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Ian Somerhalder, American actor
Ian Joseph Somerhalder ( SUM-ər-hawl-dər; born December 8, 1978) is a retired American actor. He is known for playing Boone Carlyle in ABC's science fiction adventure drama television series Lost (2004–2010) and Damon Salvatore in the CW supernatural teen drama series The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017).
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Ian Somerhalder was born in 1978. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Ian Somerhalder's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1978 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.63 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $55,700 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $17,730 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $2.65 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $2.34 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.15 | $0.73 |
| Population | 222.6M | 341 million |
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