How tall is Elijah?

Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Wood made his film debut with a small part in Back to the Future Part II.

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How tall is Frodo in real life?

Elijah Wood is a shorter man, standing at just 5'6″ (168 cm). At 5 foot 6, Elijah Wood is four inches shorter than the average American male.
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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 did they make Elijah Wood look so short?

Stand-In Actors Wore Masks And Walked Around During Wide Shots.
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How tall is Gandalf in real life?

He isn't as tall as you think…

McKellen's role as the larger-than-life wizard, Gandalf, has led many fans to believe he is much taller than he actually is. Despite being a looming presence over his merry band of hobbits, the actor is only 5'11”.
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How is Gandalf so tall?

Instead of shooting the actors at different times, the director recorded them with cameras on two different sets. This allowed him to position the lens much closer to Gandalf, raising his stature. By placing the actor on a green-screen set, the director could digitally remove the background and merge the two images.
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How does Frodo look so small?

This included different sized props (chairs, mugs, etc.) and carefully positioning a character such as Frodo in relation to another of regular stature, giving the impression that two similarly-sized actors were actually of vastly differing heights.
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Are the Hobbits really short?

The most distinguishing feature of Hobbits was their short stature. They were smaller than Dwarves and were usually between two and four feet in height. With the gradual passing of time, Hobbits became even shorter. By the Third Age, they were usually less than three feet tall.
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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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Is Elijah Wood rich?

Elijah Wood is an American actor who has a net worth of $20 million.
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Who is taller Mary or Pippin?

In the books, the height difference was much more drastic. Merry and Pippin ended up being the tallest Hobbits in the history of the Shire, with Merry still the taller by a small amount (perhaps an inch or less) and approaching almost five feet in height.
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How tall is Samwise?

5 Shortest: Sean Astin (Sam) 5'6.25"

Samwise Gamgee ended up being one of the bravest members of the Fellowship, and he never let his hobbit lack of height get in the way of doing extraordinary things. The same could be said of actor Sean Astin, who stands at shorter-than-average 5 ft 6 and 1/4 inches tall.
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Do Frodos eyes get bigger?

Probably the biggest change is Frodo's giant baby blue eyes. Those huge eyes – so often looking on the edge of tears, especially when Sam is imparting some piece of wisdom to "Mr. Frooo ~ oodo!" – absolutely do not appear in the original novel.
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How heavy is a hobbit?

A hobbit of oats weighed 105 pounds (48 kg), a hobbit of barley 147 pounds (67 kg), and a hobbit of wheat 168 pounds (76 kg). The figures in hobbits were then converted to standard imperial bushels for official reporting.
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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?

John Rhys-Davies, the actor who portrays Gimli the dwarf in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, is actually the tallest member of the Fellowship at 6'1”.
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How tall is AZOG?

All Tolkien says is that he was “a great Orc with a huge iron-clad head, and yet agile and strong.” But in the movies, Azog is listed as being over 7 feet (213 cm) tall.
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