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Chelsea may refer to:

People[link]

• Chelsea (name)

Places[link]

Australia[link]

• Chelsea, Victoria

Canada[link]

• Chelsea, Quebec

United Kingdom[link]

• Chelsea, London
  • Chelsea tube station, a proposed railway station
  • Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea, a former borough in London
  • Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, a borough in London
  • Chelsea and Fulham, a constituency at Westminster

United States[link]

• Chelsea, Alabama
• Chelsea, Maine
• Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City
• Chelsea, Massachusetts
  • Chelsea (MBTA station)
• Chelsea, Michigan
• Chelsea, Oklahoma
• Chelsea, South Dakota
• Chelsea, Vermont
• Chelsea Township (disambiguation)

Organizations[link]

• Chelsea Building Society, a UK building society
• Chelsea College of Art and Design, an art and design college in London, England
• Chelsea Food Services, an airline catering company
• Chelsea Piers, a sports and entertainment complex in New York City, United States
• Chelsea porcelain factory, a factory that was in London, England
• Chelsea Sugar Refinery, a factory in Birkenhead, New Zealand
• Hotel Chelsea, a hotel in New York City, United States
• Royal Hospital Chelsea, home for former soldiers in London, England
  • Chelsea pensioner, an occupant of Royal Hospital Chelsea

Culture[link]

Events[link]

• Chelsea Flower Show, annual event organised by the Royal Horticultural Society at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, UK

Film and television[link]

• Chelsea Benson, a character from the US soap opera Days of our Lives
• Chelsea Daniels, a character from the US sitcom That's So Raven
• Chelsea Fox, a character from the UK soap opera EastEnders
• Chelsea Girls, a 1966 film
• Chelsea Lately, a US TV talk show starring Chelsea Handler

Music[link]

• Chelsea (American band), was an early 70's folk rock band from New York City, and former Kiss drummer Peter Criss's first band
  • Chelsea (American band album), the only album released by the above band
• Chelsea (band), an English punk rock band, formed in London in 1976
  • Chelsea (British band album), debut album released in 1979
• Chelsea Grin (band), an American deathcore, formed in Utah in 2007
• "Chelsea" (song), a song by STEFY
• "Chelsea Dagger", a song by The Fratellis
• Chelsea Girl (album), an album by Nico
• "Chelsea Monday" (song), a song from Marillion's Script for a Jester's Tear album
• "Chelsea Morning", a song written by Joni Mitchell and recorded by herself and by Judy Collins, Neil Diamond and others
• "Chelsea Rodgers", single from Prince's Planet Earth album
• "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea", an Elvis Costello song from his second album, This Year's Model.

Printed media[link]

• Chelsea (magazine), a small literary magazine since 1958 in New York City
• Chelsea Boys, a comic strip

Sport[link]

• Chelsea F.C., a premier league association football club in London, UK
• Chelsea Hajduk Soccer Club, an association football club in Melbourne, Australia
• Chelsea L.F.C., a women's association football club associated with Chelsea F.C.
• Bechem Chelsea, a Ghanaian football club based in Bechem, Ghana.
• Chelsea F.C., the former name of Glenfield Rovers, a New Zealand association football club based in North Shore City

Other[link]

• Chelsea (beverage), a carbonated, low-alcohol beverage
• Chelsea boots
• Chelsea bun, a cake
• Chelsea chic

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Ian Somerhalder
Born	Ian Joseph Somerhalder (1978-12-08) December 8, 1978 (age 33) Covington, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, model
Years active	1997–present

Ian Joseph Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978) is an American actor and model, best known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost and Damon Salvatore in the TV drama The Vampire Diaries.

Early life[link]

Somerhalder was born and raised in Covington, Louisiana, the son of Edna, a massage therapist, and Robert Somerhalder, an independent building contractor.^[1] Raised Catholic, he attended St. Paul's, a private Catholic school in Covington. He embarked on a modeling career from age 10 to 13,^[2] and by the age of 17 he decided to go into acting.

Career[link]

Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder

In the summer of 2000, Somerhalder starred in the short-lived WB series Young Americans, a spin-off of Dawson's Creek. He played Hamilton Fleming, the son of the dean of a prestigious boarding school. In 2002, Somerhalder played bisexual character Paul Denton in Roger Avary's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel, The Rules of Attraction, alongside James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, and Jessica Biel.

In 2004, Somerhalder scored his breakthrough role when he played Boone Carlyle in the hit TV show Lost. Despite his character's death in the twentieth episode of the first season, Somerhalder returned to the role of Boone for seven more episodes between 2005 and 2010, including the series finale. Somerhalder was the first actor to be cast in a role for the series and the first character to die.

In 2009, Somerhalder appeared in the movie The Tournament where he played the role of an assassin participating in a lethal competition with other assassins. On 10 October 2009, it was announced that he will star in the Gothic movie Cradlewood, which is to be directed by Harry Weinmann.^[3] The movie is set to be released in 2013.^[4] He appears in the coffee table book About Face by celebrity photographer John Russo.^[5][6]

In June 2009 Somerhalder was cast in the role of Vampire Damon Salvatore as a series regular in The CW television drama series The Vampire Diaries. The series premiere attracted The CW's highest premiere ratings of any season premiere since the network began in 2006. The series has continued to be the highest rated series on its channel with both Somerhalder's performance and show receiving a positive response from critics. Somerhalder has received a Teen Choice Award for his participation on the series. The shows third and most recent season premiered on September 15, 2011.^[7]

Personal life[link]

While working on The Vampire Diaries, Somerhalder began dating his co-star Nina Dobrev.^[8]

Philanthropy[link]

Somerhalder was involved in the cleanup after the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling disaster on April 22, 2010. His efforts included cleaning of oiled wildlife and taping public service announcements to let the public know how they could help.^[9] Somerhalder also supports the St. Tammany Humane Society, an organization for animal shelter and welfare. On November 13, 2010, he hosted a Bash on the Bayou charity fundraiser for the Society. During the event, Somerhalder was presented with a donation of $11,100 by The Vampire Diaries fandom for his birthday project.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Together with his The Vampire Diaries co-stars Candice Accola and Michael Trevino, Somerhalder supports the It Gets Better Project, which makes it a goal to prevent suicide among LGBT youth^[14] associated with The Trevor Project.^[15]

Somerhalder announced, via Twitter and in various interviews that he was setting up The Ian Somerhalder Foundation (launched on December 8, 2010, Somerhalder's 32nd birthday), which he hopes will educate people on the importance of protecting the environment and animals: "Instead of gifts this year, my birthday wish is that we come together and raise funds to support projects that protect our habitat and nurture our furry friends.^[16][17]

Filmography[link]

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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