Celebrity Birthdays!
Happy Birthday, Orlando Bloom —
[Jan. 13]
WHO IS ACTOR ORLANDO BLOOM?
Actor Orlando Bloom, Hollywood star best known for his work in Pirates of the Caribbean with green celebrity actor Johnny Depp, was born in the famous town of Canterbury [in Kent, England] on January 13, 1977. He was also the actor that played the character Legolas (the blonde elf) in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
HOLLYWOOD TRIVIA
Orlando Bloom actually broke his back in a three story fall back in 1998. Though there was a great risk he would be paralyzed, his recovery went fairly smoothly and Bloom, at that time a stage theater actor, was able to return to acting. He was discovered by director Peter Jackson while working in a production in New York. He suffered another scary fall while filming Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring when he fell off a running horse while they were filming. While his back fared well, his ribs did not; the star broke one due to the impact of his abrupt landing.
GREEN CELEBRITY STATS
Orlando Bloom is an active volunteer with the organization UNICEF. He is the son of deceased humanitarian Harry Bloom, was a legendary political activist who openly fought for civil rights to be granted to all in South Africa.
Over the years Orlando Bloom has used his star power to give his celebrity endorsement to a wide variety of causes ranging from humanitarian charities who help provide medical services and emotional support to A.I.D.S. victims to green building movements.
Bloom has even supported the Food Bank for New York City.
He has also been a green celebrity activist crusader for the homeless in the United States and has fought for clean water initiatives around the world.