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Hayden Christensen "Hayden Christensen at the world premiere of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith in Cannes on May 15, 2005" (born April 19, 1981Hayden Christensen is a Canadian actor. He gained international fame playing the young adult Anakin Skywalker in the

Early life

Christensen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to David Christensen (a Canadian software programmer of Danish and English descent) and Alie Nelson (an American corporate speechwriter of Swedish and Italian descent). He has one brother and two sisters: Tove, Hejsa and Kaylen. Raised outside Toronto, Ontario, Hayden attended Baythorn Public School for his public schooling as well as Unionville High School in Unionville, Ontario, Canada. He was discovered when his older sister Hejsa, a former trampoline champion, was shopping around for an agent after she landed a Pringles commercial.

He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He acquired his initial fame while starring in Fox's Family Network TV series, Higher Ground (2000), showing off his acting talents as a teen who was sexually molested by his stepmother, then turning to drugs in his despair. Another program he was on was Goosebumps most noticeably for the two-part episode "Revenge of the Sith III", where he played soon to be Darth Vader.

"Christensen as the Jedi spirit of Anakin Skywalker in the DVD of Return of the Jedi, with Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi." (2001) earned him Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations as well as the National Board of Review's award for (2002) made him an A-list star although his performance was widely panned by critics and fans. Subsequently, he garnered good reviews as journalist Stephen Glass in 2003's (2005), where he played a more mature, insecure Anakin, who gradually converted to the Dark Side, finally sent off the edge by the lies of Emperor Palpatine. Christensen has also reprised the role of Anakin Skywalker for the 2004 DVD release of

Personal life

Christensen played competitive AAA hockey and tennis in Canada before giving both up for acting. The 6'1" actor loves architecture, lasagna, pizza and is allergic to bees.

He was named one of People Magazine's "50 Hottest Bachelors" (2005) and was chosen as one of Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars under 25" in 2002 and 2005.

, he has been persistently dogged by rumors and tabloid speculations. He has repeatedly denied that he was romantically involved with co-star Natalie Portman and is notoriously protective of his private life.

Recently, , a movie about the life of Edie Sedgwick, was spotted partying and karaoke-ing with him at a recent cast party for the movie in Louisiana.

Also, an onlooker blabbed to Us Weekly that during the party, Christensen 'had his hands all over her'.