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   In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Dominic wore a special foam suit that made him look fatter. To avoid dehydration, he drank three liters of water daily.

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   Full name is Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan.

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   During the filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), the actor had hay fever (the cornfield scene).

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   After The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), eight of the nine members of the Fellowship got a tattoo of the Elvish symbol "9." Monaghan's tattoo is on his shoulder.

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   He auditioned for the role of Frodo in the film "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001).

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   The tattoo on Dominic's shoulder reads "It's much easier to live with your eyes closed," and two black stars are on his right leg.

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   At the age of fifteen, his father gave him the book "The Lord of the Rings" and told him he was giving him six months to read it. Dominic read it in two months. Later, this work brought him fame - in addition to acting in the film, Dominic took part in writing the screenplay together with his fellow actor Billy Boyd.

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   Born into the family of a nurse and a schoolteacher.

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   Dominic Monaghan was born on December 8, 1976, in Berlin. When he was twelve years old, his parents and his older brother Matthew moved to England, and Dominic is fluent in two languages - English and German.