How Old Is Billy Boyd?

William Nathan Boyd is a Scottish actor and musician. He played Peregrin "Pippin" Took in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, Barret Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Glen/Glenda in Seed of Chucky.

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What happened to Billy Boyd?

Billy Boyd (Pippin Took)

The Scottish actor, who shares son Jack with wife Alison McKinnon, went on to appear in films like Seed of Chucky, Pimp and Macbeth. His TV credits include Outlander, Empty and The Witches of Oz. He has fronted the band Beecake since 2006.
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Are Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan friends?

Actors Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd, known for playing best friend Hobbits Merry and Pippin in The Lord of the Rings saga of films, have taken the humorous connection of their well-known characters and blossomed it into an undeniable rapport as real-life friends ever since their filming days.
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How old is Elijah Wood now?

Elijah Wood was born on January 28, 1981, making him just 40-years-old. His character in Lord of the Rings (LOTR), Frodo Baggins, is mainly what fans remember him for, meaning their memories of him are of a much younger actor.
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How old is Frodo?

Frodo is an old hobbit in a young body

Frodo Baggins has a full ten years on Boromir, making him 50 years old throughout his adventures.
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Dominic Monaghan



Are Merry and Pippin Brothers?

His father's sister, Esmeralda Took, was the mother of Meriadoc Brandybuck, thus making Pippin and Merry first cousins. Through his father, Pippin was the second-cousin once-removed of Frodo Baggins, and the first-cousin twice-removed of Bilbo.
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Are LOTR actors still friends?

Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins)

But 20 years later, he and his fellow hobbits are still friends and stay in touch through a group text, the actor told Esquire.com. “That will link us forever,” Wood said in the article.
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How old is Viggo LOTR?

It wasn't until Mortensen, then 40, was cast as Aragorn in the director Peter Jackson's interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy that he became an international star.
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How old is Gandalf?

The closest approximation of Gandalf's physical age is 24,000 years old, according to Gandalf himself. Yet, various dates of key events in other Tolkien texts show that Gandalf has actually only walked in his physical form for just over two thousand years.
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How tall is Gimli in real life?

Rhys-Davies appeared as the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The cinematography of the films was aided in that Rhys-Davies is tall – 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), compared to the actors playing hobbits at around 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m).
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How tall is Gandalf?

Gandalf is 5'6", Legolas is 6', Boromir and Faramir are 6'4", Aragorn is 6'6", Elendil is 7'11" (even the NBA would call him a cheater), Celeborn and Galadriel are 6'4", Thingol is 8'2" (take THAT, Elendil, you little pipsqueak), and Bilbo is 3'6".
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How did they make Elijah Wood look so short?

Stand-In Actors Wore Masks And Walked Around During Wide Shots.
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Is Legolas older than Gandalf?

Gandalf has a younger form in Middle-Earth who is appeared to be about 60 but in reality he is 2019 making him older than Middle-Earth. Legolas was not born in TA 87, that date was made up for a reference book to the films. His actual date of birth is unknown.
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Is Legolas older than Elrond?

I'm reading the fall of Gondolin and at one point the citizens of the city are fleeing over a plain, they are led by Legolas Greenleaf (page 100 in my book). At the same time the son of Tuor and Idril Eärendil, is 8 years old, he is also the father of Elrond.
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How old is Legolas in Fellowship?

Legolas Was 2,931 Years Old (In The Films)

Legolas called the other members of the Fellowship “children,” indicating his advanced age. Still, he was never mentioned to have fought in The Last Alliance.
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