Orlando Bloom’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

Orlando Bloom was born on 13th January 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, England. He is an English actor with an estimated net worth of $35 million.

He began his career in London’s West End. Orlando became an international star with his performance as Legolas in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. He has also appeared in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, “Elizabethtown”, and “New York, I Love You”. He established himself as a lead in Hollywood films by working in Elizabethtown and Kingdom of Heaven. He has also appeared in ensemble films such as Troy, Sympathy for Delicious and Main Street. Bloom made his professional stage debut in West End’s In Celebration at the Duke of York’s Theatre, St. Martin’s Lane which ended its run on 15th September, 2007.

Bloom’s first appearance on screen was in a small part as a rent boy in the movie Wilde. In 2002, he was chosen as one of the Teen People “25 Hottest Stars Under 25”. He was also named People’s hottest Hollywood bachelor in the magazine’s 2004 list. All cast members of Lord of the Rings films were nominated for Best Ensemble Acting at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for three years in a row. They won it in 2003, for the third movie, “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”.

Bloom has also won other awards such as the Hollywood Festival Award, European Film Awards, Empire Awards and Teen Choice Awards. Most of his box office successes have been as part of an ensemble cast.

In 2007, Bloom began dating the Australian model Miranda Kerr. The couple’s engagement was announced on 21st June 2012, and on 22nd July 2012, Kerr released a statement saying that she had married Bloom in an intimate ceremony. The couple has a son who was born on 6th January 2011 in Los Angeles.

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