- Ian's very first modeling job was with
Ralph Lauren . - Ian is a big supporter of "Love Letters To The South," a charity for all those affected by the Hurricane Katrina tragedy.
- Ian enjoys floaty, dreamy, well orchestrated rock music.
- The New Yorker and Reader's Digest are two of Ian's most favorable reads.
- Ian has won a Young Hollywood Award, a Teen Choice Award, and a Screen Actor's Guild award.
- "Dolce & Gabbana," "Arizona Jeans," "Master Card," "American Eagle Outfitters," "Request Jeans," "
Target ", "Persol Eyewear," "Irish Spring," "Versace," "Claire's Boutiques," "Guess," and "Levi's Jeans," have all featured Ian in commercials and/or print ads. - Ian is a lefty and is writing a screenplay entitled "The Jack of Dimes," about the world of modeling.
- "
The Graduate " is said to be Ian's favorite movie and Sean Penn his favorite actor. - Ian has described himself as a clean freak and has confessed to taking up to three showers a day.
- William Esper, Davenia McFadden, and Anthony Abeson have studied acting with Ian.
- Ian was the first man to be named the Most Beautiful man of the month by mostbeautifulman.com, in November 2000.
- Ian loves Red Wine and occasionally smokes cigarettes.
- Nicky Hilton and Maggie Grace are noted as Ian's former girlfriends.
- Somerhalder is misspelled "Sommerhalder," on the title screen of a commentary he recorded for the season one dvd box-set of Lost.
- When he finds the time Ian enjoys yoga, baseball, western horseback riding, archery, rifley football and cycling.
- Fans voted Ian's character, Damon Salvatore, as EW's Ultimate Sexy Beast. He beat out Edward Cullen.
- Ian's first kiss was in the fifth grade at a skating rink.
- In 2003, Ian was cast as a series regular on "Fearless," the pilot was picked up but canceled before it ever aired on the WB.
- Ian has a shiba inu dog and two cats.
- After his parents divorced when he was thirteen, Ian was raised by his mother who he has described as "very spiritual."
- He has also admitted to recieving a massage almost everyday, because she was a masseuse. He attended Catholic school.Ian was involved in varsity soccer and baseball. He attended Mandeville High School in Louisiana.
- To be more fit for leading man type roles, Ian added 20-30 pounds of muscle to his slim frame, in 2005. His measurements are: suit 38R, shirt 15, waist 30, inseam 31, shoes 9.
- Ian's rosy cheeks have become his trademark. He also has a scar on his chin.
- Due to the amount of gas consumption, Ian traded in his Land Rover for an Audi, in 2007.
- Ian un-specifically claims to have much in common with his character, Damon Salvatore.
- Ian was worried about finding work after the death of his character Boone on "Lost."
- It took him five years to land his next role as Damon Salvatore.
- Dedicating "The Vampire Diaries," first season hiatus to helping disaster-stricken areas of
- the BP oil spill, Ian spent a great deal of time in his hometown of Louisiana.
- Ian's favorite color is turquoise.
- "Somerhalder," comes from his adoptive great grandfather. His biological great grandfather was a wealthy, English, land owner named Hull. When Mr. Hull got one of his Mistresses pregnant, he paid his immigrant worker to marry the woman. They gave the baby the name Somerhalder.
Ian Bio
| At once pixie-ish and masculine with a pair of piercing blue eyes that seem to glow even while under the bright spotlights of Hollywood, former top-list model-turned-actor Ian Somerhalder has the unique looks to make it in both worlds. Add to that an introspective philosophy toward acting, which he claims is a unique opportunity to explore his true inner motivations and feelings, and you have all the ingredients necessary to create one of the most sought-after young actors of the new millennium. A native of Covington, LA, who spent much of his childhood enjoying such outdoor activities as training horses, Somerhalder would soon join up with the school's drama club and make many stage appearances with the local theater group. Encouraged by his mother to pursue a career in modeling, Somerhalder's career was soon ablaze with many summers spent in New York City. Though he would shy away from modeling in junior high school to focus more on academics and athletics, an opportunity to travel Europe while modeling was too much to resist and the worldly youngster was soon posing for the likes of Guess?, Versace, Calvin Klein, and Dolce and Gabanna.Settling in New York at age 17 to devote himself to acting under the tutelage of William Esper proved a fateful move that found the developing thespian eschewing his modeling career entirely. Though his feature debut as an extra in Black and White (1998) would eventually end up on the cutting-room floor, his presence caught the attention of a visiting talent agent who immediately signed |  (CREDIT: http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/ian-somerhalder/2034345/ |
