Bodhi Elfman

Bodhi Elfman

Infobox actor
birthdate = birth date and age|1969|7|19
birthplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
deathdate =
deathplace =
spouse = Jenna Elfman
website =

Bodhi Elfman (born July 19, 1969), also known as Bodhi Pine Elfman,cite news | last =Feran | first =Tom | title =Wes Craven to Produce TV Series | work =The Plain Dealer | page =2G | date =March 25, 1998 ] is an American actor.

Career

Elfman has had film roles in "Mercury Rising", "Collateral", "Godzilla" and "Armageddon", and smaller parts in "The Mod Squad", "Keeping the Faith" and "Gone in 60 Seconds". [cite news |last=Wirt |first=John |title=Mercury Rising drags on and on with little going for it |work=The Advocate |page=19 |publisher=Capital City Press |date=April 10, 1998] [cite news |last=Johnson |first=Malcolm |title=The Odd Squad: Claire Danes Makes Wrong Move |work=The Hartford Courant |page=F3 |publisher=The Hartford Courant Co. |date=March 26, 1999] [cite news |title=Guest spots keep star busy |work=Buffalo News |date=May 14, 2006] [cite news |last=Ryon |first=Ruth |title='Dharma' Follows the Material Girl |work=Los Angeles Times |page=K.1 |date=November 12, 2000] Elfman played one of three NSA computer geeks in "Mercury Rising", and "The Arizona Star" wrote of their performance: "They die one at a time, of course, amid pathetic attempts at hip, contemporary nerd dialogue." [cite news |last=Downing |first=Rene |title='Mercury' has U.S. agents after 9-year-old |work=The Arizona Star |page=1C |date=April 8, 1998]

Elfman starred in the UPN television series "Freedom", alongside Holt McCallany, Scarlett Chorvat and Darius McCrary, and in "Pirates of Silicon Valley" alongside Noah Wyle and Anthony Michael Hall. [cite news |last=McDonough |first=Kevin |title='Level 9' should be promptly deep-sixed - 'Freedom' is just another fascistic future drama |work=Charleston Daily Mail |page=5D |publisher=Charleston Newspapers |date=October 27, 2000] [cite news |last=Jicha |first=Tom |title=Pirates of Silicon Valley Does Not Compute |work=Sun-Sentinel |page=4 |publisher=Sun-Sentinel Company |date=June 20, 1999] He appeared in the short-lived ABC television series, "Hiller and Diller", and guest-starred in an episode of "Sliders". [cite news |last=Pergament |first=Alan |title=Real Actors Help 'Sliders' Slip Ahead of Spielberg's - Animated 'Invasion America' |work=The Buffalo News |page=A11 |date=June 8, 1998] [cite news |title=Q & A: Your Questions |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=February 1, 1998] Elfman also guest-starred in his wife's television show "Dharma & Greg", playing a performance artist who asks Dharma to be a part of his living display gallery. [cite news |last=Malleck |first=Bonnie |title=Frasier Marathon runs a full two hours |work=The Hamilton Spectator |page=D08 |date=November 13, 2001]

Personal life

Bodhi Elfman is the son of Richard Elfman and Marie-Pascale Elfman, he's also the nephew of composer Danny Elfman.cite news |title='Dharma & Greg' Star: Latter-Day Flower Child |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=October 1, 1997] In February 1995, he married Golden Globe winning actress Jenna Elfman. The Elfmans are both Scientologists. [cite news |title=Opposite Daffy - Jenna Elfman Ducks the Notion of Easy Laughs |work=Buffalo News |date=November 21, 2003] Jenna Elfman was raised Catholic, and Bodhi introduced her to Scientology; she became a Scientologist after they were married. [cite book |last=Laufenberg |first=Norbert B. |title=Entertainment Celebrities |publisher=Trafford Publishing |date=2005 |pages=Page 206 |isbn=1412053358] [cite news |title=Comedy and Clout Define Actress' New Life |work=Miami Herald |date=February 27, 1998] The couple met while auditioning for a Sprite commercial. [cite news |title =Jenna Elfman's Winning Formula: Hard Work That's Fun |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=November 25, 1997] Jenna Elfman credits Scientology with sustaining their marriage. [cite news |last=Strauss |first=Gary |title =Stars unleash their passion: What happens when a Hollywood star spouts off about religion? |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Co. Inc. |date=July 4, 2005 |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-07-04-celebs-religion_x.htm |accessdate=2008-02-25]

In 2000, Bodhi and Jenna Elfman bought a 5,000 square foot home in the Hollywood Hills from Madonna, for USD$4 million.cite news |last=Reuters |title=Madonna sells Los Angeles home for $4 million |work=CNN |publisher=Time Warner |date=November 12, 2000 |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/12/madonna.house.reut/ |accessdate=2008-02-25] On July 23, 2007, Jenna gave birth to the couple's son Story Elias.cite news |last=The Associated Press |title=Jenna Elfman Gives Birth to a Son in LA: Jenna Elfman and Husband Welcome First Child, a Son Named Story Elias, Her Publicist Says |work =ABC News |date=July 30, 2007 |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=3428480 |accessdate=2008-02-25]

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0001183|name=Bodhi Elfman
* [http://www.nndb.com/people/226/000030136 NNDB page on Bodhi Elfman]
* [http://www.tvguide.com/detail/celebrity.aspx?tvobjectid=189581 Bodhi Elfman at tvguide.com]
* [http://www.encyclocentral.com/13655-Bodhi_Elfman_Popular_American_Actor.html Bodhi Elfman Popular American Actor at Encyclocentral.com]
* [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800209752 Bodhi Elfman at Yahoo! movies]

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