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| Name=Ian Somerhalder
 
| Name=Ian Somerhalder
 
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| DOB=December 8, 1978
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| birthplace=Covington, Lousiana, USA
 
| birthplace=Covington, Lousiana, USA
 
| character=Boone Carlyle
 
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'''Ian Somerhalder''' played the role of [[Boone]].
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'''Ian Somerhalder''' played the role of [[Boone Carlyle]].
   
 
==Background==
 
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'''Ian Joseph Somerhalder''' was born in [[wikipedia:Covington, Indiana|Covington, Louisiana]]. His mom is a massage therapist, while dad is a building contractor; they divorced when he was young. He went to Catholic school.
*Began modeling at age 10, modeled for Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabanna, Gucci, Versace and Guess.
 
*His mom is a massage therapist, while dad is a building contractor.
 
*Was the face of Guess? for two consecutive Fall seasons.
 
*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 [[Dominic Monaghan]].
 
*Ironically, the first actor to be cast as one of the survivors in "Lost" (2004).
 
*Appeared as Adam Knight in the third season of ''Smallville''.
 
   
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Ian began modeling at age 10, for [[wikipedia:Calvin Klein|Calvin Klein]], [[wikipedia:Dolce & Gabbana|Dolce & Gabbana]], [[wikipedia:Gucci|Gucci]], [[wikipedia:Versace|Versace]] and [[wikipedia:Guess (clothing)|Guess]]. He then went into acting, with his first major role in [[wikipedia:The Rules of Attraction (film)|''The Rules of Attraction'']]. He had a starring role in the 2006 horror thriller [[wikipedia:Pulse (2006 film)|''Pulse'']]. Additionally, he appeared as Adam Knight in the third season of [[wikipedia:Smallville|''Smallville'']], had guest roles in [[wikipedia:CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|''CSI'']] spinoffs, [[wikipedia:The Big Easy (television series)|''The Big Easy'']], [[wikipedia:Recess (TV series)|''Recess'']] and [[wikipedia:Tell Me You Love Me|''Tell Me You Love Me'']].
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He currently stars on [[wikipedia:The Vampire Diaries|''The Vampire Diaries'']] as Damon Salvatore which began airing in 2009.
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==Trivia==
 
*Doesn't like to talk about his modeling career because of the stereotypes associated with models.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0813812/bio</ref>
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*He played varsity soccer and baseball.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0813812/bio</ref>
 
*Shares a [[Cast member birthdays|birthday]] with co-star [[Dominic Monaghan]]. The latter is two years older than him.
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*For his 32nd birthday he established the Ian Somerhader Foundation for environmentalism<ref>[http://www.isfoundation.com/about-foundation IS Foundation: About Us]</ref>.
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*He and [[Alice Evans]] both played/play on ''The Vampire Diaries''.
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Revision as of 20:42, 10 July 2012

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Ian Somerhalder played the role of Boone Carlyle.

Background

Ian Joseph Somerhalder was born in Covington, Louisiana. His mom is a massage therapist, while dad is a building contractor; they divorced when he was young. He went to Catholic school.

Ian began modeling at age 10, for Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Versace and Guess. He then went into acting, with his first major role in The Rules of Attraction. He had a starring role in the 2006 horror thriller Pulse. Additionally, he appeared as Adam Knight in the third season of Smallville, had guest roles in CSI spinoffs, The Big Easy, Recess and Tell Me You Love Me.

He currently stars on The Vampire Diaries as Damon Salvatore which began airing in 2009.

Trivia

  • Doesn't like to talk about his modeling career because of the stereotypes associated with models.[1]
  • He played varsity soccer and baseball.[2]
  • Shares a birthday with co-star Dominic Monaghan. The latter is two years older than him.
  • For his 32nd birthday he established the Ian Somerhader Foundation for environmentalism[3].
  • He and Alice Evans both played/play on The Vampire Diaries.
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