Ian Somerhalder
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About
Became known to television drama audiences for playing the heartthrob Damon Salvatore in the The Vampire Diaries. He also played Boone Carlyle in the series Lost.
Before Fame
He began a modeling career at age ten, spending most of his summers in New York.
Trivia
He won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2006 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Lost. He launched the Ian Somerhalder Foundation on his 32nd birthday.
Family Life
His mother, Edna, worked as a massage therapist, and his father, Robert, worked as a building contractor. He has a brother named Robert. He previously dated his Vampire Diaries co-star Nina Dobrev. He married actress Nikki Reed in April 2015; they welcomed a daughter named Bodhi in 2017. In January 2023, Ian and Nikki announced that they were expecting their second child together. They welcomed a son in June 2023.
Associated With
He starred in the TV drama series Vampire Diaries with Nina Dobrev.
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