Bodhi Elfman

After nearly a decade of steadily working as a supporting player in film and television, Bodhi Elfman finally came into his own in 2000 when he was cast in UPN's high-tech, futuristic drama "Freedom". For the son of director Richard Elfman, nephew of composer Danny Elfman and husband of sitcom darling Jenna Elfman, the road to success was not as smooth as one may think. The devout Scientologist paid his dues playing bit parts in TV-movies and films like "Doing Time on Maple Drive" and "Sneakers" (both 1992) as well as "A Very Brady Sequel" (1996) and "Armageddon" (1998). He did get a couple of jobs through family connections, however. He appeared on a 1997 episode of wife Jenna's hit ABC sitcom "Dharma & Greg" and had a small, funny role as the scene-stealing Casanova in her first big-screen romantic comedy "Keeping the Faith" (2000). His dad, who co-founded the rock group Oingo Boingo, also cast him in the 1994 horror comedy "Shrunken Heads".

Before playing a member of a relentless band of guerillas determined to take America back from the dictator who rules it in "Freedom", Elfman had a small role in the Nicolas Cage actioner "Gone in 60 Seconds" and starred opposite Julie Delpy and Emilio Estevez in the feature film "Sand" (both 2000).

• Also Credited As:
  Bodhi Pine Elfman, Edward Carr III, Jimmy Elfman
• Born:
  July 19, 1968
• Job Titles:
  Actor

Family

• Brother: Louis Elfman. born in November 1979
• Father: Richard Elfman. born in March 1949; founded the rock group Oingo Boingo
• Grandfather: Milton Elfman. acted in son s Shrunken Heads (1994)
• Grandmother: Clare Elfman.
• Uncle: Danny Elfman. was member of the rock group Oingo Boingo

Milestones

• 1992 Had small role in the high-tech caper Sneakers , starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd and River Phoenix
• 1992 TV-movie debut in the critically acclaimed Fox drama Doing Time on Maple Drive , co-starring Jim Carrey
• 1994 Appeared in Shrunken Heads , a horror comedy directed by his dad Richard Elfman
• 1996 Had bit part in A Very Brady Sequel
• 1996 Made first of two guest appearances on sitcom 3rd Rock From the Sun (NBC); second was in 1997
• 1997 Appeared in an episode of wife Jenna s hit sitcom Dharma & Greg (ABC)
• 1997 Featured in commercials for Levi s
• 1998 Acted in the action flicks Godzilla and Armageddon
• 1998 Appeared in TV commercial for Pepsi One with Cuba Gooding Jr
• 1998 Cast in pilot for Wes Craven-produced TV series Hollyweird ; Fox scrapped the project before it aired
• 1998 Guest starred in an episode of the Sci-Fi Channel series Sliders
• 1999 Acted in The Mod Squad
• 2000 Cast in the fall drama Freedom (UPN)
• 2000 Had major role in the big-screen drama Sand
• 2000 Had small roles in Keeping the Faith , his wife Jenna s first star vehicle, and the Nicolas Cage actioner Gone in 60 Seconds
• 2004 Appeared as a young professional in Michael Mann s Collateral
• Appeared in commercials for Taco Bell