Orlando Bloom

Pirates of the Caribbean - At World´s End - World premiere

Asian Premiere new Pirates

Thank u baby.

as Balian in Kingdom of Heaven

as Will Turner

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for nothing

In some pics I dont like him, but in others he is so sexy...

GQ Men of the Year Awards - 10th Anniversary

Admin wrote:In some pics I dont like him, but in others he is so sexy...

yeah...he looks sometimes very bad

Date of Birth
13 January 1977, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK


Birth Name
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom


Nickname
Orli
OB


Height
5' 11" (1.80 m)


Mini Biography
Orlando Bloom was born in Canterbury, Kent, England on January 13, 1977. The man he briefly knew as his father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary political activist who fought for civil rights in South Africa. But Harry died of a stroke when Orlando was only four years old. After that, Orlando and his older sister, Samantha Bloom, were raised by their mother, Sonia, and family friend, Colin Stone. When Orlando was 13, Sonia revealed to him that Colin was actually his biological father.

Orlando attended St. Edmunds School in Canterbury but struggled in many courses because of dyslexia. He did embrace the arts, however, and enjoyed pottery, photography and sculpturing. He also participated in school plays and was active at his local theater. As a teen, Orlando landed his first job: he was a clay trapper at a pigeon shooting range. Encouraged by his mother, he and his sister began studying poetry and prose, eventually giving readings at Kent Festival. Orlando and Samantha won many poetry and Bible reciting competitions. Then Orlando, who always idolized larger-than-life characters, gravitated towards serious acting. At the age of 16, he moved to London and joined the National Youth Theatre, spending two seasons there and gaining a scholarship to train with the British American Drama Academy. Like many young actors, he also auditioned for a number of television roles to further his career, landing bit parts in British television shows "Casualty" (1986), "Midsomer Murders" (1997) and "Smack the Pony" (1999). He also appeared in the critically acclaimed movie Wilde (1997).

He then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. It was there, in 1998, that Orlando fell three stories from a rooftop terrace and broke his back. Despite fears that he would be permanently paralyzed, he quickly recovered and returned to the stage. As fate would have it, seated in the audience one night in 1999 was a director named Peter Jackson. After the show, he met with Orlando and asked him to audition for his new set of movies. After graduating from Guildhall, Orlando began work on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, spending 18 months in New Zealand bringing to life "Legolas", a part which made him a household name. Today, he is one of the busiest and most sought-after actors in the industry.

IMDb Mini Biography By: J.W. Braun


Trade Mark
Often cast in historical or fantasy based "costume epic" type roles (Kingdom of Heaven, Lord of the Rings, Troy, Pirates of the Caribbean).



Trivia
During the filming for _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_, he fell off his horse and broke one of his ribs.

Chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25." [2002]

Originally auditioned to play the role of "Faramir" in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy but lost out on that role and was instead asked to play the role of Legolas.

Learned to surf during the filming of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy in New Zealand.

He won the 2002 MTV Movie Award for "Breakthrough Male."

Was nominated with the entire The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) cast for "Best Ensemble Acting" at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Won the award at the 2002 Empire Awards for "Best Debut."

Underwent a great deal of training with knives, horseback riding, canoeing and archery before his role as Legolas.

According to Screensavers.com, Orlando Bloom replaced Britney Spears at the top of the website's celebrity download index in January, 2004.

On People (USA) magazine's '50 Most Beautiful' list [2004].

Web-site Ananova.com chose him as the sexiest actor in Britain. [2004]

One of People magazine's "Hottest Bachelors" in 2004.

His cousin, the photographer/director Sebastian Copeland, is Brigitte Nielsen's ex-husband.

He made archery a very popular sport in the UK. Many youngsters saw him with a bow in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and decided to join archery schools.

Chosen as Teen People's #1 Hottie for the October 2004 issue.

Chosen as the sexiest male movie star by Empire Magazine. Overall he was 3rd; ahead of him were Keira Knightley (1st) and Angelina Jolie (2nd). [September 2004]

He used to be a vegetarian, but he had to go back to eating meat when he was filming The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

Named as one of nine "off the charts" sexy superstars by People Magazine in 2004, along with Jake Gyllenhaal, Usher Raymond, Colin Farrell, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Bruce Willis, and Johnny Depp.

Was visited by Countess Seidy Maria Lopez during the filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) in New Zealand.

Received a great amount of "stage combat" training while at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (as part of the drama program in conjunction with the British Academy of Stage and Theatre Combat), which helped prepare him a great deal in the characters he has chosen to play, that fight with swords, bows and knives.

He has received an invitation to join the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford Upon Avon, which he plans to do in the near future when he has some time off from working on film. His goal is to perform Hamlet on the Swan stage (RSC main), one of Shakespeare's most challenging works.

Voted #1 star most women would like to kiss under the mistletoe in a poll for Sky Movies.

Has an older sister, Samantha Bloom.

Graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (1999)

Amusingly enough, his 2000 guest appearance in the television show, "Midsomer Murders" (1997) references and discusses J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece "The Lord of the Rings" (Particularly "Lothlorien"), for which he was eventually cast (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)).

Found his dog, Sidi, while filming Kingdom of Heaven (2005).

don't like him..

WhY?

dunno..just don't..i mean he's a good actor but...haha

WOW! Ok.