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is a British film actor. Gained fame thanks to his roles

is a British film actor. Gained fame thanks to his

roles in the film trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" (2001, 2002, 2003) and its prequel "The Hobbit", the adventure film "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003) and its sequels "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ( 2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).
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Born January 13, 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, UK. It was named

Born January 13, 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, UK.
It was named after

the 17th century English composer Orlando Gibbons. His mother Sonia Copland (native of Calcutta) was a businesswoman, ran a language school for international students, and was also a writer. Mother's husband, Harry Bloom[en], (1913-1981), from a family of South African Jews, a well-known writer and journalist, was a professor of law at the University of Kent. Previously, he led the fight against apartheid in South Africa, was one of Nelson Mandela's lawyers, and subsequently wrote several books about racial segregation in South Africa, for which he was persecuted by the South African government and in 1963 was forced to emigrate to the UK.
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Orlando's father died when he was four years old, and the

Orlando's father died when he was four years old, and the

upbringing of the boy and his older sister Samantha fell on the shoulders of the mother, who no longer tied the knot, and Colin Stone, who was appointed their guardian. Later, when Orlando was thirteen, his mother confessed to him that it was Stone who was in fact his biological father. From an early age, Sonya instilled in children a love of art, and Orlando showed an early interest in languages, photography and theatre. Horses were another of his hobbies, he himself was a good rider, which later came in handy in his film career.
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Appearing in 2004 in the British comedy The Calcium Boy as

Appearing in 2004 in the British comedy The Calcium Boy as

milkman Jimmy Connelly, who unexpectedly becomes a contender for the title of world boxing champion, Bloom took part in another big-budget Hollywood film - the historical drama Troy based on Homer's poem The Iliad. . The role of Achilles was played by Brad Pitt, and Bloom played the handsome Paris. Despite the abundance of historical inconsistencies and a rather free interpretation of the original source, the film grossed almost $ 500 million at the worldwide box office [5]. Bloom's third film of 2004 was the crime drama Harbor, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Actor Facts Orlando decided to become an actor after watching the

Actor Facts
Orlando decided to become an actor after watching the movie

The Rascal with Paul Newman.
Bloom performed virtually all of his own stunts in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). While performing one of them, he broke a rib.
His hobbies are extreme sports (sky diving, surfing, paragliding, snowboarding), he also loves sculpture, photography and cars.
In September 2004, Empire magazine named Bloom the sexiest living actor, and in the overall rating of movie stars, he took third place - after Keira Knightley and Angelina Jolie.
In 2004, People magazine named Orlando Hollywood's most eligible bachelor.
He is a vegetarian[13].
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Speaks fluent French. Favorite book - "The Brothers Karamazov" by F.

Speaks fluent French.
Favorite book - "The Brothers Karamazov" by F. M.

Dostoevsky
In April 2016, he made a trip to the Donbass (on the route Slovyansk-Kramatorsk-Svyatogorsk) not advertised by the media (due to security reasons) as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
He is a Buddhist [source not specified 1530 days].
As a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, he arrived in Moldova to support Ukrainian refugees[14].