Orlando Bloom

In 2004, Bloom converted to Nichiren Buddhism, a spirituality that he was long associated with. He is currently working on a sequel to Spaceballs. Additionally, Bloom has won various Empire Awards and Teen Choice Awards, and been nominated for many others. Married to actress Anne Bancroft, and the father of Max, he owns homes on both coasts. In 2003, the ensemble cast of The Return of the King won a Screen Actors' Guild Award for Best Ensemble Acting, after having been nominated for the previous two movies in the trilogy. Brooks is one of a select group who have received an Oscar, Emmy (as both an actor and writer), Tony and Grammy. In 2004, Orlando was named People Magazine's hottest bachelor in the magazine's annual list of Hollywood bachelors. Knowing that anyone seeing the poster with 'Mel Brooks presents The Elephant Man' would go along expecting a comedy he set up the company Brooksfilm to produce the film. Brooksfilm has since produced a number of non-comedy films.

IMDBPro's StarMeter reported that Orlando Bloom was the most searched for actor in January 2002, one month after the Fellowship of the Ring was released; that year, he was also chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25". In 1980 Brooks became interested in producing the film "The Elephant Man" directed by David Lynch. This high-profile role made an unknown British actor one of the hottest Internet celebrities. His most recent success has been a transfer of his film, The Producers, to the Broadway stage. His first major role (he was still in drama school during the casting) was in the movie version of The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), where he played Legolas; the ensemble cast of The Fellowship of the Ring (including Bloom), and a year later that of The Two Towers, was nominated for Best Ensemble Acting at the Screen Actors' Guild Awards. Brooks developed a repertory company of sorts for his film work: performers with three or more Brooks films to their credit include Wilder, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman and, of course, Brooks himself. However, in 1998, he broke his back in a three story fall, and it was briefly feared that he would never walk again, but he made a complete recovery. Among his most popular films have been Young Frankenstein (co-written with Gene Wilder) and Blazing Saddles, both of which were released in 1974.

He earned a few television roles to further his career, including his film debut in 1997 in Wilde, opposite Stephen Fry, before entering the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He later moved into film, working as an actor, director, writer and producer. In 1993, he moved to London and joined the National Youth Theatre,spending two seasons there and earning a scholarship to train at the British American Drama Academy. With Buck Henry, he created the successful TV series Get Smart. He attended St Edmunds School in Canterbury, but struggled in many courses due to his dyslexia. In 1961, with Carl Reiner, he created the persona of the 2000 Year Old Man, a collection of ad libbed comedy routines made into a series of comedy records. Although he carries the name of novelist and political activist, Harry Bloom, Orlando's biological father is actually Colin Stone, a reported friend of the family. He started out in show business as a stand-up comic before becoming a comedy writer for television, working on Your Show of Shows.

Copeland. Born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York, Brooks served in the US Army during World War II as an engineer. J. Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, writer and director, best known as a creator of broad film farces and parodies. He was born in Canterbury, Kent to Sonia C. Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) (writer, director, actor). He also had major roles in Black Hawk Down, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Troy. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) (writer, director, actor).

Orlando Bloom (born January 13, 1977) is a British actor, who became famous playing Legolas in the The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Life Stinks (1991) (writer, director, actor). Wilde (1997) – Rent boy. Spaceballs (1987) (writer, director, actor). The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) – Legolas Greenleaf. To Be or Not to Be (1983) (actor). Todd Blackburn. History of the World, Part I (1981) (writer, director, actor).

Black Hawk Down (2001) – Pfc. High Anxiety (1978) (writer, director, actor). The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) – Legolas Greenleaf. Silent Movie (1976) (writer, director, actor). Ned Kelly (2003) – Joe Byrne. Blazing Saddles (1974) (writer, director, actor). Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) – Will Turner. Young Frankenstein (1974) (co-writer, director).

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – Legolas Greenleaf. The Twelve Chairs (1970) (writer, director, actor). The Calcium Kid (2004) – Jimmy. The Producers (1968) (writer, director; Academy Award, best original screenplay). Troy (2004) – Prince Paris. Haven (2004) – Shy (also co-producer).

Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (2005) (announced) – Will Turner. Kingdom of Heaven (2005) (post-production) – Balian of Ibelin. Elizabethtown (2005) (filming) – Drew Baylor.