Orlando Bloom was born on the 13th of January 1977 in Canterbury, England, and is today 34 years old. He was called Orlando after the 16th century composer Orlando Gibbons. He grew up with his mother and what he thought was his father. After his father´s death, it turned out that his biological father was a friend of the family, Collin Stone. Bloom is today married to Marianda Kerr, they have together a baby, named Flynn.
Bloom got through the ordinary schools, despite his dyslexia. His mother recommended him to take drama classes. At the age of 18 Bloom went to London to join a youth theater where he acted for two years. Later on he earned a scholarship to act at The British American Drama Academy. In 1994 Bloom started his acting career for television.
Orlando Bloom is a practicing Buddhist and is a member of the Soka Gakkai international movement. He is also a Manchester United fan as well as working for an environmentally company. He is very occupied with the environment and he has put solar panels, recycled materials and he use efficient light bulbs in one of his three houses.
Since 1994 Bloom has acted in three television series and 22 movies. He is a very popular guy in the movie business, and has acted in almost two movies per year from 1994. Out of these movies, he is most famous for his acting as Legolas in The Lord Of Rings and as Will Turner in Pirates Of The Caribbean.
