September 10, 2006

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born January 13, 1977) is an English actor. He came to fame in the early 2000s, after playing Legolas in The Lord of the Rings films, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood films, including Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Troy, Elizabethtown, and Kingdom of Heaven. Bloom’s most recent release is the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Haven.

Pirates

Early life
Bloom was born in Canterbury, Kent, England. His mother, Sonia Constance Josephine Copeland, was born in Calcutta, India, the daughter of Betty Constance Josephine Walker and Francis John Copeland, a physician and surgeon; Bloom’s maternal grandmother’s family has lived in Tasmania, Australia and India, and are of English descent, some of them having originally come from Kent. Bloom had thought that his father was South African-born Jewish lawyer Harry Saul Bloom, but during his teenage years and after Harry’s death, Bloom’s mother revealed to him that his biological father was actually Colin Stone, a family friend. Bloom, who is named after the 17th century composer Orlando Gibbons, has one sister, Samantha Bloom, who was born in 1975. 

Bloom attended St Edmund’s School in Canterbury, but struggled due to his dyslexia. In 1993, he moved to London and joined the National Youth Theatre, spending two seasons there and earning a scholarship to train at the British American Drama Academy.

Bloom began acting professionally with a television role in an episode of Casualty, and subsequently made his film debut in Wilde (1997), opposite Stephen Fry, before entering the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he studied acting, sculpture and photography. In 1998, he broke his back in a three story fall, and it was briefly feared that he would not regain the ability to walk. However, he made a complete recovery and was able to walk out of the hospital on crutches within twelve days. Bloom had steel plates inserted into his backbone to support it, which have since been removed, except for a single screw. He regularly performs yoga and Pilates to strengthen his back.

Orlando describes himself as accident prone because he has also broken his ribs, his nose, both his legs, his arm, his wrist, a finger, a toe and he has cracked his head open three times.

Lord of the Rings

Career
Shortly after graduating in 1999, Bloom was cast in his first major role, playing Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003). While shooting a scene, he broke a couple of ribs, but fully recovered and continued shooting. The success of the trilogy transformed Bloom from an unknown actor into one of world’s best-known celebrities. In 2002, he was chosen as one of the Teen People “25 Hottest Stars Under 25″ and was named People’s hottest Hollywood bachelor in the magazine’s 2004 list.  

People's Hottest Bachelor

All members of the cast of the Rings movies were nominated for Best Ensemble Acting at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for three years in a row, finally winning in 2003 for the third film, The Return of the King. Bloom has also won other awards, including Hollywood Festival Award, Empire Awards and Teen Choice Awards, and has been nominated for many others.

Bloom next starred opposite Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which was a blockbuster hit during the summer of 2003. He subsequently played the lead roles in Kingdom of Heaven (gaining 15 to 20 lb of muscle by eating six times a day and lifting weights during filming) and Elizabethtown (both 2005). Both films were box office failures in the United States, although Kingdom of Heaven performed better internationally.

Haven

Bloom’s latest film is the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, which was released on July 7, 2006. He is currently filming the third of the series, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, which is to be released on May 25, 2007. His independent thriller, from Yari Film Group, (the Producers of “Crash”), Haven, will make its theatrical debut in the U.S. on September 15, 2006. Bloom will subsequently appear in the Great Depression-themed independent film drama, Seasons of Dust, which will also star Kate Bosworth. The film will be directed by Tim Blake Nelson, and will begin filming in mid-July 2006 in New Mexico and Oklahoma. Bloom is reportedly filming a movie called “Knocked Up” in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles as of July 2006.

On television, Bloom is due to appear as a special guest in Season 2 of Extras sometime in mid-September on BBC2.
 

Personal life
He is a Manchester United fan and lives in London. During filming in Morocco for Kingdom of Heaven, Bloom rescued and adopted a dog, Sidi (a black Saluki mix with a white mark on his chest). According to the actor in two publicly aired interviews in 10/2005; one on the Oprah Winfrey show the other on MTV TRL, he invested in a horse farm east of Louisville in which he plans to stable horses. 

Orlando Bloom Tattoo

He has on his right wrist a tattoo of the Elvish word for “nine”, a reference to his involvement in the Lord of the Rings and the fact that his character was one of the nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring. He covers the tattoo up with armbands or sleeves in other films, however it is possible to catch a glimpse of it during Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The other members of the Fellowship (except for John Rhys-Davis) got similar tattoos during the film’s production. It was reportedly Orlando’s idea. He also has a tattoo of a sun-like image to the bottom-left of his navel.

Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth

He is currently dating actress Kate Bosworth- the two met outside a coffee shop and were later introduced to each other by a friend, before meeting again at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The couple separated in 2005 but have since resumed their relationship. On September 05, 2006, Entertainment Tonight reported that his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Bosworth, of nearly four years split up.

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  2. HI THERE, I WOULD LOVE TO MEET ORLANDO BLOOM H HIS A FANTASTIC ACTOR MY DREAM WOULD LOVE TO MEET HIM.

    Comment by Emilia — October 20, 2006 @ 11:43 am

  3. hey!! i have some did u know things about bloom!! did u know he is dyslexic?? i didnt till i looked up disabald famouse people on google!! what the internet can give you!! he was my best choice to study who wouldnt want 2 study him he is so smexy!!!

    Comment by nikki — November 1, 2006 @ 3:06 pm

  4. omg orlando bloom is sooo fine !!!!! me n ma mate charl love him!!! and r soo jelelous of kate bosworth wen she was with him omg! especailyl in pirates of the caribbian keria knightly was soo luky !! ahahahahhah cyaaahh xxxxx

    Comment by charlotte — January 23, 2007 @ 9:43 am

  5. Orlando Bloom is so sexy!!!

    Comment by Venisha — January 26, 2007 @ 11:41 am

  6. ilove u orlando XOXOXOXOXOXOX

    love katie kjernisted

    Comment by katie kjernisted — April 6, 2007 @ 11:36 am

  7. I love orlando bloom soo much I’m crazy about you. Love Lil aicha

    Comment by aicha — April 7, 2007 @ 7:02 am

  8. heyy ur like…THE AWESEMEST!!!!! i seriously luv u!!!…ur aweseme dude!!!

    Comment by Richelle Rank — April 11, 2007 @ 7:54 pm

  9. eres hermoso el hombre mas irresistible para mi

    Comment by cris — April 16, 2007 @ 12:19 am

  10. BLOOM I LIKE U SO MUCH
    I’M CRAZY ABOUT U
    LET’S GET MERRIED WITH ME
    WOULD U BE MY MAN
    I WANT TO KISS U
    UHHHHHHHHHHHH……….U SO HOT MAN
    UUUHHHHHH…………..U SO SEXY
    OHH………. DARLING I LOVE U
    BRING ME IN U’R TOWN,PLEASE
    FROM:SEXY GIRLS FROM INDONESIA

    Comment by YUI — April 16, 2007 @ 1:50 am

  11. oh mi god, this is such a cool website. i love orlando. cant wait til pirates of the carribean 3!!!!!!!!! ly

    Comment by zoe — April 17, 2007 @ 4:44 pm

  12. i think you are the hottest human being on the entire planet..well second hottest i took first place, sorry! either way i still think you’re hot. and you look really cute with you elvish ears, the bigger the better you can hear me say your name…hehehe!
    anyway ORLANDO BLOOM ROCKS!

    Comment by sheron — April 19, 2007 @ 5:50 am

  13. oh orlando! u r so hot, ur 6 packs -very sexy.oh I LOVE YOU ORLANDO.

    Comment by Samie — April 23, 2007 @ 4:42 am

  14. sei un siper mega figone!!!un mio amico ti assomiglia un kasino!!!sei bellissimooo…=)ciaooo

    Comment by gioia — April 26, 2007 @ 8:36 am

  15. he is very beautiful

    a French Fan
    Déborah France 68

    Comment by deborah — April 26, 2007 @ 8:47 am

  16. I LOVE ORLANDO BLOOM!!
    He’s sooo sexy!!!
    kizzz

    Comment by simone — April 27, 2007 @ 12:21 pm

  17. Oooh soo hot
    Really cool
    Look great
    Always sexy
    Nice
    Damn sexy
    Orlando bloom

    BY:Lil aicha (ThA ChEeTaH)

    Comment by aicha — April 30, 2007 @ 10:09 am

  18. u r turning me on u sexy beast

    Comment by katia — May 29, 2007 @ 6:57 pm

  19. Orlando se non avessi già un uomo accanto e un figlio, ti inseguirei in capo al mondo!!!!!!!!
    Sei però l’uomo dei miei sogni proibiti.

    Comment by Francesca — June 1, 2007 @ 10:03 am

  20. I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Orlando Bloom

    uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    Comment by Paloma — June 1, 2007 @ 1:07 pm

  21. There comes a time to where I know I can meet him. I wish I could. Not just cuz hes hot but because of his personalitY!

    Comment by amanda — June 3, 2007 @ 11:17 am

  22. i think he is sxc but i think wentworth miller is my man luv yhoo xoxoxoxoxox

    Comment by scarlet — June 7, 2007 @ 11:21 am

  23. i love orlando!! hes so FIT!! YOU COULDNT GET Any fitter!! babe i love you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Comment by amy — June 7, 2007 @ 11:25 am

  24. I love Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom, he has everything.

    Comment by Monica — June 7, 2007 @ 1:14 pm

  25. i love orlando more than any of u gys sooooo shut up hes mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hands off!!
    he looks so sexy in pirates of the caribbean 3!!!
    i love u orlando!!!

    Comment by lara — June 26, 2007 @ 4:57 am

  26. i love you soooo much orlando bloom the thing that sucks is that you are too old for me =’[[ sad day forreal lol but omg im alowed to think you are soooo fuckin sexy lol i know that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!omg goosebumps lol and all those people up there are retarded he so sooo fucking mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!omg lol i love you soooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(orlando bloom is the most sexiest man alive!!!!!)

    Comment by chloe — July 10, 2007 @ 6:49 pm

  27. I LOVE ORLANDO BLOOM HES SOO SEXY:)

    BUT SRRY GIRLS HES MINE!!!!!

    Comment by Jenny — July 10, 2007 @ 7:54 pm

  28. omg could he get any hotter? nope…i love him

    Comment by nicole — July 23, 2007 @ 9:57 am

  29. dear orlando i love you so much you are my favorite person please e-mail my like last time love you

    ashlee

    Comment by ashlee frye — August 2, 2007 @ 5:04 pm

  30. Orlando bloom, you my star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by marry — August 23, 2007 @ 8:25 am

  31. eres un chico muy sexi y guapo no cambies mua

    Comment by salmita — September 7, 2007 @ 5:14 pm

  32. esta guapissisisisisisisisisisisisisimoooooo lo amooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by thania — September 18, 2007 @ 5:22 pm

  33. Hi I Am from Turkey,
    What can I say you? nothing is explain my feelings and I want to say one thing that who never says you but I think not.Maybe One day We meet you why not?You are the inteligent man who I never seen.Maybe you answer my mail.. Sincerely
    good luck for everyhing you want

    Comment by Mine — October 4, 2007 @ 8:41 am

  34. hi orli
    Im from the philippines.Your my angel.Your so sexy and hot.I love you very much……i always think aout you.your my inspiration.i love you so much…..

    Comment by cutie kim — October 12, 2007 @ 9:14 pm

  35. hi orli,
    im kim,i love you so much.your so sexy and hot.your my angel.i love you.mwaah………..

    Comment by cutie kim — October 12, 2007 @ 9:17 pm

  36. he is so hot i just love him and i wan’t to mary him

    Comment by Alice olsson — November 13, 2007 @ 2:33 pm

  37. Heyloo gorgeous! I really hope that you didn’t hurt yourself when you fell from heaven! If i could rearrange the alphabet, i would put U and I together.
    All my love and more! Love Daisy_Boo

    Comment by Daisy_Boo — December 4, 2007 @ 8:36 am

  38. i love orlando bloom i am a big fan

    Comment by Nourhan Adel — December 22, 2007 @ 3:19 pm

  39. I LOVE Orlando Bloom! I know I’m WAY too young for him, but a girl can dream, can’t she?
    He’s so hot, right? How can anyone NOT adore Orli?! Good thing he’s still a bachelor. I hope to meet him in real life. Probably I’ll bring a Coca-Cola can he can drink from and drink it myself later, then have him kiss my cheek…:D

    Comment by Orlando Bloom Lover — December 27, 2007 @ 8:23 pm

  40. I saw all of the Lord of the Rings movies. That was awesome how you use the Bow!!!

    Comment by Just a fan — January 6, 2008 @ 11:26 pm

  41. Happy Birthday my Orlando Bloom.I like jou very much.You are my star from the movies the Lord
    of the Ring and Pirates of the Caribeean.

    Comment by nika — January 13, 2008 @ 12:31 pm

  42. I love jou Orlando Bloom

    Comment by nika — January 13, 2008 @ 12:37 pm

  43. hi orlander bloom
    u is so so cool..<3 and hot

    from kathrine from Denmark..<3

    Comment by Kathrine — January 27, 2008 @ 12:48 pm

  44. hej you are the best orlander

    Comment by donna — March 4, 2008 @ 4:42 pm

  45. hola soy española y me encanta arriba ultrasur fuera a todos los negros y na mas

    Comment by X — March 19, 2008 @ 5:22 am

  46. you are sooo SEXY!!!! lav ya :)

    Comment by Arielle — March 28, 2008 @ 3:07 pm

  47. your so cccccccccccccccccccccccccccuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutttttttttttttttttttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! love all ways

    Comment by destiny — May 6, 2008 @ 8:50 am

  48. Hi orlando It’s Leanne cumming u know i luvvvv ya soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much hope to see ya in ncy luv ya 2 much

    Comment by Leanne cumming — May 23, 2008 @ 8:46 am

  49. hi orlando bloom im leanne cumming best mate nice to meet u im a very good fan of u do u no kimberley antoine i love u so much xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Comment by hayley boswell — June 6, 2008 @ 7:43 am

  50. Hi Orlando,
    I’m Leanne Cummings sister. I know she is a big fan but I am your biggest!!!! Luv you so much I would do any thing to perform in one of your movies!! (weres the popcorn!!lol!!)I would fly to N.Y to see you live on stage!! Please be mine!!

    From your Bigest FAN!!

    Kayleigh Cumming

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

    Comment by Kayleigh — June 14, 2008 @ 3:01 pm

  51. CIAO, MI SONO CONVINTA DI SCRIVERTI XKè SAPEVO CHE NN MI PUO CAPIRE NESUNO . HO SEGUITO TANTI DI QUEI FILM CHE HAI FATTO TALMANTE TUTTE LE VOLTE CHE LI HO VISTI CHE LI SO A MEMORIA SO ANCHE SE HO 21 ANNI QUASI 22 NN AVRO SEPERANZE CON TE MA SARAI SEMPRE IL MIO MITO. L’ INGLESE MI PIACE TANTO INFATTI MI PIACEREBBE TANTO IMPARARLO!!!BACI SARA!!

    Comment by SARYYY87 — July 13, 2008 @ 2:10 pm

  52. I LOVE ORLANDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SEXY!!!
    I THINK THAT HE IS THE BEST ACTOR OUT OF ALL OF THEM!!!!

    Comment by Kate — January 4, 2009 @ 4:07 pm

  53. Hey Orlando Bloom
    my name is Tania
    I live in Puebla, Mexico a year ago (in my birthday party) attempt to invite you to my dad for 15 years my party and not achieving
    even that you’re a man cupado and that’s why I am glad to know that answer simple request ae
    Thanks for everything and hope you are well wherever you are!
    give you a big welcome

    PS: I do not speak English very well

    carefully Tania Maria Garcia Villanueva

    Comment by Tania — January 11, 2009 @ 6:27 pm

  54. i love orlando bloom
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    Comment by anneelise — February 2, 2009 @ 9:54 pm

  55. I love him he is sweet . i live in holland and he is in amirica I LOVE HIM VERY MUTS

    Comment by isabel from holland — May 21, 2009 @ 9:31 am

  56. hello there handsome! you have always been at the top of my list as the most unique human beings god put on this earth. i love your smile and to let you know i got one to match it (ha) and we also share the same birthdays. some day i hope to run into you. keep up the terrific acting and smile. love and god bless you!!!

    Comment by connie — September 11, 2009 @ 11:59 am

  57. hes well fit xxxx and seems a nice bloke on the film defo lord of the rings

    Comment by sarah — October 10, 2009 @ 12:19 pm

  58. i love orlando bloom and i am the biggest fan all over my room poster,poster,poster,picture,autograph,poster ha lol u get the picture. just wanna say hes sooooooooooooooooo fit and sexy he IS the best actor eva. wats the deal in lotr hes never there but when he speaks i go all funny and start to giggle.PS if any 1 want bloomies gossip im your gal xxxxxxx I LOVE HIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XXX LOL

    Comment by Thorn G aka Annie T — October 14, 2009 @ 11:48 am

  59. I DUNO IF ORLANDO CAN SEE THIS BUT I AM HOPEING TO MAKE MY OWN FILM OF LOTR BUT I DONT HAVE ANY CONTACTS JUST THE SCRIPT HAV U GOT ANY IDEAS PLZ TELL ME. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX LOV HIM LOTS THX

    Comment by Thorn G aka Annie T — October 14, 2009 @ 11:59 am

  60. HI ORLANDO IM SUCH A BIG FAN XX AND I KNOW YOUR TOO OLD 4 ME BUT YOUR STILL HOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by Thorn — October 28, 2009 @ 2:57 pm

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