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Biography of Orlando Bloom - Actor
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Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born January 13, 1977) is a United Kingdom|British actor who became famous playing Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He has also had major roles in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Troy (movie)|Troy, The Calcium Kid, and his first lead role in Kingdom of Heaven (movie)|Kingdom of Heaven. Bloom is currently filming the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Orlando was born in Canterbury, Kent|Canterbury, Kent to Sonia C. J. Copeland. Although he carries the name of novelist and political activist Harry Bloom, Orlando's biological father is actually Colin Stone, a friend of the family. Orlando attended St Edmunds 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. He had a few television roles and made his film debut in Wilde (1997), opposite Stephen Fry, before entering the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 1998, he broke his back in a three story fall, and it was briefly feared that he would never walk again. However, he made a complete recovery and walked out of the hospital twelve days later. He had metal 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. While still in drama school he landed his first major role as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy|The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003). This turned Bloom from an unknown actor into one of world's hottest celebrities. IMDB|IMDBPro's StarMeter reported that Bloom was the most searched for actor in January 2002, one month after The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released. In the same year he was also chosen as one of Teen People Magazines "25 Hottest Stars Under 25". He was named People Magazine's hottest Hollywood bachelor in the magazine's 2004 list. The cast of the Rings movies was nominated for Best Ensemble Acting at the Screen Actors Guild|Screen Actors Guild Awards for three years in a row. They finally won in 2003, for the third film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Return of the King. Bloom has also won various Empire Movie Awards|Empire and Teen Choice Awards, and has been nominated for many others. Bloom has said that he uses the philosophies of Nichiren Buddhism in 2004, a religion that he has long associated himself with. == Filmography == * Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (2007 in film|2007) – Will Turner * Paris, je t'aime (2006 in film|2006) – Eli * Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006 in film|2006) – Will Turner * Love and Other Disasters (2006 in film|2006) * Elizabethtown (movie)|Elizabethtown (2005 in film|2005) – Drew Baylor * Kingdom of Heaven (movie)|Kingdom of Heavenhttp://www.kingdomofheavendvd.com (2005 in film|2005) – Balian * Haven (2004 in film|2004) – Shy (also co-producer) * Troy (movie)|Troy (2004 in film|2004) – Paris * The Calcium Kid (2004 in film|2004) – Jimmy Connelly * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 in film|2003) – Legolas Greenleaf * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003 in film|2003) – Will Turner * Ned Kelly (2003 movie)|Ned Kelly (2003 in film|2003) – Joe Byrne * The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002 in film|2002) – Legolas Greenleaf * Black Hawk Down (2001 in film|2001) – Pfc. Todd Blackburn * The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 in film|2001) – Legolas Greenleaf * Wilde (movie)|Wilde (1997 in film|1997) – Rentboy == External links == * http://www.theonering.net/movie/cast/bloom.html Orlando Bloom's Lord of the Rings cast page * imdb name|id=0089217|name=Orlando Bloom * http://www.theorlandobloomfiles.com The Orlando Bloom Files * http://www.livejournal.com/community/orlando_watch Orlando Watch
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Biography of Orlando Bloom - Actor
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Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born January 13, 1977) is a United Kingdom|British actor who became famous playing Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He has also had major roles in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Troy (movie)|Troy, The Calcium Kid, and his first lead role in Kingdom of Heaven (movie)|Kingdom of Heaven. Bloom is currently filming the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Orlando was born in Canterbury, Kent|Canterbury, Kent to Sonia C. J. Copeland. Although he carries the name of novelist and political activist Harry Bloom, Orlando's biological father is actually Colin Stone, a friend of the family. Orlando attended St Edmunds 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. He had a few television roles and made his film debut in Wilde (1997), opposite Stephen Fry, before entering the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 1998, he broke his back in a three story fall, and it was briefly feared that he would never walk again. However, he made a complete recovery and walked out of the hospital twelve days later. He had metal 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. While still in drama school he landed his first major role as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy|The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003). This turned Bloom from an unknown actor into one of world's hottest celebrities. IMDB|IMDBPro's StarMeter reported that Bloom was the most searched for actor in January 2002, one month after The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released. In the same year he was also chosen as one of Teen People Magazines "25 Hottest Stars Under 25". He was named People Magazine's hottest Hollywood bachelor in the magazine's 2004 list. The cast of the Rings movies was nominated for Best Ensemble Acting at the Screen Actors Guild|Screen Actors Guild Awards for three years in a row. They finally won in 2003, for the third film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Return of the King. Bloom has also won various Empire Movie Awards|Empire and Teen Choice Awards, and has been nominated for many others. Bloom has said that he uses the philosophies of Nichiren Buddhism in 2004, a religion that he has long associated himself with. == Filmography == * Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (2007 in film|2007) – Will Turner * Paris, je t'aime (2006 in film|2006) – Eli * Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006 in film|2006) – Will Turner * Love and Other Disasters (2006 in film|2006) * Elizabethtown (movie)|Elizabethtown (2005 in film|2005) – Drew Baylor * Kingdom of Heaven (movie)|Kingdom of Heavenhttp://www.kingdomofheavendvd.com (2005 in film|2005) – Balian * Haven (2004 in film|2004) – Shy (also co-producer) * Troy (movie)|Troy (2004 in film|2004) – Paris * The Calcium Kid (2004 in film|2004) – Jimmy Connelly * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 in film|2003) – Legolas Greenleaf * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003 in film|2003) – Will Turner * Ned Kelly (2003 movie)|Ned Kelly (2003 in film|2003) – Joe Byrne * The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002 in film|2002) – Legolas Greenleaf * Black Hawk Down (2001 in film|2001) – Pfc. Todd Blackburn * The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 in film|2001) – Legolas Greenleaf * Wilde (movie)|Wilde (1997 in film|1997) – Rentboy == External links == * http://www.theonering.net/movie/cast/bloom.html Orlando Bloom's Lord of the Rings cast page * imdb name|id=0089217|name=Orlando Bloom * http://www.theorlandobloomfiles.com The Orlando Bloom Files * http://www.livejournal.com/community/orlando_watch Orlando Watch
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