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Orlando Bloom Biography
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The actor Orlando Bloom was classically trained at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Shortly after his graduation he was cast as the elf Legolas in the feature film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, directed by Peter Jackson and based on the hit fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. The role made him a star and a favorite pinup for teenage girls. His other films include Wilde (1997), Black Hawk Down (2001, starring Josh Hartnett), The Kelly Gang (2003, with Naomi Watts and Heath Ledger) and Elizabethtown (2006, with Kirsten Dunst). Bloom He starred alongside Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley in the swashbuckling adventures Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and its sequels Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End (2007).
Bloom and his co-star Liv Tyler appear in our loop on The Lord of the Rings.
Four Good Links
Lord of the Rings: Orlando Bloom
A short biography from the film trilogy's official site
Full Bloom
Gaga fan site, sporadically up-to-date
The Orlando Bloom Files
Another good fan site, with photos and screen caps galore
Orlando Bloom Filmography
The IMDB's big list of all his films and projects
Vital Stats
Birth
13 January 1977
(age 33)
Birthplace
Canterbury, Kent, England
Death
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Best Known As
Legolas in The Lord of the Rings