BIOGRAPHY

Name: Orlando Bloom

Nicknames: Orli, Elf Boy (Invented by Viggo Mortenson)

Hometown: Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Date Of Birth: 13th January 1977

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Height: 5' 11"

Distinguishing Features: A tattoo on his right forearm of the elvish writing for nine, and a tattoo of a sun on his torso.

Spouse: Older sister Samantha

Marital Status: Apparently single, but there are rumours...

Pets: A Dog called Maude

Schooling: National Youth Theatre for 2 years, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he obtained a scolarship.

Hobbies: Surfing, skiing, sky diving, snowboarding, bungee jumping, paragliding,  photography and he likes shopping (proves not all men are the same).

ADDITIONAL FACTS

-Is a vegetarian, and stays away from dairy products.
-He used to smoke, but recently quit and now he bites his nails.
-He enjoys sky diving, bungee jumping, paragliding, surfing and snowboarding. I guess anything that's dangerous. He's broken his back, both legs, one arm, an ankle, his nose and cracked his skull! He also likes photography, shopping and buying old antiques, and he "can't stand computers".
-A year before doing the Lord of the Rings, he fell 3 stories off a friend's porch while trying to open a jammed door and broke his back. He was almost confined to a wheelchair, but luckily the doctors were able to patch him up.
-Has an older sister Samantha.
-Has a dog named Maude.
-His father, Harry Bloom, died when Orlando was 4 and was a legendary figure in antiapartheid circles in South Africa. Harry also wrote a famous tome called Episode In The Transvaal, was jailed for his beliefs, and worked alongside Nelson Mandela.
-He's not married.
-Has a tattoo of "nine" in Elvish on his right forearm, and a sun on his torso.
-For LOTR, he had to learn archery, how to ride a horse bareback (while shooting an arrow), and how to fight and wield two swords.
-He originally auditioned for Lord of the Rings in the part of Faramir, Boromir's brother, who wouldn't be introduced until The Two Towers. He was turned down for that part, but was then asked to audition for Legolas.
-He learned that he got the part the day before he graduated from Guildhall.
-Dated his "Lullaby of Clubland" girlfriend Joanne Morley in 1996, until she left him for André Schneider, who is now a close friend of his.
-It was rumored that he was briefly engaged to model Jemma Kidd. In an interview Orlando only said "I won't admit or deny anything. Makes me more interesting."