- Was charged with aggravated assault after he attacked and choked the female VP of Paramount Digital during a Sundance Film Festival party in early 2015. He claimed he had no memory of the incident due to consuming an enormous amount of alcohol. Hirsch checked into an alcohol rehab facility in the wake of the incident.
- Had a body double for his nude scene in The Girl Next Door because he was only aged 17 at the time.
- He spent 3 months training to skateboard and surf for Lords Of Dogtown.
- Along with Jessica Biel, Isabel Lucas, musician Santi White, rapper Lupe Fiasco (and many others), he hiked Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on a benefit climb called Summit On The Summit, to bring awareness and relief to the world's clean water crisis. (January 2010)
- Became a father for the 1st time at age 28 when his ex-girlfriend gave birth to their son Valor Hirsch on October 27, 2013.
- As of 2023, he has been in 2 films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Milk (2008) and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019).
- For his role as the title character in Speed Racer, he watched every episode of the anime.
- His father, David Hirsch, is a producer and his mother, Margaret Davenport, is an artist.
- Emile's paternal grandfather was from a German Jewish immigrant family. Emile also has English, Scots-Irish, and German ancestry.
- Favorite movies include, Roger Dodger (2002), On the Waterfront (1954), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), The Usual Suspects (1995) and The Mosquito Coast (1986).
- He attended the The Hamilton Academy of Music and The Performing Arts in Los Angeles.
- He grew up in Los Angeles, California and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- Was ranked #17 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008)
- living in Venice, California, USA (October 2005)
- His sister, Jennifer Bolduc, is an artist and is married to Samuel Bolduc, a composer.
- Attended Paul Revere Middle School in Los Angeles, CA.
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