Orlando Bloom

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Orlando Bloom at the Cannes International Film Festival (2013)

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born January 13, 1977 in Canterbury , England ) is a British actor .

youth

Orlando Bloom is the son of children's author Sonia Copeland-Bloom. His legal father is the South African journalist and civil rights activist Harry Bloom. It was only in adulthood that he learned that his biological father was his godfather, Colin Stone, a school principal and close friend of the family. Bloom attended various schools in his native Canterbury and suffered from dyslexia in his youth . His family were very religious and staunch members of the Anglican Church .

Career

Bloom first came into contact with acting and reciting texts through the Christian upbringing that their mother gave him and his sister Samantha - according to their own account, the children had to learn Bible verses by heart every Sunday. At 16, Bloom moved to London and enrolled in the National Youth Theater drama school for teenagers and young adults. During this time he also earned his first spurs as an extra and supporting actor . He made his first, brief appearance in a movie in the 1997 production of Wilde about Oscar Wilde . Bloom played a stick boy; his dialogue was limited to a single sentence. However, this scene forms a key scene in the film: Oscar Wilde recognizes his own homosexuality for the first time through the presence of the rent boy . Bloom then got some offers for film and television, which he turned down to complete his education at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama .

Two days before graduating from the Guildhall School Bloom was told that it the role of the elf Legolas in the Lord of the Rings - filming was allowed to play. Although he auditioned for the role of Faramir at the casting , Peter Jackson was convinced that he had found the perfect Legolas in him. Bloom embodied the Elf Legolas in all three parts of the trilogy and became known worldwide. In the break from filming the first and second films in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Bloom had enough time to play a small supporting role in Ridley Scott's war film Black Hawk Down .

From 2003 Bloom continuously played the role of Will Turner in the series Pirates of the Caribbean . In Wolfgang Petersen's Troy (2004) Bloom acted alongside Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger in the role of Paris . In the independent production Haven (2004) he participated for the first time as a co-producer and appeared on the side of Bill Paxton .

In his first major leading role in Ridley Scott's historical epic Kingdom of Heaven , he was unable to convince moviegoers or critics in 2005. For this film he received the Jameson People's Choice Awards . In the fall of 2005 Bloom showed himself for the first time in a modern comedy with the film Elizabethtown , in which he played alongside Kirsten Dunst and Susan Sarandon . He was able to convince the critics with a solid performance, but the film fell short of its expectations at the box office. The production costs were not recovered until the DVD was released.

In August 2010, directed by Paul WS Anderson, filming began in Bamberg and Würzburg for the new edition of The Three Musketeers (2011) in 3D, in which Bloom plays the Duke of Buckingham at Christoph Waltz's side . Since March 2011 Bloom has been Hugo Boss Orange's new advertising face .

In the three-part film adaptation of the Tolkien novel and Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit , he again took on the role of Legolas .

Private life

Orlando Bloom is an active supporter of the UNICEF organization

Bloom comes from a creative family. His sister Samantha Bloom is also an actress. His cousin is the documentary filmmaker and photographer Sebastian Copeland , his uncle the French conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus . Bloom, who grew up as an Anglican , is a Buddhist and supporter of the new religious movement Sōka Gakkai . He is also an active supporter of the UNICEF organization .

From 2002 to September 2006 he had an on-off relationship with actress Kate Bosworth . Since January 21, 2007 he was in a relationship with the model Miranda Kerr . On June 21, 2010, it was announced that the couple were engaged to be married on July 22, 2010. On August 19, 2010, Kerr announced that she and Bloom were expecting their first child together. On January 6, 2011, they became parents to a boy.

On October 25, 2013, it was announced that they had split up. From the beginning of 2016 to March 2017 he was in a relationship with the US singer Katy Perry . After a break in relationship, Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry got back together in April 2018. On February 14, 2019, the two got engaged.

In July 2010, Bloom was awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Kent at Canterbury Cathedral . In April 2014, Bloom was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (No. 2521).

Commitment to the environment

Bloom's cousin Sebastian Copeland is an environmental activist and photographer. Orlando Bloom accompanied him on a research expedition on an old Norwegian icebreaker in 2007 to raise awareness of climate change. Bloom slept in a bunk and shared the bathroom and toilet with 27 other men. Sebastian Copeland published her experiences in the book Antarctica - The Global Warning . Bloom wrote the introduction to this book and the foreword to the 2008 book Antarctica - A call to action , also written by Copeland .

Orlando Bloom is a member of the marine conservation organization Sea Shepherd and an ambassador for the International Green Cross . Bloom made his house energy efficient. He has installed solar panels , used recycled materials and switched to energy-saving lamps. In addition, Bloom takes part in conferences and other environmental protection-related events and eats a vegetarian diet .

Filmography (selection)

Bloom during the filming of The Three Musketeers in Würzburg (2010)

Awards

  • 2002 Empire Award : Best Debut Actor
  • 2002 PFCS Award: Best Acting Ensemble
  • 2002 MTV Movie Award : Breakthrough Male Performance
  • 2003 Hollywood Breakthrough Award: Breakthrough Actor - Male
  • 2003 OFCS Award : Best Ensemble
  • 2003 PFCS Award: Best Acting Ensemble
  • 2003 NBR Award : Best Acting By An Ensemble
  • 2004 Critics Choice Award: Best Acting Ensemble
  • 2004 MTV Movie Award: Sexiest Hero
  • 2004 Teen Choice Award
  • 2005 The Jameson People's Choise Awards 2005: Best Actor (Audience Award)
  • 2006 Teen Choice Award
  • 2007 Teen Choice Award
  • 2010 Bambi : Charity
  • 2014 star on the Walk of Fame

Others

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.soniacopelandbloom.com/ - accessed March 5, 2013
  2. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1294408/Miranda-Kerr-plays-supporting-role-chuffed-fianc-Orlando-Bloom-collects-honorary-degree.html - accessed March 5 2013
  3. ^ Learning Disability , J-14. 3/04. Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2014. 
  4. ↑ Independent Film Quarterly - IFQ Magazine Interview with Orlando Bloom ( Memento of 19 November 2009 at the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Star trio for Hugo Boss: Schweighöfer, Bloom and Hamilton advertise men's fragrances in Horizont from May 31, 2011
  6. ↑ http://sebastiancopelandadventures.com/about - accessed March 3, 2013
  7. ↑ Orlando Bloom 'converts to Buddhism' , Female First. Retrieved September 3, 2014. 
  8. ↑ Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom have a son in Zeit Online January 9, 2011.
  9. ↑ Separation of Bloom and Kerr: Herr ohne Ring , accessed October 25, 2013.
  10. ^ Hilary Hughes: Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom Met the Pope On Their Roman Holiday. In: billboard.com. April 29, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom got engaged. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Posted about 14 hours ago: University of Kent Honorary Degrees 2010 . Kent.ac.uk. July 16, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved on September 3, 2014.
  13. ↑ Orlando Bloom gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star . Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  14. ↑ Jim Dobson: How An Adventure In Antarctica Changed Actor Orlando Bloom Forever. Retrieved June 1, 2020 .
  15. ^ Books. In: Sebastian Copeland Adventures. Retrieved June 1, 2020 (American English).
  16. ^ Paul Watson: Paul Watson: I'm proud to be a an anti-whaling pirate . In: The Guardian . January 23, 2008, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed June 1, 2020]).
  17. ↑ Orlando Bloom Eco. In: Eluxe Magazine. August 26, 2013, Retrieved June 1, 2020 (American English).
  18. ↑ Maeve Campbell: From jets to yachts: Is Google's climate change camp hypocritical? August 1, 2019, accessed June 1, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Prince Albert II welcomes Hollywood stars at the Monte Carlo Gala. September 27, 2018, accessed June 1, 2020 (German).
  20. ↑ Bhutatma Dasa (Austin Gordon), Drutakarma Dasa (Michael A. Cremo), Mukunda Goswami, Kurma Dasa: The Higher Taste: A Guide to Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking and a Karma-Free Diet . The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc., ISBN 978-91-7149-846-5 ( google.at [accessed June 1, 2020]).
  21. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Orlando Bloom - Awards on imdb.com
  22. ↑ European Film Academy: European Film Awards 2005 (The Winners) ( Memento of May 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on europeanfilmacademy.org, accessed on July 19, 2013.
  23. ↑ Jolie 06/2007: Interview: Orlando Bloom - Waiting for the great love ( Memento from September 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on oblonline.de, accessed on July 19, 2013.
  24. ↑ Joy 05/2005: Interview ( memento of November 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) on oblonline.de, accessed on July 19, 2013.
  25. ↑ Parody video by Orlando Bloom: "The Hobbits, the Hobbits, the Hobbits" . In: Spiegel Online . July 1, 2013 ( spiegel.de [accessed December 12, 2015]).

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SURNAME Bloom, Orlando
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bloom, Orlando Jonathan Blanchard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Canterbury , England