Ian Somerhalder
Ian Joseph Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978) is an American actor, model and director. He is known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost and Damon Salvatore in The CW's supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries.
| Full name at birth | Ian Joseph Somerhalder
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| Claim to fame | The Vampire Diaries
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| Date of birth | 8 December 1978
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| Place of birth | Covington, Louisiana
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| Age | 44
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| Occupation | Actor, model, producer
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 9¾" (177 cm)
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| Weight | 156 lbs (71 kg)
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| Shoe size | 9
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| High school | St. Paul's School, Covington, Louisiana, USA
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| Talent agency | DNA Model Management - New York
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- His father, Robert Somerhalder, was a building contractor of French and English descent, and his mother, Edna, who is of Irish and Choctaw descent, grew up on a pig farm in Mississippi.
- He has a brother, Robert (Bob), and a sister. Their parents divorced when he was thirteen.
- Modeled for Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabanna,and Gucci. However, he doesn't like to talk about his modeling career because of the impressions people might get of him as being just another pretty face.
- Grew up with his mother, whom he has described as being "very spiritual".
- Ironically, the first actor to be cast as one of the survivors in "Lost" (2004).
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