All the Orlando Facts, Hitkrant (The Netherlands), September 17, 2003, nr. 38
translation by Lenny of Bloomania, scans by Nathalie
[Some of the info listed here is a bit off]
All the Orlando Facts (Just
for the superfans!)
Do you
want to know everything about Pirates hunk Orlando Bloom? Then read this
article fast, because we dragged him o ff his pirates ship and asked him every
small detail about Orli…
Na me: Orlando Bloom
Nicknames: Orli, O.B.
Named
after: the hero of the book by Virginia Woolf, Orlando: a biography
Date of
Birth: 13 January 1977
Place
of Birth: Canterbury, Kent (England)
Length:
1.80 meter
Hair
colour: brown
Colour
of eyes: brown
Parents:
his father Harry Bloom was a famous writer, la wyer and anti apartheid activist
who died when Orlando was four years old. Later Orlando found out that Harry
was not his biological father. That is Colin Stone. Orlando’s mother Sonia had
a talent school and helped him with his acting career by entering him in poetry
contest and bible readings.
Sister:
Samantha, she is two years older.
Pet: a
dog named Maude. When Orlando is filming, his mother or sister take care of his
dog.
Girlfriend: actr ess Kate Bosworth
Tattoos:
a sun on his belly and an elvish sign on his upper arm.
Always
wears: a copy of the original LOTR ring that was given to him on the set
Annoying
habit: biting his nails
First
job: shooting clay pigeons
Advertised
for: Gap
Diet:
Orlando didn’t eat meat o r dairy products, but stopped this diet to look
healthier as Legolas.
Favourite
food: pasta, pizza, rice and vegetables and baked potatoes
Dislikes:
computers, he doesn’t understand computers
Favourite
colour: yellow
Favourite
soccer club: Manchester United
Favourite
sports: extreme sports
Favourite
music: Folkmusic, David Gray and Bob Dylan
First
album: Michael Jackson
First
concert: Jamiroquai in Canterbury
Favourite
actor: Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Daniel Day-Lewis
Favourite
type of women: kind, nice girls
Broken:
his back, multiple ribs, both legs, his wrist, several fingers and toes, his
skull
Near
death experience: his fall off a balcony
Want to
write: Orlando Bloom c/o Aleen Keshisian, The Firm, 9100 Wilshire Blvd, suite
400 West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA.
You can
see Orlando in: POTC, LOTR, BHD, Wilde
Films
to expect: Ned Kelly, the Calcium Kid, Troy
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