15 Interesting Curiosities About Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. After having his breakthrough as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he rose to fame by further appearing in epic fantasy, historical epic, and fantasy adventure films. His other roles include Legolas in The Hobbit trilogy, Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, and Paris in Troy. (read more)
1. He is a practicing Buddhist and in 2004, he became a full member of Soka Gakkai International, a lay Buddhist association affiliated with the teachings of Nichiren.
2. He was involved a minor car collision in Hollywood on October 12, 2007. His childhood friend was hospitalized with a minor neck injury.
3. He was named after the 16th century English composer Orlando Gibbons.
4. Billed to play Judy Greer big brother in "Elizabethtown" (2005) despite the fact that he's 18 months younger than her.
5. According to Screensavers.com, Orlando Bloom replaced Britney Spears at the top of the website's celebrity download index in January, 2004.
6. Orlando Bloom once worked as a crew-member on a ship that sailed to Antarctica.
7. Stone, the principal of the Concorde International language school, became Orlando Bloom’s legal guardian after Harry Bloom’s death.
8. When casting for the role of Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, it was down to Orlando Bloom or Heath Ledger. Gore Verbinski chose Bloom because he heard he was in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and felt he would be a more bankable choice.
9. Has the same birthday with Liya Kebede, Traci Bingham, Penelope Ann Miller and Nick Clooney among others.
10. On 25 October 2013, Bloom and Kerr announced that they had separated several months earlier, and intended to end their marriage.
11. He is one of only three actors who appear in two of the seven movies that grossed over one billion dollars in the box office: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). The others are Johnny Depp and Bernard Hill.
12. While shooting a scene, he broke a rib after falling off a horse, but eventually recovered and continued shooting.
13. Bloom supports English football team Manchester United.
14. He used to be a vegetarian, but he had to go back to eating meat when he was filming The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
15. 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.
15 Interesting Curiosities About Orlando Bloom
1. He is a practicing Buddhist and in 2004, he became a full member of Soka Gakkai International, a lay Buddhist association affiliated with the teachings of Nichiren.
2. He was involved a minor car collision in Hollywood on October 12, 2007. His childhood friend was hospitalized with a minor neck injury.
3. He was named after the 16th century English composer Orlando Gibbons.
4. Billed to play Judy Greer big brother in "Elizabethtown" (2005) despite the fact that he's 18 months younger than her.
5. According to Screensavers.com, Orlando Bloom replaced Britney Spears at the top of the website's celebrity download index in January, 2004.
6. Orlando Bloom once worked as a crew-member on a ship that sailed to Antarctica.
7. Stone, the principal of the Concorde International language school, became Orlando Bloom’s legal guardian after Harry Bloom’s death.
8. When casting for the role of Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, it was down to Orlando Bloom or Heath Ledger. Gore Verbinski chose Bloom because he heard he was in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and felt he would be a more bankable choice.
9. Has the same birthday with Liya Kebede, Traci Bingham, Penelope Ann Miller and Nick Clooney among others.
10. On 25 October 2013, Bloom and Kerr announced that they had separated several months earlier, and intended to end their marriage.
11. He is one of only three actors who appear in two of the seven movies that grossed over one billion dollars in the box office: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). The others are Johnny Depp and Bernard Hill.
12. While shooting a scene, he broke a rib after falling off a horse, but eventually recovered and continued shooting.
13. Bloom supports English football team Manchester United.
14. He used to be a vegetarian, but he had to go back to eating meat when he was filming The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
15. 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.
15 Interesting Curiosities About Orlando Bloom
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