Dominic Monaghan
Dominic (Dom) Monaghan wonderfully portrayed Merry (Meriadoc) Brandybuck one of the two hilarious Hobbits. He was born on December 8, 1976 in Berlin, Germany.
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- I could always flip between emotions and be available to suddenly do something new. I think it's a part of playing, and you hang onto it when you're a kid.
- I think a lot of young kids at school are very conscious of trying to keep credibility in case they kind of stand out in a crowd and get bullied by trying to stay cool and stuff. And my whole thing, all the way through school, was I was just a goof... I didn't care.
- I was the class clown so I was used to performing and fooling around in front of my friends.
- I'd love to play a gangster but I think people might say I looked a bit too young and cheeky to play a character who'd just blown someones head off!
- I'd love to play a gangster but I think people might say I looked a bit too young and cheeky to play a character who'd just blown someones head off!
- If I could uninvent anything, I would uninvent Hitler's mum, guns and broccoli.
- My mom and dad just loved the fact that I fooled around. They just embraced it. They'd always kind of enjoy it, and they liked it when I made them laugh.
Fun Facts:
- His favorite actor is Robert De Niro.
- His favorite movies are "The Godfather," "The Deer Hunter," "Star Wars," "This Is Spinal Tap," "Awakenings," "Grosse Point Blank," "Batman," and "Kes".
- His hobbies are music, film, fashion, football, the Beatles, insects, and ladies.
- Drives a Red VW Beetle soft top.
- Speaks fluent German.
- Had to choose between his girlfriend and filming Lord of the Rings.
- Is "officially the tallest hobbit"
- Describes the LotR trilogy as "[B]ig and huge and vast, but...well worth it"
- Can't stand women who drink and/or smoke
- Since watching "Star Wars" when he was six years old, Dominic has been obsessed with films
- His other obsessions include writing, music, fashion, playing/watching soccer and surfing. Utilizing his writing skills, he and Billy Boyd are collaborating on a script.
- Has a knack for impersonations and accents
- Was terribly allergic to his Elven cloak
- During the Brandywine Bridge scene in FotR, Dom got a splinter in his foot that he kept insisting was huge, but when it was pulled out, was actually quite small
- Has a tattoo on his left shoulder that says "Life is easy with eyes closed"
- His (frightening [I have arachnophobia & I'm terrified of snakes and *most* bugs.]) are a black widow spider name Witchitar, a leaf mantis named Gizmo, and an albino garter snake named Blink.