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"Ian", "Iain", or "Eian" or "Eion"(Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈɪʲən], English: /ˈiː.ən/) is the Scottish Gaelic name corresponding to English John. It is a very common name in much of the English-speaking world. In the United Kingdom, Ian was^[when?] the 19th most common male name, taking account of the whole population (over 300,000 Ians in total).^{[citation needed]}

The name has now fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the UK, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s,^[1] while remaining roughly constant in popularity in the USA.

Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). In Greek 'Yanis' or 'Ianis' or 'Ioannis' is a particularly common name. Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan, the French equivalent is Yann, and Slavic is Ivan.

Many Armenian surnames end in -ian (such as Kardashian), as "ian" (or "yan") means "son of" in Armenian.

Notable Ians[link]

As a first name (alphabetical by family name)[link]

• Ian Anderson – lead of rock band Jethro Tull
• Ian Astbury – singer of rock band The Cult
• Ian Bairnson – guitarist of The Alan Parsons Project and Pilot
• Ian Baker-Finch – golfer and 1991 British Open winner
• Ian Bannen – British actor
• Ian Willoughby Bazalgette – recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Ian Bell – English cricketer
• Sir Ian Blair – former Head of the Metropolitan Police Service
• Sir Ian Botham – cricketer
• Ian Bolton – English footballer
• Ian Brady – Moors murderer
• Ian Bremmer – political scientist, author, entrepreneur
• Ian Broudie – singer in The Lightning Seeds, and music producer
• Ian Brown – singer and lyricist in The Stone Roses
• Ian Harold Brown – inventor of the bug sponge
• Ian Callum – Design director for Jaguar
• Ian Carmichael – OBE, actor
• Ian Cashmore – broadcaster/presenter and paranormal investigator
• Ian Chappell – Former Australian cricketer
• Ian Charleson – Scottish/British actor
• Ian Clark (disambiguation)
• Ian Clyde – boxer
• Ian Collier – singer and actor
• Ian Cooper (disambiguation)
• Ian James Corlett – cartoon writer and voice actor
• Ian Crocker – swimmer
• Ian Curtis – singer and lyricist in Joy Division
• Ian Davis – writer
• Ian Desmond - Major League Baseball shortstop
• Ian Dury – singer and songwriter
• Ian Eagle – American sports announcer
• Ian Edmond – swimmer
• Ian Ferguson (disambiguation)
• Ian Flanagan – tennis player
• Ian Fleming – Novelist, creator of James Bond
• Ian Froman - South African-born Israeli tennis player and tennis patron
• Ian Frazier – writer and humorist
• Ian Gibson (disambiguation)
• Ian Gillan – lead singer of hard rock band Deep Purple
• Ian Gold – former American football player
• Ian Gomm – British guitarist and singer
• Ian Grist – British politician
• Ian Hamilton (disambiguation)
• Ian Harding – actor
• Ian Hart – actor
• Ian Healy – Former Australian Wicket-Keeper
• Ian Hecox – comedian with Smosh
• Ian Henderson (Britain) – former head of secret police in Bahrain, accused of torture
• Ian Henderson (ABC) – Australian news presenter
• Ian Henderson (football) – current Norwich City F.C. player in the FA Premier League
• Ian Henderson (rugby league) – Scottish rugby hooker who plays in Australia
• Ian Hicks (disambiguation)
• Ian Hill – Bassist for metal band Judas Priest
• Ian Hislop – Satirist and editor of Private Eye
• Ian Holm (born 1931) – British actor
• Ian Hornak – painter
• Ian Hunter – singer of Mott the Hoople
• Ian Huntley – double murderer
• Ian James – Olympic athlete
• Ian Joyce - American soccer player
• Ian Kennedy – Major League Baseball pitcher
• Ian Kershaw – historian
• Ian Kinsler – Major League Baseball all star second baseman (Texas Rangers)
• Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister – singer/bass player in Motörhead
• Ian Krankie – entertainer
• Ian Laperrière – hockey player
• Ian Lavender – actor
• Ian Law – Australian footballer
• Ian Oswald Liddell – recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Ian Livingstone – author
• Ian Lorimer – television director
• Ian Lucas – politician
• Ian MacArthur – politician
• Ian MacKaye – musician
• Ian Mahinmi – basketball player
• Ian Martin – human rights activist
• Ian Matthews – member of Fairport Convention and notable solo musician, reverted in 1989 to Iain Matthews
• Ian Matthews – drummer for Kasabian
• Ian Maxtone-Graham – television writer and producer
• Ian McCaskill – weather forecaster
• Ian McConville – webcomic artist of Mac Hall and Three Panel Soul
• Ian McCulloch – actor
• Ian McCulloch – singer in the band Echo & the Bunnymen
• Ian McCulloch – snooker player
• Ian McDiarmid – actor
• Ian McDonald – British musician, best known for being a member of both King Crimson and Foreigner
• Ian McEwan – novelist
• Ian John McKay – recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Ian McKellen – actor
• Ian McMillan – poet
• Ian McMillan – Scottish footballer
• Ian McShane – actor
• Ian Messiter – creator of Just a Minute
• Ian Moran – hockey player
• Ian Morris – Irish professional footballer
• Ian Morrison – Australian journalist and war correspondent for The Times
• Ian Morton - English cricketer
• Ian Mosley – drummer for Marillion
• Ian Murdock – computer professional, creator of the Debian project
• Ian O'Brien – swimmer
• Ian Paice – drummer of Deep Purple
• Ian Paisley – Protestant politician
• Ian Patterson - English footballer
• Ian Peck - English cricketer
• Ian Pooley – German DJ
• Ian Poulter – English professional golfer
• Ian Rankin – Scottish novelist
• Ian Reed – Australian discus thrower
• Ian Reid (disambiguation)
• Ian Richards – British race walker
• Ian Richardson – Scottish actor
• Ian Robinson (disambiguation)
• Ian Ross (disambiguation)
• Ian Rush – Welsh international footballer
• Ian Sanders - cricketer for Edinburgh, Scotland
• Ian Scheckter – former South African F1 driver. He is brother of Jody Scheckter and uncle of Tomas Scheckter.
• Ian Smith (disambiguation)
• Ian Smith – ex Rhodesian Prime Minister
• Ian Snell – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Ian Somerhalder – actor
• Ian Stanley – British musician
• Ian Stewart (disambiguation)
• Ian Stone – comedian
• Ian Stuart Donaldson – vocalist and frontman of controversial British band Skrewdriver
• Ian Svenonius – American musician
• Ian Thornley – Canadian musician
• Ian Thorpe – Australian swimmer
• Ian Thomson (disambiguation)
• Ian "Sam" Totman – British guitarist
• Ian Van Dahl – Belgian artist
• Ian Waltz – American discus thrower
• Ian Watkins (born 1977), lead singer of the alternative metal band Lostprophets
• Ian Watkins (born 1976), British pop singer and actor, former member of Steps
• Ian Weatherhead – English watercolor artist
• Ian West (disambiguation)
• Ian Wilmut – English embryologist, best known for cloning Dolly the sheep
• Ian Wilson (disambiguation)
• Ian Wood (disambiguation)
• Ian Woosnam – Welsh golfer
• Ian Wright – footballer
• Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa – Birth name of musician Dweezil Zappa
• Ian Ziering – actor

As a middle name[link]

• Michael Ian Black – (often credited by his full name), American comedian
• Thomas Ian Nicholas – Actor and singer

As a surname[link]

• Janis Ian – singer and songwriter
• Scott Ian – stage name of Scott Ian Rosenfeld, guitarist with the metal band Anthrax

Notable Iains[link]

• Iain Archer – Northern Irish Singer-songwriter musician
• Iain Balshaw – MBE, English rugby player
• Iain Banks – Scottish writer
• Iain Black – British Columbia politician
• Iain Dowie – Northern Irish football manager
• Iain Durrant – Scottish footballer
• Iain Evans – South African field hockey player
• Iain Gray – Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament
• Iain Harnden – Zimbabwean hurdler
• Iain Lee – British comedian, TV presenter and radio presenter
• Iain Macleod – British politician
• Iain Macmillan – Scottish photographer, noted for his image of the Beatles walking across Abbey Road
• Iain Paxton – Scottish rugby player
• Iain Smith – Scottish politician
• Iain Duncan Smith – Leader of the Conservative Party, 2001–2003
• Iain Softley – film director
• Iain Stirling – TV presenter and comedian
• Iain Stewart (disambiguation)
• Iain Sydie – Canadian badminton player
• The Very Revd Iain Torrance – President of Princeton Theological Seminary and former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Fictional Ians[link]

• Ian Hawke – the main antagonist in the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies
• Ian the Deer – Elliot's arch-rival in the Open Season movies
• Ian Beale – from the TV soap opera EastEnders
• Ian Chesterton – from the TV series Doctor Who
• Ian Slater - from the ABC soap opera All My Children
• Ian Craig – from the radio soap opera The Archers
• Ian Edgerton – FBI agent and sniper from the show Numb3rs
• Ian Gallagher – one of the main characters in the television drama, Shameless
• Ian Hainsworth - Susan Delfino's boyfriend in 3rd season of Desperate Housewives
• Ian Howe – an antagonist in National Treasure
• Ian Kabra – antagonist of The 39 Clues book series
• Ian Kelley – from the TV series Being Ian
• Ian Lewis and Ian Ketterman (together with dozens of other Ians) – characters created by Lee and Herring; the duo used 'Ian' as their de facto comedy name, in such sketches as the Ian News
• Ian – from Leprechaun 2
• Ian Malcolm – from Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park
• Ian (MÄR) – a recurring character in the manga and anime series MÄR
• Ian Maxtone-Graham – from the TV series Suddenly Susan
• Professor Ian McClaine – adoptive father of Joe 90
• Ian McKenzie – the liberal attorney from the novel and the film A Dry White Season
• Ian McKinley – from the movie Final Destination 3
• Ian Miller – from the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding
• Ian Murray- The Nephew of Jamie Fraser in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander novels
• Ian O'Shea – from Stephenie Meyer's novel, The Host
• Ian Randall – from the 'Dichotic' episode of Smallville, a character who had the ability to duplicate himself
• Ian Raymond – Laura's boyfriend in the novel and film, High Fidelity
• Ian Schulenburg – Unseen husband of Harriet Schulenburg in Green Wing
• Ian Rider – From the Alex Rider books
• Ian Scuffling – Tyrone Slothrup's adopted name after he goes into hiding in Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow
• Ian – from Shane Jiraiya Cummings' short story, "Ian". Every male character who the protagonist meets is called Ian
• Ian – from Sarah Kane's play, Blasted

References[link]

1. ^ [1]

See also[link]

• John (given name)
• Eoin
• Ioan (disambiguation)
• IANS (disambiguation)

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Scott Ian
Scott Ian performing with Anthrax in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Scott Ian Rosenfeld
Born	(1963-12-31) December 31, 1963 (age 48) Queens, New York, United States
Genres	Heavy metal, thrash metal, crossover thrash, groove metal Hardcore punk
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, bass, vocals, drums
Years active	1981–present
Associated acts	Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death, Damnocracy, Pearl, The Damned Things
Notable instruments
Washburn 'Scott Ian' Signature Model Jackson 'Scott Ian' Signature Model

Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963), known by the stage name Scott Ian, is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist for the thrash metal band, Anthrax. Ian is the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. He has hosted The Rock Show on VH1 and has appeared on VH1's I Love the... series, Heavy: The Story of Metal and Supergroup (TV series). Ian is also the rhythm guitarist for the metal band The Damned Things.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Ian was born to a Jewish family in the Bayside section of the New York City borough of Queens. He has a younger brother named Jason who was involved in Anthrax briefly and a half-brother named Sean. Ian attended Bayside High School, class of 1981.

Witnessing Kiss live at Madison Square Garden in 1977 made a huge impact on Ian, who has been vocal about his love for the band, and appeared on an episode of Gene Simmons Family Jewels, in which he visited Simmons' home and spoke about the impact Kiss had on his life. Ian went on to be influenced by British heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Motörhead and Judas Priest, as well as by NYC hardcore. Ian also discovered the Ramones around the age of 12 and knew that he could become a famous hard rock/heavy metal star.

Anthrax[link]

As a founding member of Anthrax, Ian's inspiration AC/DC and idol Angus Young "When we started Anthrax, Angus was my absolute inspiration" ^[1] helped to create thrash metal in the mid-80s alongside Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica. Ian came up with the idea to crossover with rap legends Public Enemy in 1991 and record a foundation of the rap/rock genre. Covering Bring the Noise, Anthrax reached new heights, kicking open the door for bands such as Rage Against the Machine, Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock and Linkin Park. In 2005, Ian was invited by Chuck D of Public Enemy to perform “Bring the Noise” with them as part of their induction into VH1's Hip Hop Honors Hall Of Fame. Ian also joined Public Enemy on the Rock The Bells tour in 2007.

In 2009, Anthrax completed a run of European festivals including Metallica's Sonisphere festivals in Germany and Knebworth in the U.K. which was highlighted by the return of singer John Bush. Anthrax returned to Japan in October 2009 with Bush to play at the Loud Park festival in Tokyo. Anthrax's next shows were in Australia in February 2010 as a part of the Soundwave Festival. Anthrax was a part of the Sonisphere Festival in Europe in the summer of 2010, where for the first time Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth performed together on the same stage.

Other ventures[link]

Ian got into a television gig with VH1 in 2001 when they asked him to host “Rock Show”. During his 48 episodes as host, Ian interviewed guests including Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford, Ted Nugent, Stone Temple Pilots, Megadeth, 3 Doors Down, Sevendust, Tenacious D and The Cult. Ian is a regular commentator on various VH1 shows including the “I Love The 70s, 80s, and 90s” series, “100 Most Metal Moments”, “Awesomely Bad Number One Songs”, “When Metallica Ruled The World”, and episodes of VH1's “Behind The Music” featuring Metallica, Pantera and Anthrax. Ian was prominently featured in VH1's “History Of Heavy Metal”. In June 2006, Ian starred in the VH1 reality series “SuperGroup” with Ted Nugent, Sebastian Bach, Jason Bonham and Evan Seinfeld.

Ian plays guitar in the group Pearl, who just finished two tours with Velvet Revolver and Meat Loaf. The debut album from Pearl was released on January 19, 2010 through Megaforce Records. Ian performed with Pearl on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on January 20, 2010. In 2008, DC Comics asked Ian to take the character Lobo and write a two-issue prestige format series for that character. Books one and two of Lobo: Highway To Hell were released in November and December 2009.

In 2008, Ian signed with Ultimate Bet, the third largest internet gaming site in the world as one of their online professional players. Ian joined professional poker players Phil Hellmuth Jr. and Annie Duke as one of Ultimate Bets star pros. He won Ultimate Bet's premier Sunday 200K tournament and he cashed in 2010's WSOP main event by finishing 634th out of 6494 players. In 2010 Ian joined the metal supergroup The Damned Things, which released their first album on December 14, 2010. On June 21, 2011 Ian's wife Pearl Aday gave birth to their first child, thus forcing Ian to briefly depart from Anthrax's tour. Andreas Kisser from Sepultura filled in.

Personal[link]

Ian is married to singer Pearl Aday, daughter of famed singer Meat Loaf. Their first child Revel Young Ian, was born on June 19, 2011.^[2] Ian is a die hard Yankees fan. He enjoys snowboarding. He plays poker and is an online pro at UltimateBet. He finished 637th in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event taking home $21,365.^[3] He is a devout Battlestar Galactica fan, posting numerous blogs about the show and also making an appearance for the red carpet series finale.

He is a fan of Doctor Who, the television series, as seen in “The Best of the Doctor" that aired August 13, 2011 on BBC America numbered episode 166. Ian is a fan of hip hop music, particularly Public Enemy. He was known to wear Public Enemy shirts while performing gigs in the late 1980s and also said Run-DMC came out with the same aggression that metal bands played with (that he was listening to). He fell in love with rap and said Run-DMC was the group that put rap on the map.

Bands[link]

• Anthrax
• Stormtroopers of Death
• Damnocracy
• Pearl
• The Damned Things

Discography[link]

With Anthrax[link]

With Stormtroopers of Death[link]

Stormtroopers of Death videos[link]

Collaborations[link]

• Performed with Public Enemy during the Rock the Bells 2007 tour.
• Comedian Brian Posehn's music video "Metal By Numbers."
• Wrote the DC 2-part comic Lobo: Highway to Hell (2-part series, illustrated by Sam Kieth)
• Played guitar on "Apocalypse (Theme from The Plan)", a track on Bear McCreary's Razor/The Plan soundtrack.^[4]
• Performed guitar on "Evil Rules" by rapper Necro on his 2007 album, "Death Rap".
• Played guitar on all tracks on Pearl's "Little Immaculate White Fox" (2010).

Television[link]

• Married... with Children 1992
• NewsRadio (as himself)
• VH1's Rock Show (as host) 1999-2002
• VH1's Hip-Hop Honors- performer along with Anthrax & Public Enemy for "Bring Tha Noise".
• VH1's Supergroup 2006
• VH1's "I Love The..." series specials
• VH1's "40 Greatest Metal Songs"
• VH1's "100 Most Metal Moments"
• VH1's "50 Least Metal moments"
• VH1's "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs"
• VH1's "100 Most Shocking Music Moments"
• VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of All-Time"
• VH1's Rock Honors Kiss. Performers: Rob Zombie (Rob Zombie, White Zombie), Scott Ian, Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses, The Starfuckers, Rock Star Supernova), Slash (ex-Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Ace Frehley (ex-Kiss), Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe, Rock Star Supernova).
• VH1 Classic's "Rock 'n Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament" - Scott won the tournament and played against Sully Erna (Godsmack), Vinnie Paul (ex-Pantera), Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) and Ace Frehley.
• NBC's Celebrity Apprentice
• Metalocalypse - "RenovationKlok" (voice only)
• Metalocalypse - "TributeKlok" (voice only)
• That Metal Show - Season 4, Episode 3, along with wife Pearl Aday.
• That Metal Show - Season 8, Episode 5, along with bandmate Charlie Benante, and Dave Sabo of Skid Row.
• AMC's Talking Dead, panel member.

Equipment[link]

Scott Ian uses his signature Jackson guitars and signature Randall MTS Series heads and cabinets. He is known to use Dimebag Darrell tribute Deans and was previously endorsed by Washburn.^[5][6][7] During the mid 80's, he used ESP guitars for a while, also getting Kirk Hammett his ESP endorsement. Scott uses a DigiTech signature Black 13 distortion pedal, and a DigiTech chorus pedal for his clean sounds.^[8] Many of his guitars have been equipped with custom made Seymour Duncan "El Diablo" pickups,^[9] but can also be seen using standard Seymour Duncan SH-4's and '59 pickups on several guitars, including his newest signature Jackson.

In late 2009, Scott ended his endorsement with Washburn and went back to Jackson guitars. He was seen using custom made Soloist and Randy Rhoads guitars during the 2009 Sonisphere Festival. On March 27, 2010, Scott announced the production of a new signature guitar by Jackson via Twitter and Youtube. He said it would be based on his Soloist from 1987. It has a silverburst finish, a single Seymour Duncan J.B. humbucker, lightning bolt inlays, and a string-thru/tune-o-matic bridge. A dual-humbucker version with a Floyd Rose tremolo will also be released. He stated, "I am so stoked to be back with Jackson." He was seen using this guitar while playing with Brian Posehn at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards and with The Damned Things at the 2011 Download Festival.

Guitars[link]

• Jackson T-1000 Soloist
• Jackson custom "NOT" Soloist
• Jackson custom Randy Rhoads
• Jackson Adrian Smith San Dimas Dinky
• Gibson Flying V (1982, Used in the studio)
• Gibson "Thunderhorse" Explorer (Used at Download Festival 2011 with The Damned Things)
• Jackson JJ1 (USA-made, Seymour Duncan JB And Jazz pickups, Alder or Korina body with maple neck)
• Jackson JJ2 (USA-Made, Seymour Duncan El-Diablo pickups and a killswitch, alder body with maple neck or mahogany body with mahogany neck)
• Jackson JJ4 (Lower-end model, Asian-Made, with Duncan Designed pickups and a killswitch)
• Jackson JJ5 (5-string Baritone)
• Jackson Custom "NOT" Telecaster
• Charvel Surfcaster (Main guitar for the Sound of White Noise era)
• Jackson Randy Rhoads (1982)
• Washburn SI75TI (Used Washburn from 2004–2009)
• Washburn WV540VASI
• Washburn WV40VASI
• Washburn SI60MW
• Washburn SI61G
• ESP M-100FM
• ESP Custom M-II and Telecaster (1985–1989)
• Seymour Duncan J.B. pickups
• Seymour Duncan El Diablo (Scott Ian custom shop pickups)
• DR Strings .10-.52
• DR Strings .18-.56 (for JJ-5)
• Dunlop Tortex .88mm Picks

Effects[link]

• BBE 462 Sonic Maximizer
• DigiTech WH-2 Whammy pedal
• DigiTech Black 13 distortion pedal
• DigiTech XMC chorus pedal
• T.C. Electronic Booster+ Line Driver & Distortion
• Korg DTR-1 Tuner
• Rocktron HUSH IIC
• Samson UHF Synth 6 Wireless

Amplifiers[link]

• Randall MTS Series RM100SI signature head with signature modules
• Randall MTS series RM100 and RM100LB heads (With Ultra modules)
• Randall V2 400 Watt Heads
• Randall V-Max Heads (Used in 2003 before the V2 and MTS heads)
• Randall Cyclone Heads (Used from 2001–2003)
• Randall Warhead Heads (First amp used when Ian transitioned from Marshall to Randall)
• Randall SI412 signature speaker Cabs
• Randall NB412 Nuno Bettencourt Signature 4x12 Cabs
• Randall XL 4x12 Cabs
• Randall XL 2x12 and 1x15 Cabs
• Fender/EVH 5150III Heads (Backup, seen at the Loud Park 2009 Festival)
• Marshall JCM 800 2210 (Early years of Anthax, and used for leads on "We've Come For You All". Used by Rob Caggiano for recording Worship Music)
• Peavey 6505+ 120 Watt head
• Randall RT100 heads (Only used at the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards while performing in Brian Posehn's backing band)
• Randall RT-412RC Cabs (See above)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Scott Ian at the Internet Movie Database

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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