Ian Somerhalder
“Hang on. I only count two doppelgangers. Where 's Crazy Pants?” “It 's called being secure. I can tell you believe in that by the way you wear your hair.” “I don 't speak crazy person Jer, you 're gonna have to translate that for me.” Some people may have heard these lines from Damon Salvatore on the hit show The Vampire Diaries, but that role is portrayed by a completely different person. Damon Salvatore the mean, bad, and sarcastic vampire is nothing like the real Ian Somerhalder. Ian Somerhalder is an amazing actor who has made it a long way from a cute boy from a small town in Louisiana. Ian Somerhalder was born on December 8, 1978. He was born and raised in a small southern town named Covington, Louisiana. Like any other family, both his parents had jobs and he had a good life. His mom was a massage therapist and his dad was building contractor. His mom named Edna and his dad named Robert. He has a brother named Robert who is older and a sister named Robyn who is younger. Ian grew up loving to boat, swim, fish, and train horses. He was always up and moving. He went to school at St. Paul’s, a private Catholic school in Covington. He was always interested in the school acting programs and performed with the local theater group. As Ian grew older he decided it was time to start career. Ian started modeling at the age of 10 when his mom encouraged him to pursue it. He traveled to New York every summer to model. He modeled for big brands such as Versace, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Guess and Calvin Klein. In middle school, Ian decided to stop modeling and to start working on school and his sports. He cared more about his school work and sports then he did about his modeling career. A couple years later, he got an amazing opportunity to go to Europe and model. He started traveling and studying all around Europe to places such as Paris, Milan, and London. He still models now, but he is more into his acting career. He decided it was time to come home and start his
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