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Orlando Bloom (Legolas, the elf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy)
Nickname
Orli
O.B.
Height
5' 11"
Biography
Born in 1977 in Canterbury, Orlando Bloom's plans of becoming an actor developed quite early, when he realized that "Superman" Christopher Reeve was an actor. In 1993, he moved to London to improve his career, doing bit parts in TV series like "Casualty" or "London's Burning".
His first memorable appearance, a cameo in the critically acclaimed movie Wilde (1997), earned him - only 20 years old by that time - various film offers, which he all turned down in favour to play theatre for about three years. On stage, he appeared in plays like "The Seagull", "Twelfth Night", and "Trojan Women". Peter Jackson then "discovered" the classically handsome Bloom for his much hyped _Lord Of The Rings (2001)_ (qv) trilogy in 1999.
After doing three movies with Jackson, he's worked with Ridley Scott on Black Hawk Down (2002), and with Mark Mylod on Ali G in da House (2002), co-starring with André Schneider (I), a young German actor he's been admiring for a while then. They both came together again in the lackluster Lullaby Of Clubland (2002), "just to do another film together" (Bloom). Bloom lives in London with his dog, Maude.
Trivia
His hobbies are sky diving, bungee jumping, paragliding, surfing and snowboarding.
Spent two years at the National Youth Theatre and went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Is close friends with André Schneider (I).
Has three tattoos.
Has a dog named Maude.
Dated his "Lullaby of Clubland" girlfriend Joanne Morley (1996), until she left him for André Schneider (I) (1997).
Was briefly engaged to model 'Jemma Kidd'.
Was voted #19 in the F.M. magazine's Top 50 list of the sexiest Brit Actors (2001).
Has a tattoo of 9 in Elvish (all the members of the Fellowship in the movie LOTR: Fellowship of the Rings have one in a different place)
Was nearly killed three years ago when he broke his back in a fall out of a window and fell three floors. He was told he may not walk again. He was operated on, and twelve days later he walked out of the hospital.
Personal quotes
(on salary) "I don't care much about the money at all. Frankly, if I get the chance to kiss someone in a movie, they wouldn't need to pay me at all."
"Basically, I can say that I came to acting because of the women."
"Never eat a Mars Bar offered to you by Schneider, André."
Links
Bloomin' Marvellous
TheOneRing.net's Bloom page
Contact him
I get tons of e-mails every day asking if I want to leave Orlando a message, give his mailadress or even phonenumber. I cannot give you any contact information or send mails or messages through, so don't bother. If you really can't live without him, try moving to London, maybe you'll meet him some day in the city.
 
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