Bodhi Elfman
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Bodhi Elfman also known as Bodhi Pine Elfman, is an American actor
.
, Collateral
, Godzilla
and Armageddon, and smaller parts in The Mod Squad
, Keeping the Faith
and Gone in 60 Seconds.
Elfman starred in the UPN
television series Freedom
, alongside Holt McCallany
, Scarlett Chorvat
and Darius McCrary
, and in Pirates of Silicon Valley
alongside Noah Wyle
and Anthony Michael Hall
. He appeared in the short-lived ABC
television series, Hiller and Diller, and guest-starred in an episode of Sliders
. Elfman also guest-starred in his wife's television show Dharma & Greg
, playing a performance artist who asks Dharma to be a part of his living display gallery.
, and he is also the nephew of composer
Danny Elfman
. In February 1995, he married actress Jenna Elfman
. The Elfmans are both Scientologists. Jenna Elfman was raised Catholic, and Bodhi introduced her to Scientology; she became a Scientologist after they were married. The couple met while auditioning for a Sprite
commercial. Jenna Elfman credits Scientology with sustaining their marriage.
In 2000, Bodhi and Jenna Elfman bought a 5000 square feet (464.5 m²) home in the Hollywood Hills from Madonna
, for USD$4 million. On July 23, 2007, Jenna gave birth to the couple's son Story Elias.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Career
Elfman has had film roles in Mercury RisingMercury Rising
Mercury Rising is a 1998 American action thriller film starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Harold Becker, the movie is based on Ryne Douglas Pearson's 1996 novel originally published as Simple Simon...
, Collateral
Collateral (film)
Collateral is a 2004 crime thriller film starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. It was directed by Michael Mann and written by Stuart Beattie. It was Mann's first feature film to be shot mostly with high-definition cameras. Mann had previously used the format for portions of Ali and for his CBS drama...
, Godzilla
Godzilla (1998 film)
Godzilla is a 1998 science fiction monster disaster film film co-written and directed by Roland Emmerich. It is a loose remake of the 1954 giant monster classic Godzilla. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Emmerich and Dean Devlin. The film relates a tale of a nuclear incident...
and Armageddon, and smaller parts in The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (film)
The Mod Squad is a 1999 film directed by Scott Silver and starring Claire Danes, Omar Epps and Giovanni Ribisi. It is based on the popular television show of the same name.-Plot:...
, Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith is a 2000 American romantic comedy film, written by Stuart Blumberg and directed by Edward Norton. This film was released by Touchstone Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment, in association with Triple Threat Talent on April 14, 2000....
and Gone in 60 Seconds.
Elfman starred in the UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
television series Freedom
Freedom (TV series)
Freedom is a short-lived 2000 American science fiction television show on the UPN network. There were 12 episodes filmed, but only 7 were aired. Some episodes were further aired internationally...
, alongside Holt McCallany
Holt McCallany
Holt McCallany is an Irish American actor, writer, and producer working primarily in film and television.-Early life:...
, Scarlett Chorvat
Scarlett Chorvat
Scarlett Chorvat is a Slovak actress. She came to the U.S. at the age of five.She started playing tennis semi-professionally at the age of 15, but moved on to become a model, and finally an actress. Scarlett is best known as a model, counting numerous covers of magazines, advertising and TV...
and Darius McCrary
Darius McCrary
Darius Creston McCrary is an American film and television actor and singer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Eddie Winslow on the ABC/CBS television sitcom Family Matters...
, and in Pirates of Silicon Valley
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Pirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 made-for-television film directed by Martyn Burke and based on the book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine. The film documents the impact on the development of the personal computer of the rivalry between...
alongside Noah Wyle
Noah Wyle
Noah Strausser Speer Wyle is an American film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. John Truman Carter III in the Medical drama ER. He has also played Steve Jobs in the 1999 docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley and Flynn Carsen in The Librarian franchise...
and Anthony Michael Hall
Anthony Michael Hall
Michael Anthony Hall , known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor, film producer and director who starred in several teen-oriented films of the 1980s. Hall began his career in commercials and on stage as a child, and made his screen debut in 1980...
. He appeared in the short-lived ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television series, Hiller and Diller, and guest-starred in an episode of Sliders
Sliders
Sliders is an American science fiction television series. It was broadcast for five seasons, beginning in 1995 and ending in 2000. The series follows a group of travelers as they use a wormhole to "slide" between different parallel universes. The show was created by Robert K. Weiss and Tracy Tormé...
. Elfman also guest-starred in his wife's television show Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002.It starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who married instantly on their first date despite being complete opposites...
, playing a performance artist who asks Dharma to be a part of his living display gallery.
Personal life
Bodhi Elfman is the son of Richard ElfmanRichard Elfman
Richard "Rick" Elfman, , is an American film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and magazine publisher.-Family:...
, and he is also the nephew of composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman is an American composer, best known for scoring music for television and film. Up until 1995, he was the lead singer and songwriter in the rock band Oingo Boingo, a group he formed in 1976...
. In February 1995, he married actress Jenna Elfman
Jenna Elfman
Jennifer Mary "Jenna" Elfman is an American television and film actress. She is known for her role as Dharma on the ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg and as Billie on the short-lived CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose....
. The Elfmans are both Scientologists. Jenna Elfman was raised Catholic, and Bodhi introduced her to Scientology; she became a Scientologist after they were married. The couple met while auditioning for a Sprite
Sprite (soft drink)
Sprite is a transparent, lemon-lime flavored , caffeine free soft drink, produced by the Coca-Cola Company. It was introduced in the United States in 1961. This was Coke's response to the popularity of 7 Up, which had begun as "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" in 1929...
commercial. Jenna Elfman credits Scientology with sustaining their marriage.
In 2000, Bodhi and Jenna Elfman bought a 5000 square feet (464.5 m²) home in the Hollywood Hills from Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, for USD$4 million. On July 23, 2007, Jenna gave birth to the couple's son Story Elias.