ABC’s award wining drama “Lost” returns Wednesday, February 7th. It’s an action packed mystery and adventure that brings out the best and worst in those who are lost. It all started after a plane crashed on a Pacific island. Since then, so many viewers have been hooked.

Actor Dominic Monaghan is one of the stars of the hit show. He was interviewed during First Coast News at Noon on February 6, 2007. Watch the video clip above.

The executive producers of “Lost” will host a survival guide Wednesday, February 7 at 9 p.m. You can get a glimpse into the lives of the survivors. After that, watch ABC’s “Lost” at its new time at 10 p.m. Wednesdays on WJXX ABC25.

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Q: Congratulations on getting the role of Merry. I can’t even imagine when you got the first script how overwhelming this must have all been for you. Not only are you making one film but also you are committed to making three! So take me back.

A: It just all started by a call from my agent, as most jobs do. I got a call from my agent saying there is a meeting in London for The Lord of The Rings that is being made by Peter Jackson. So I just kind have said OK, cool, whatever. I went down and met them, and then I was doing a job in France. So I rang my agent and asked him how he thought my audition went and he thought it went well and I just try to forget things. I go into a meeting, try as hard as I can, and then when I leave you just have to forget things. Otherwise they torture you completely. So, I just forgot about it.
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What’s your background in acting?

I’ve been working professionally since I was 18. I came out of Sixth Form College and went straight into youth theatres in Manchester. An agent who saw me in a play took me on and rang me with an offer from the BBC. I worked for four years on ‘Hetty Wainthrop Investigates’ as Geoffrey Shawcross.

In Monsignor Renard you play Etienne Rollinger. Tell us about your character.

He’s a cocky 19-year-old lad, popular with the kids and the leader of a gang who just hang out smoking and drinking. But he is deeply affected by the arrival of the German troops and by Helene, who he wants to get together with. When she expresses interest in a German soldier though, he has a series of confrontations with the occupied forces.
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Dominic Monaghan, star of the hit ABC series Lost, knows that you don’t have to be marooned on a tropical island to encounter wildlife. That’s why Monaghan jumped at the chance to kick off PETA’s latest wildlife campaign with a brand-new print ad shot at a California wildlife rehabilitation center. In the ad, Monaghan is pictured with a raccoon next to the tagline “Share the World”?a plea to peacefully coexist with wildlife.

In an exclusive interview on HelpingAnimals.com, Monaghan tells PETA about everything from what to anticipate this season on Lost to his thoughts on how wild animals like raccoons, squirrels, and opossums suffer from human encroachment.

“The more you get into [nature], the more you realize that it gives you back what you put into it … it’s very rewarding,” says Monaghan, who loves to go surfing and considers himself to be a bit of an expert on trees, plants, insects, and reptiles. “I have learned some of the greatest lessons in life from watching animals, from watching animals just simplistically go work out their problems.”

Every year, animals facing shrinking habitats are poisoned, trapped, shot, or beaten to death as “pests.” In addition to being horrendously cruel, America’s war on wildlife is ineffective: More animals simply move in to replace those who have left. Now PETA?with a little help from Monaghan?is offering humane and effective methods for dealing with human-wildlife conflicts at HelpingAnimals.com.

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DOMINIC MONAGHAN plays heroin-addicted rock star Charlie on ABC’s hit series Lost. And, cozied up on the back patio of a Melrose coffee house, the actor reveals his own rock-star side.

While on leave from the Oahu set, Monaghan, 29, is here to talk about tonight’s hallucination-filled episode (9 ET/PT), which flashes back to Charlie’s past and hurls him into an uncertain future. But he also talks about love (with co-star Evangeline Lilly), drugs (Charlie’s habits and his own) and rock ‘n’ roll (well, mostly John Lennon).

His interest in the late Beatle goes deeper than the typical fan’s. Many nights, he dreams of Lennon as his “God figure,” and most days he surfs in the ocean, which he considers his personal Strawberry Fields, “a place of tranquility where I go to forget everything.” His fascination with Lennon started on his fourth birthday, the day Lennon was murdered. Tattooed on his arm is the Lennon lyric: “Living is easy with eyes closed.”
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