Orlando Bloom Biography

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asked him to audition for his new set of movies. As soon as he graduated from Guildhall School in 1999, Orlando worked on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, for which he originally auditioned to play the role of "Faramir" but lost out on that role and was instead asked to play the role of Legolas Greenleaf.

Spent two months trained in archery, swordplay, and horseback riding prior to shooting with the intention to bring into life the prominent figure, it was worth paid indeed as it resulted in the Best Ensemble Acting nomination at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for the entire cast of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring". Released on December 19, 2001 the film was a box office success, earning over $870 million worldwide while won four Academy Awards out of thirteen nominations, winning categories of Best Cinematography, Best Effects (Visual Effects), Best Makeup, and Best Music (Original Score) as well as five BAFTAs, including Best Film. Not only the international success of the trilogy's first installment made Orlando a sought-after young actor in the industry but also it brought him numbers of movie offers, not to mention the rest two of ...

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the "Ring" movies, "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002) and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King" (2003). Just like the first one, the rest twos went very success, with the last one swept all eleven Academy Awards it was nominated for, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. After finishing all three films of "The Lord of the Rings", Orlando headed to Morocco for a role in Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down", opened only a few weeks after "The Fellowship of the Ring" and received equal acclaim.

Following those blockbusters, Orlando blew the box office again, this time with the 2003 hit "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". Grossed almost $654 million worldwide, the flick undoubtedly becoming the 22nd highest grossing film in the United States, prompting Walt Disney Pictures to announce within weeks of its release that a sequel, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" was in development before opened in the United States on July 7, 2006. Eventually being in the same scene with Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt and Eric Bana in the 2004 historical epic "Troy," the star then earned the lead roles in the ...