Billy Boyd - Biography

Last Editor: crazyhecht				Billy Boyd Biography -   Name : Billy Boyd Profession : Actor Birth Details : born 28 August 1968 in Glasgow Birth name : William Boyd Height : 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Nickname : Bill Personal quotes : "To play one of the main characters in it, it's not the kind of thing you don't do. Oh, I'd rather not play Pippin in Lord of the Rings..., In fac

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Attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama and graduated with a Diploma in Dramatic Arts. Sister: Margaret Parents: William and Mary (deceased) He's a talented singer; a strong tenor / light baritone voice, F# to A above middle C over 2 octaves. He also plays the guitar, the bass, and the drums. 12/1/2002: Topped list of top 100 Most Eligible Men in Scotland Boyd and his sister were raised by their grandmother after the death of their parents. Likes porridge for breakfast. Wears a kilt on some formal occasions. Won a role as an astronaut by doing the best impression of weightlessness while sitting in a chair. Wrote and sang a song called 'The Steward of Gondor' in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He wanted it to sound Scottish, somber and very different than the kind of thing that Pippin and Merry were singing at Edoras earlier in the movie. Is an avid surfer, and does so as often as possible. Began working with Dominic Monaghan on a script about two English lads who open a scuba diving school in Miami. "We started writing when we were stuck up Treebeard during the second movie [The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)]," Boyd told a reporter for the Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia) [December 14, 2003]. His favorite film is Bill Forsyth's 1981 comedy 'Gregory's Girl'. His favorite cartoon character is Daffy Duck In The Lord of the Rings, according to the book, Pippin is 28 years old, which makes him the youngest of the four lead hobbits. However, Boyd is actually the oldest of the four hobbit actors. He was the teens choice for host of the European MTV awards in 2002. During college, he worked in a pizza hut, a bar and a comedy club to make ends meet. When he was first cast in The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson asked him to tone down his Scottish accent, but found that the funny parts just weren't as funny without it, so Boyd was allowed to use his regular Scottish accent. Jackson and the writers then consulted The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins's mother was a Took, and one of their ancestors had, according to the book, invented the game of golf. Since golf is of Scottish origin, they reasoned that Tolkien must have, therefore, intended for the Tooks to be Scottish. Hates cinnamon Has a home in Lesmahagow, Glasgow.

Billy Boyd Detailed Biography -

Billy Boyd (born 28 August 1968 in Glasgow) is a Scottish actor who played Peregrin Took in the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) and Barrett Bonden in Peter Weir's film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) (starring Paul Bettany and Russell Crowe). He and his sister Margaret were raised by their grandmother after their parents died. As well as being an actor, he can sing, and play the guitar, bass, and drums. He wrote and sang a song in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He worked as a book-binder for 6 years before pursuing an acting career. One of the books he bound was the Lord of the Rings. He is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where he earned a diploma in Dramatic Arts. He is a stage actor as well as a screen actor. He has been in several plays; recent ones include "San Diego" and "The Ballad Of Crazy Paola." He is proud of his Scottish heritage and has worn a kilt on several formal occasions. He has also had a guest appearance in the Scottish TV sitcom Still Game. He knows several martial arts including Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Kali. He currently owns a house in Lesmahagow with his girlfriend, Ali.