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Ira David Wood III - Age, Family, Bio

Author

James Holden

Updated on February 12, 2026

Father of actress Evan Rachel Wood and a venerable stage actor whose Dramatic Reading of a Breakup Letter found huge success on YouTube.

Before Fame

He grew up in Enfield, North Carolina, and attended The North Carolina School of the Arts.

Trivia

He produced and headlined a musical comedy adaptation of A Christmas Carol, which he began performing annually in North Caroline in 1974.

Family Life

He married his second wife in 1996. He had four children.

Associated With

He appeared in the 1999 movie My Teacher's Wife, which starred Jason London.