Ian Joseph Somerhalder is thoughtful, insightful, and incredibly talented. Born December 8, 1978 in Covington Louisiana, Ian grew up a stones throw from New Orleans. His father, Robert, was a building contractor with French and English heritage. His mother, Edna, was a massage therapist with Irish and Choctaw heritage. Ian’s surname came from his adoptive great-grandfather. Ian’s described his mother as bring very spiritual and Ian attended a Catholic school growing up. Ian has a brother, Robert (Bob) who was a professional cyclist and a sister, Robin who is a broadcast journalist. Their parents divorced when Ian was thirteen. Ian lived with his mother who raised him on Eastern medicine and organic foods. Ian said of his formative years, "She made my baby food and had me on blue-green algae probably since I was in third grade. I never had sugar. I never got to have white bread or any white-flour products.
- 11/30/2009
- by klilius@corp.popstar.com (Kristy Lilius)
- PopStar
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