Bio | |
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Real Name | Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom |
Nickname | OB, Orli |
Profession | Actor and Film Producer |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height | in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 11” |
Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 77 kg in Pounds- 170 lbs |
Body Measurements | - Chest: 43 Inches - Waist: 33 Inches - Biceps: 14.5 Inches |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Dark Brown |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 13 January 1977 |
Age (as in 2017) | 40 Years |
Birth Place | Canterbury, Kent, England |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
Nationality | British |
Hometown | Kent, England |
School | The King’s School Canterbury, St Edmund’s School, Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. |
College/University | University of Kent at Canterbury Cathedral |
Educational Qualifications | Graduation |
Debut | 1997 |
Family | Father- Colin Stone Step-Father- Harry Bloom Mother- Sonia Constance Josephine Copeland Brothers- Steve Bloom, Peter Bloom Sister- Samantha Bloom |
Religion | Buddhism |
Ethnicity | White English |
Hobbies | Playing Baseball, Hanging out with friends, doing Photography |
Major Controversies | Orlando Bloom and Selena Gomez were found getting touchy feel in Las Vegas and Orlando Bloom was spotted naked. |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Food | Steaks of south Africa, seafood of Sydney, lamb of New Zealand |
Favourite Actor | Johnny Depp, Edward Norton |
Girls, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Divorced |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Miranda Kerr (2010-13) Luisa Moraes (2015), Katy Perry (2016-Present) |
Wife/Spouse | Miranda Kerr (m. 2010–2013) |
Children | Son- Flynn Christopher Bloom Daughter- N/A |
Style Quotient | |
Cars Collection | Audi A7 Audi A8 |
Money Factor | |
Net Worth | $35 million |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Orlando Bloom
- Does Orlando Bloom smoke?: Yes
- Does Orlando Bloom drink Alcohol?: Yes
- Bloom was named after the 16th century composer Orlando Gibbons.
- In early days, Orlando thought that his biological father was his mother’s husband, the Hebrew South African-born anti-Apartheid novelist Harry Saul Bloom (1913–81), who died when Bloom was four years old. When he was 13 years old (nine years after Harry’s death), Bloom’s mother disclosed a secret to him that his biological father was actually Colin Stone, his mother’s partner and family friend.
- Orlando Bloom’s mother, Sonia Constance Josephine, was born in Calcutta, India, the daughter of Francis John Copeland, a physician and surgeon, and Betty Constance Josephine.
- Bloom’s mother’s family lived in Tasmania (Australia), Japan, and India, and were of English descent, some of them having originally come from Kent, England. Orlando Bloom was brought up in Church of England.
- Bloom’s first appearance on the screen was in a small role, as a rent boy, in the film Wilde, which was released in 1997.
- While shooting of The lord of the Rings film trilogy he bruised a rib after falling off the horse.
- In 2002, he was picked out as one of the Teen People “25 Hottest Stars Under 25” and was regarded People’s hottest Hollywood bachelor in the magazine’s 2004 list.
- Bloom won Screen Actors Guild Awards for third time in 2003 for the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
- Bloom has won many other awards European Film Awards, Hollywood Festival Award, Empire Awards and Teen Choice Awards, and has been nominated for many others.
- Bloom played a crucial role as Will Turner a blacksmith in the Pirates of the Caribbean sea series, that proved a blockbuster hit.
- While filming in Morocco for Kingdom of Heaven, Bloom rescued and adopted a dog, named Sidi.
- Bloom is a following Buddhist under Soka Gakkai International. In 2004, he became a full member of SGI-UK (the UK branch of Soka Gakkai International), a lay Buddhist association affiliated with the teachings of Nichiren.
- On 12 February 2009, Bloom actively take part in the ‘Australia Unites’ fundraiser to lift the support for the victims of the Australian bush fires on 7 February 2009.
- On 12 October 2009, Bloom was named a UNICEF (offshoot of UN) Goodwill Ambassador. He has been involved in the organisation since 2007 and has visited schools and villages in Nepal in support of sanitation and education programmes.
- Bloom has undergone several injuries: he bruised his left arm and cracked his skull three times, broke his nose while playing rugby union, broke his right leg skiing in Switzerland, hurt his left leg in a motorbike crash, and broke his right wrist while snowboarding. He also smashed his back when he slipped trying to reach a roof terrace of a friend’s house and fell three floors. He also shattered some ribs while shooting The Lord of the Rings, falling off horse.
- Some hooded teenagers broke into Bloom’s house and stole about half a million dollars worth of possessions. Later Bloom regained it.
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