Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He had his break-through role in the early 2000s as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy of films, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood films, including Troy, Elizabethtown, and Kingdom of Heaven. Bloom most recently appeared in the sequels Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Bloom recently had his West End debut in In Celebration at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, St Martins Lane, which ended its run on September 15th, 2007.
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While most of us were eating cold noodles and watching Project Runway, another major Hollywood actor joined the industry’s growing brigade of charitable stars. Orlando Bloom recently took a four-day tour of Nepal on a UNICEF-supported visit, which took the 30-year-old actor to the impoverished western districts of Kaski and Chitwan. “Another Hollywood movie star might feel strange in a remote and impoverished area of Nepal, but [he] seemed perfectly at ease,” the humanitarian organization reports. Indeed, Mr. Bloom apparently took to certain Nepalese customs swimmingly. In one village, Mr. Bloom, who seemingly has no confirmed projects currently underway, had his forehead smeared with red “tika” by local women, who also offered him garlands of flowers to wear. Orlando Bloom Soaks Up Nepal Trip
Karl Urban, Eomer, has chimed in on his thoughts about the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ films in a recent TVGuide.com interview. When asked if he can imagine a Hobbit film in any other director’s hands, Karl answers, “Well, he (Peter Jackson) did such an overwhelmingly fantastic job with that trilogy, it’s hard to conceive of anybody laying their fingerprints on it.” [Read More]
Candice writes: I saw that Miranda Otto is a cast member on Cashmere Mafia, a new ABC drama. A sneak preview of the pilot is this Sunday 10pm ABC. Don’t know when the regular time slot will be, and not sure if you posted this info already. Thanks for all your hard work, guys, everyone @ TORN 🙂
Orlando Bloom was forced to split up a brawl on the set of a British TV show – when his dog snapped at the sight of Irish comic Graham Norton’s pooch. The Hollywood actor was preparing for his guest spot on The Graham Norton Show last year with his furry friend in tow, prompting the funnyman to introduce his own dogs to Bloom’s pet. But Norton soon regretted his decision when the actor’s animal bared its teeth and launched a “vicious” attack on his dog Bailey. Orlando Bloom’s dog attacks on TV show
Dominic Monaghan will be one of the first guests back on Late Night TV on ‘The Late Late Show’ on CBS. Monaghan will be a guest on Friday, January 4th. TV Watch: Monaghan on ‘Late Late Show’