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Born as Orlando Bloom in Canterbury, Kent to Sonia J. Copeland and Harry Bloom
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Harry Bloom dies.
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Discovers Harry Bloom wasn't his real father. Colin Stone, a friend of the family, is his father.
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Struggling with dyslexia, Orlando quits St. Edmund's School in Canterbury to begin his quest to be an actor. Moves to London and becomes a member of the National Youth Theatre and spends two seasons there
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Attends London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
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Debuts as a male prostitute in Wilde.
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Has to relearn to walk after falling three stories and breaking his back.
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Not long after graduating drama school, he gets his big break and lands the part of Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Plays Pfc. Todd Blackburn in Ridley Scott's Blackhawk Down with Josh Hartnett.
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: Plays Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with Elijah Wood, Christopher Lee, and Ian McKellen.
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Plays Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
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Stars as Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl with Johnny Depp.
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Stars as Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
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Stars as Paris in Troy with Brad Pitt and Peter O'Toole.
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Breaks up with Kate Bosworth.
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Back together with Kate Bosworth.
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Goes to a Coldplay concert with his dog but refuses to go backstage because security won't let his dog attend as well.