Orlando Bloom (placeholder)

Gorgeous actor!

Fun Facts:

Used to smoke but quit in 2002.

Bites his nails.

Some of his hobbies are skydiving, bungee jumping, paragliding, surfing, snowboarding, photography, shopping and buying old antiques.

Broke his back, ribs, nose, both his legs, arm, wrist, a finger, a toe and ed his skull 3 times. Also popped his knee on set of “Pirates of the Caribbean”.

Speaks French

Favorite colors are yellow and green

Originally audtioned for the role of Faramir in “The Lord of
the Rings” instead of Legolas

During the LotR shoot, Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) was forever calling Orlando “Elf-boy”.
Trained on nearly 20 horses for LotR, but still fell off the chosen horse and broke a rib

Convinced 7 out of the other 8 fellowship members in LotR to get a of the Elvish symbol for 9

Had to shave the back of his hairline for the role of Legolas, so he decided to go further (at the advice of Liv Tyler, who has flirting with him throughout LotR filming) and shave off both sides completely: underneath the blond wig is a black Mohawk haircut.

Can’t stand computers

Is a vegetarian and stays away from dairy products

Favorite football team is Manchester United

Admires Johnny Depp, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Edward Newton

His career choice was inspired by a he had a crush on when he was nine. He thought he could win her over if he could fly like Superman, but when he found out that Superman was an actor, he decided that acting was for him!

Is dyslexic

Learned to surf in New Zealand while filming LotR

Does not read magazines

One of his obsessions is socks. He says that he has yellow, green, red socks – even ones that glow in the dark

Found out that he got the part of Legolas just two days before graduating at Guildhall, his acting school.

His mother, Sonia, is a language teacher, and named Orlando after writer Orlando Gibbons.

His first job was as a clay trapper at a pigeon range

Is scared of pigs. When a pig escaped on the set of Kingdom of Heaven, Orlando turned and ran in complete .

Droped out of school at age 16.

He is a total HOTTIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!