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Date of Birth

13 March 1985, Palms, California, USA

Birth Name

Emile Davenport Hirsch

Nickname

Hirschy

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Trivia

He grew up in Los Angeles, California and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

His father, David Hirsch, is a producer and his mother, Margaret Davenport, is an artist.

Favorite movies include, Roger Dodger (2002), On the Waterfront (1954), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), The Usual Suspects (1995) and The Mosquito Coast (1986).

He attended the The Hamilton Academy of Music and The Performing Arts in Los Angeles.

His sister, Jennifer Bolduc, is an artist and is married to Samuel Bolduc, a composer.

Had the same Home Room teacher at Hamilton Academy of Music and The Performing Arts in Los Angeles as skateboarder - Actor Frank Miranda .

Was often seen singing karaoke alongside Lindsay Lohan, Bo Barrett, Michelle Rodriguez, Kellan Rhude and Nicole Richie at Beverly Hills hot spot "Guys" .

Was ranked #17 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008).

Personal Quotes

I think I've always been half out of my shell and half in. Sometimes I can be extremely wild and sometimes I can be extremely shy. It just depends on the day.

"I don't really want to do a teen comedy, you know? I mean, I just didn't want to be in a bad movie, that's all." In reference to his hesitance in deciding whether or not to play his character Matthew Kidman in The Girl Next Door (2004).

"I learned how to skate vert in pools and stuff. Now I can get on a board and skate a pool. We did three months of skating and surfing. It was surfing in the morning and skating in the afternoon. Tony Alva was our coach. He's not the easiest coach to work with. He's not like a coach. He tells you how to do it, and is like, 'Just do it. Just f-ing do it, dude!'" In reference to his skateboard training for Lords of Dogtown (2005).

"People would be so intimidated especially when I left the tattoo on and went out to a party. You'd get weird looks from everyone. Big, big macho dudes would be like, 'Oh, excuse me. Excuse me.' I was like, 'Yeah!' I mean, it was very strange for me to have people react to me like that. It's unheard of for me and to have girls going, 'You're crazy.' And looking at you from across the party like, 'You're a crazy one.'" In reference to his shaved head for Lords of Dogtown (2005).

When I got a lap dance, because I was 17, they had to put a massive pillow between me and the girl when she was grinding me. It was weird, yet pleasurable. In reference to working on the film _Girl Next Door, The (2004)_.

James Dean taught me not to speed, River Phoenix taught me not to DO speed, and Marlon Brando taught me to slow down on the cheeseburgers.

Where Are They Now

(October 2005) living in Venice, California, USA

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