Ian Somerhalder

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BIRTHDAY

December 08, 1978

Covington, LA

RECENT CREDITS

The Sensation of Sight (FILM) Aug. 8, 2008

Tell Me You Love Me (TV) Nov. 4, 2007

Lost (TV) Mar. 28, 2007

Pulse (FILM) Aug. 11, 2006

In Enemy Hands (FILM) Jan. 1, 2004

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BIOGRAPHY

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With his shiny dark hair juxtaposed against his startling blue eyes, it's no wonder this genetically blessed Southern boy broke into the biz as a model for brands such as Versace, Gucci and Calvin Klein. Although he began appearing in print ads at age 10, he took a few years off to be a normal kid before returning to the fashion world in his teens. Despite his success — he was the face of Guess? Jeans for two years running in the late '90s — Somerhalder longed to be seen as more than a perfect face so he took up acting. Legend states that while appearing as an extra in the movie Black & White he was spotted and signed by an agent. Even if this tale sounds slightly exaggerated, there's no question that he had the looks to stand out in a crowd. In 2000, he landed a regular role on the short-lived drama Young Americans as a moody prep school student. After the series' cancellation, he won guest spots, a recurring role as a romantic rival of Clark Kent's on Smallville and big-screen supporting roles, notably his turn as a bisexual college student in The Rules of Attraction. But it wasn't until he got Lost on an island that Somerhalder found stardom as a plane-crash survivor secretly in love with his spoiled brat of a step-sister. (Gossip rags claimed that off screen, he was involved with Maggie Grace, the actress who played his step-sibling, but they both denied the rumors.) Although his character was killed off in the first season, Somerhalder continued to appear in flashbacks.

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Mar. 12, 2007

Lost star Josh Holloway fears he and his castmates have been cursed by success--because they're all "easy" police targets on Hawaii, where they film the desert-island drama.

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Box Office Analysis: Oct. 13

Posted: Oct. 11, 2002

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