celebopedia] says, ''"Elijah Wood heard about the Lord of the Rings trilogy while filming The Faculty (1998). Immediately, he sensed that this was the chance of a lifetime. [[George Huang (director)|Director George Huang]], a personal friend of Wood's, filmed his audition tape for the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He shot the scene from different angles which were cut together for the video. They sent the video off to New Zealand for director Peter Jackson and a few months later, he got the part."''

The Wikipedia article [[George Huang (director)]] mentions, ''"George shot [[Elijah Wood]]'s audition tape that landed him the role of [[Frodo Baggins]] in [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]]."''

===About audition video===

Hey you,

Elijah don't believe this video can be found in internet. Elijah don't give permission for to divulge this video.

[[User:Lizlady|Liz]] 04: 22 October 11, 2006.

== The Audition Tape ==
Unfortunately, the audition video tape is the property of New Line and is not available for viewing, although Elijah Wood is quite proud of it. It was the one element that secured his role as Frodo Baggins. However, snippets of the video can be seen on the Fellowship of the Ring (FOTR EE) Extended Edition in the DVD features section about the casting. I do not believe Elijah Wood has control over the rights to this video. [[user:edwpat|edwpat]] http://www.dancaster.com/ejw

:Hey, I heard that Elijah has the control of the rights of the video, and he didn't gave permission to divulge it. But i'm not sure about this bacause many informations from internet aren't true. [[user:Lizlady|Liz]]

::No, audition tapes belong to the production company and this one belongs to New Line. But even if it were Elijah's II'm sure he has a copy), he would most likely not have a problem with divulging its content. He was reading Tolkien in the Hollywood Hills wearing a rented custome. He has spoken many times about this video, as has Peter Jackson and other writers and cast members. It is a point of historic pride. [[user: edwpat|edwpat]] http://www.dancaster.com/ejw

:::Ok, thank's for info! [[user:Lizlady|Liz]]

==Recent Changes==

I've changed some things in Elijah's article, like "Upcoming projects", "Movies in production" or "Previous collaborations".

[[user:Lizlady|Liz]]

Due to the naming of the film, I edited the name of Green Street Hooligans in the filmography to Green Street to fit with the rest of the article, as this is how the film is known outside of a select few territories.
[[Special:Contributions/86.26.182.67|86.26.182.67]] ([[User talk:86.26.182.67|talk]]) 07:55, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

==About external links==

I'd like to know who removed the link in "External links" section and why?
I don't have Elijah fansite, but I am just curious. [[user:Lizlady|Liz]] Octorber 16

::Liz, the external links were vaporized by several Wikipedians (Langoliers) and when I tried to restore mine (not a fansite either, but I was told it expressed creativity and thus was a no no), I was threatened with Wikipedian expulsion and oblivion. I gave up. This site belongs to the oligarchy and therein lies its chief flaw and downfall. It is what it is. [[user:edwpat:edwpat]] http://www.dancaster.com/ejw

::: This is sad :-( [[user:Lizlady|Liz]]

== Roman Catholic category ==

Who added Wood to <nowiki>[[Category:Roman Catholic entertainers]]</nowiki>? Is there a citation for this? It's not mentioned anywhere else in the article. --[[User:Jrothwell|Jrothwell]] <sup>([[User talk:Jrothwell|talk]])</sup> 14:20, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Elijah has stated he is Roman Catholic, although he is quick to add that he's "Catholic Lite." [[User:edwpat|edwpat]]

His Grandmother is Jewish. So, that makes him Jewish too.[[Special:Contributions/220.233.131.62|220.233.131.62]] ([[User talk:220.233.131.62|talk]]) 12:26, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
:Unless you have reliable sources saying ''he'' is Jewish, there's nothing to discuss here. - [[User:SummerPhD|<span style="color:#D70270;background-color:white;">Sum</span><span style="color:#734F96;background-color:white;">mer</span><span style="color:#0038A8;background-color:white;">PhD</span>]] ([[User talk:SummerPhD|talk]]) 02:46, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

==Latest changes==

I really liked the latest changes in Elijah's article. Great job!!!
[[User:Lizlady|Liz]]

==Video clips==

Elijah has directed a video clip for the band Apples in Stereo. This video should be add in "Video clips" section. I don't the name of the vídeo. Does someone know? [[User:Jane-21|Jane]]

==Young Star Awards==

How many times Elijah was nominated for Young Star Awards? Five times or four times??? And how many times he won? Once or twice?

{{cquote|Making his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future II (1989), Wood landed a succession of subsequent larger roles, and became a critically acclaimed child actor. '''His performance in The War gained him a nomination for a 'Young Star Award' (for which he was nominated five times, and won once)''', and Roger Ebert said in his review of the film that Elijah Wood has emerged, I believe, as the most talented actor in his age group, in Hollywood history.}}


Awards and nominations section:

'''''Young Star Awards'''''

*'''1995 Nominate Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film The War 1994'''
*'''1997 Nominated Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film Flipper 1996'''
*'''1998 Won Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film Deep Impact 1998'''
*'''1998 Won Best Performance by a Young in a Miniseries/Made for TV Movies Oliver Twist 1997'''

I'm confused :) [[User:Jane-21|Jane]] 26 December, 2006

== Lord of the Ring Before and After ==

I'm not too sure whether it is appropriate in Elijah's case to define things as during and after LOTR??? Discussion please. I know, he wouldn;t appreciate it, but within the context of the article it relegates most of his adult acting in relation to the trilogy. A bit biased. What is the thinking here, before I revert it back - someone talk me out of it or support the reversion. Thanks Ed Patterson http://www.dancaster.com/ejw [[User:edwpat|edwpat]]
:Hell no, that's rude as fuck; he wasn't unknown before LotR and there is no basis for separating his career.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Edwardian Script ITC" color="#9B30FF" size="5">~Rayvn</font>&nbsp; 16:32, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

== Music Executive ==

The label "music executive" has stood on Wikipedia for 8 months now (not my assertion); however when it was taken off recently, I did take humbrage; however, after checking, Elijah does not accede to this title, in fact, he finds it amusing - so I concede to his wishes. LIJPolice. [[User:edwpat|edwpat]]

::I agree! [[User:Jane-21|Jane-21]]

Thanks Jane. Ed Patterson http://www.dancaster.com/ejw [[User:edwpat|edwpat]]

==Filmography==

The dates which his movies had been released are incorrect. Happy Feet was not released in 2005, as well as Sin City was not released in 2004. Almost all the dates are incorrect. [[User:Jane-21|Jane-21]] Also,9, from film focos (same company made by Coraline)was released in 2009. I mean come on! It just came out a week ago!

That was probably my fault, because when the Wiki-Police tagged the filmography as ersazt because it was presented in ascending order, I undertook to reverse the order (which was a bit hair-raising). I inadvertantly mismatched some of the "Year" rows. I hope they're correct now. I will double check later. Ed Patterson LIJPolice. [[User:edwpat|edwpat]]

:Okay! I finished the correction!!! :)[[User:Jane-21|Jane-21]]

Thanks Jane-21 [[User:edwpat|edwpat]].

BTW Jane, did you see the little gift I received from the set of The Oxford Murders? http://www.dancaster.com/popgift.htm [[User:edwpat|edwpat]]

:Wow!!! Great!!!! Congratulations Ed! [[User:Jane-21|Jane-21]]

:-> [[User:edwpat|edwpat]]

Shouldn't his filmography be updated? I just finished watching the Robot Chicken Season 5 episode "The Departy Monster", and he is quite clearly credited in the closing credits as playing himself as Frodo in the Mt. Doom scene of "Return of the King", except in this one, the ring is being used as a cock ring, and Gollum has to deep throat Frodo in order to get to the ring... Funny as hell!
[[Special:Contributions/173.28.218.168|173.28.218.168]] ([[User talk:173.28.218.168|talk]]) 18:08, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

==About this trivia==
To Edwpat.
<blockquote>
He's learning to sing professionally,
He collects [[Star Wars]] stuff,
He said,"If he wasn't an actor, he'd want to be a secret agent!",
He sometimes wears glasses
He LOVES the book The Hobbit - the book which [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]] wrote before the Lord of the Rings trilogy,
Elijah says he's a "hopeless romantic" ,
He smokes - a bad habit he picked up from his [[The Faculty]] co-star [[Josh Hartnett]],
His fave actors are [[Tim Roth]] and [[Emma Thompson]],
<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.studenttimes.org/entertainment/film/wood_inter.html| publisher=studenttimes.org | title= Excerpt: Elijah Wood on the set of his new movie |accessdate=2007-06-08}}</ref>
</blockquote>

This trivia is old.i know.but this is true.
Everyone has the right to write this.
What authority do you have?

You said that this information was old.
but this information is true.

This information is both OLD and no longer TRUE and really has no place on Wikipedia. LIJPatrol [[edwpat|edwpat]] http://www.dancaster.com/ejw Elijah Wood: Performer for Our Time

== Elijah's musical training ==

The "personal life" section now says that "he's learning to sing professionally." I remember that he mentioned having some voice training back when he auditioned for "Moulin Rouge," but does that really count as "learning to sing professionally"? It makes it sound like he's training to be a professional singer, or something. And is he still studying singing, as the item implies?

Does anyone have a source for this information? As far as his musical training goes, I know he studied piano when he was young, had the vocal training a few years ago, plays just a little bit of guitar, and (currently) has been learning to play the drums for his role as Iggy Pop.[[User:Roundthebend|Roundthebend]] 18:03, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

The trivia items, of which this was included, that I edited and was hesitant to let stand, all came from a BLOG I recently saw through Google Alerts. The Wiki editor who added them, cut and pasted it verbatim and that's what caught my attention. There's no source that says he's learning to sing professionally and that probably should be cut (and I will cut it). At first, I thought some references was being made to Elijah's preparations for protraying Iggy Pop (The Passenger), but the melange of data in that BLOG is old, o why would that item be fresh. [[user:edwpat|edwpat]]

I found the source (which is no source whatsoever). It was a fan article at StudentTimes, who told of her meeting with Elijah at The Oxford Murders set, and then published an old list of stuff under OTHER STUFF. Our over zealous editor posted this verbatim. http://www.studenttimes.org/entertainment/film/wood_inter.html [[user:edwpat}edwpat]]

Thanks, Ed. I suspected something of the sort, because I had seen that blog as well, and the trivia listed was antique at best. They should have come here for their information instead of wherever they got it. :) [[User:Roundthebend|Roundthebend]] 21:34, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

:I think that Elijah studied music in the past.[[User:Jane-21|Jane]]

==Cigarrettes==

I do not see necessity in saying that Elijah smokes cigarettes. Almost all the stars of Hollywood do it. This is irrelevant in my opinion. [[User:Jane-21|Jane]]

:I don't think it has much encyclopedic value, either, but it is interesting to note that [[Josh Hartnett]] got Wood hooked on clove cigarettes while they starring in ''The Faculty'' together. Trivial, but interesting. There is also a ref, so it's properly sourced. <span style="font-family:verdana">[[User:Yllosubmarine|María]] </span><small>([[Wikipedia:Editor review/Yllosubmarine|<span style="color:green">críticame</span>]])</small> 14:39, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

::Ok!! :) [[User:Jane-21|Jane]]

== Awards ==

Is there MoS guidance for the order of awards? If not, I think they should be alphabetised. [[User:Anchoress|Anchoress]] 00:48, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

== External Links ==

The Always and Forever link under external links keeps reappearing even though I've deleted it. Like many fansites, this one displays copyrighted images and videos that do not belong to the webmaster. Therefore, it violates Wikipedia's policy and shouldn't be linked to.

This fansite has been linked since the article began and has been kept and maintained as the primary and ONE allowable fansite. As for the copyrighted images, the other 2 external links also on those grounds are in violation and those sites must be linked in Wikipedia for almost every Film article. We cleaned this article up a year ago where there were a dozen fansites, including my own and it was generally agreed by the editors that Always & Forever would remain as the ONE fansite links for its comprehensive coverage and it Award Winning status (2 years running) at TORN.com. I am very vigilent on the Elijah Wood pages (some 53) and check them 4 times daily for vandalism, inconsistancies and Wikipedia violations, so rest assure I'm not shooting from the hip. LIJPatrol. [[user:edwpat|edwpat]] Ed Patterson http://www.dancaster.com/ejw

== LotR (the book) is not a trilogy ==

Please see [[WP:MeS]] 6.3.

''The Lord of the Rings'' is a story published as three volumes and consists of six books. Please don't confuse this with Peter Jackson's films which are correctly referred to as a trilogy. [[User:Thu|Thu]] 12:11, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

The article refers to the FILM - not the Book, and therefore is correctly stated as a Trilogy. I know that it is one story. I'm a Tolkien Scholar. But Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and the FILM follows the original publishing scheme (after a fashion) as a Trilogy. I will revert back to my changes. Thank you. [[user:edwpat:edwpat]] LIJ Patrol visit http://www.dancaster.com/ejw <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Edwpat|Edwpat]] ([[User talk:Edwpat|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Edwpat|contribs]]) 20:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:But my edit corrected the reference to the original work as a trilogy not any reference to the series of films.

:<blockquote>Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's literary '''trilogy'''.</blockquote>

:(my emphasis) [[User:Thu|Thu]] 13:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
==Fair use rationale for Image:Elijah Wood in Back to the Future II.JPG==
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== Height ==

Does anyone know how tall Elijah is? I have estimated that his height is 156 [[centimetres]] (5 feet 1 in British measurements). Can anyone tell if I am correct?

2008-01-19 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.

Hi, Lena.
Most sources list him as 5 foot 6 inches (167.6 cm), but I think he's probably closer to 5 foot 5 inches (165.1 cm). I am 5'4" and he is a little bit taller than I am! [[Roundthebend|Roundthebend]]

Have you ever met him?

2008-02-04 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.
Yes, indeed! About three years ago, I stood next to him and chatted for several minutes. :) [[User:Roundthebend|Roundthebend]]

At a second thought I believe you. I probably underestimated his height. 165 [[centimetres]] (5 feet 5) is on the upper border of short men. This explains why I have never perceived him as particularly short.

2008-02-16 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.

== Missing some stuff ==

I have never seen any of the shows or movies listed before LotR, and yet i was a fan of him before then. My first boyfriend looks like him, which I noted, and we met in 2000. He was in a T.V. series I just don't remember which one. So yeah I don't know what they are but there's a few missing because he wasn't just famous for that one thing, and like I said I didn't really know anything about any of those movies.16:31, 17 March 2010 (UTC) <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:RayvnEQ|RayvnEQ]] ([[User talk:RayvnEQ|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/RayvnEQ|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== [[WP:NOR]] ==

Adding a conjecture about Wood's personal life to the article, citing only a string of photographs and captions, fails Wikipedia's ban on original research as well as conflicting with [[WP:BLP]]. Playing games with the form of the claim, making it somewhat implicit rather than an express statement, is a transparent effort to evade these policies. [[User:Hullaballoo Wolfowitz|Hullaballoo Wolfowitz]] ([[User talk:Hullaballoo Wolfowitz|talk]]) 15:42, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

This material has been there for 2 years. However, I amended it to include the events themselves and a reference to his modelling career which he is still active and the photos pertain (except the Venice red carpet picture). 9[[User talk:edwpat edwpat|talk)]] Edward C. Patterson, author http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B002BMI6X8 <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Edwpat|Edwpat]] ([[User talk:Edwpat|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Edwpat|contribs]]) 23:21, 28 June 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Something is wrong with the chronology of his early life. Although I know nothing about Elijah Wood, simple math tells me that if he were born in 1981 and moved to Hollywood by age 8 he certainly could not have been still in Ceder Rapids at age 10. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.42.151.123|71.42.151.123]] ([[User talk:71.42.151.123|talk]]) 02:46, 20 February 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Ending the pedantry of the IPA pronunciation guide.==
I think it's past time at WP for the pendulum to swing against the shoehorning of International Phonetic Alphabet's obscure, obfuscatory symbols into articles. It's a special eyesore in this article. Ninety-nine per cent of speakers of English at as third language can probably pronounce Elijah Wood's name just as they could John Wayne's or Joan Crawford's, but 999.999% of them would choke on IPA's symbols; I do, and I have a Bachelor's Degree in Enlish Lit from a state university in the USA and was a newspaper reporter. I'm aware this issue has been much dicussed here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoehorn#Turn_of_phrase :

"Shoehorning can also refer to an unnatural-seeming inclusion of something for reasons which may range anywhere from" demographic-pandering to political correctness...
Eternal Vigilante 17:16, 9 August 2011 (UTC) <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Eternal Vigilante|Eternal Vigilante]] ([[User talk:Eternal Vigilante|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Eternal Vigilante|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:"Enlish Lit", indeed. Article talk pages are not the place for this discussion. You might consider posting something at the [[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]], although you may find that the phrase "political correctness" is a conversation-ender. [[User:Rivertorch|Rivertorch]] ([[User talk:Rivertorch|talk]]) 18:14, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

:: Well, yeah, that IS the point of PC, ending conversations and creating taboos, but I dint know WP was as heavily infested with PC-ers as you warn. "Political correctness" is quoted from the WP Shoehorn link.Eternal Vigilante 23:01, 9 August 2011 (UTC) <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Eternal Vigilante|Eternal Vigilante]] ([[User talk:Eternal Vigilante|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Eternal Vigilante|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->






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==Anti Robot Chicken Conspiracy at Wikipedia??==
Is there a conspiracy to prevent Robot Chicken episodes from being added to actor pages??? I am watching Season Five of Robot Chicken, and there is no mention of the actors who play themselves (and others) on Robot Chicken in the filmographies of said actors.

[[Special:Contributions/173.28.218.168|173.28.218.168]] ([[User talk:173.28.218.168|talk]]) 18:54, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

==Elijah Wood is playing Sigma in the internet show Red vs. Blue.==

Can anyone update the page for that? [[User:Jokersflame|Jokersflame]] ([[User talk:Jokersflame|talk]]) 20:22, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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E.WOOD is JEW ! and therefore must add category - jewish actor like radcliffe like others
no source ?! it make protagonist of ''evrything is illuminated'' a kosher film maked by ...

== Synthesis concern ==

The lead has an unsourced claim that because he did a variety of film roles after LOTR, he resisted typecasting. With no source, this looks like [[WP:SYNTH]][[User:OnBeyondZebrax|OnBeyondZebrax]] ([[User talk:OnBeyondZebrax|talk]]) 23:20, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 13:47, 22 October 2024

Good articleElijah Wood has been listed as one of the Media and drama good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
August 1, 2023Good article nomineeNot listed
March 4, 2024Good article nomineeListed
Current status: Good article

GA Nomination

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Well, this article has languished for several years now in quite a good state, barring a few outages. Apart from the Filmography and Awards, which have both been hived off to subsidiary articles, the text is much as it was back in 2021 (say). I've tidied it up a bit and think it worth taking it to GAN, which I'll boldly do now. If anyone objects or would like to co-nominate it, now's your chance. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:04, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Chiswick Chap. I would be happy to help co-nominate. Last year I had tried improving the article and nominated it for GA, but there were some remaining issues. I had intended to renominate it later after solving these issues, would you like to work on them together? --Lord Theoden (talk) 20:11, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, you're very welcome! Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:20, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: rejected by reviewer, closed by AirshipJungleman29 talk 15:03, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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  • ... that Elijah Wood was cast as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy after sending an audition tape of himself dressed as the character and reading lines from the epic novel? Source: Sibley, Brian (2006). "Three-Ring Circus". Peter Jackson: A Film-maker's Journey. London: HarperCollins. pp. 388–444. ISBN 0-00-717558-2.
    • Reviewed: nominator is exempt

Improved to Good Article status by Lord Theoden (talk) and Chiswick Chap (talk). Nominated by Lord Theoden (talk) at 21:10, 10 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Elijah Wood; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I'd be interested in seeing some hook variants. One source for example mentions that at the time this was not common. Which also implies that its potentially become increasingly common. I'd also be interested in seeing some alts about other aspects of Elijah, for example I didn't know that he owns a record company and is a DJ, and there seems to potentially be more. Seddon talk 23:33, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Lord Theoden and Chiswick Chap: Please respond to the above. Z1720 (talk) 19:25, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Lord Theoden and Chiswick Chap: Final ping. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:33, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Chiswick left a message on his talk page saying he is currently too unwell to work on the article. Lord Theoden has not edited in over a month. Unless another editor takes over and adopts the nomination there no longer appears to be a path forward. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:19, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]


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