This Canterbury native became a household name after playing Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy
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The Gorgeous Greenleaves :: The Cast - Council of Elrond  This page is dedicated to the actors of the Lord of The Rings. .... Originally auditioned for the role of Frodo Baggins in the LOTR trilogy ... [on playing Arwen in Lord of the Rings:] "It wasn't until I came back home after such a long time ... Eventually, the success of The Lord of the Rings made him a household name-a difficult...
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Family Detective - Telegraph  Nov 11, 2006 ... Apart from appearing as Legolas in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, he also ... Orlando Bloom was born in Canterbury on January 13 1977. ... the son of Jacob Bloom, a petroleum company representative, and became ... After the African National Congress's campaign of defiance in 1952-3, he wrote two books.
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IMDb: The Associates - a list by thompkinsallen  Nov 14, 2014 ... After joining the National Theatre, under the Artistic Directorship of Sir ... Gary Oldman is a talented British born movie actor who played Sid ... and Japanese descent, and was raised in an all-women household. At age ..... Actor, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ... Legolas  - thompkinsallen.
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Jeopary Questions page 2281 - HOW DO YOU... - TriviaBistro.com  STATE CAPITALS: Peter Stuyvesant gave it the name Beverwyck in 1652; 12 years later it was given its present name ... CELEBRITIES: This Canterbury native became a household name after playing Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
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IMDb: The 56 of the Hottest Actors - a list by tailorgang  Apr 14, 2011 ... Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom was born in Canterbury, Kent, England on ... Zealand bringing to life "Legolas", a part which made him a household name. Today, he is one of the busiest and most sought-after actors in the industry. ... He returned to the Osborne role for the next two films in the trilogy.
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Whoops! Movie Goofs - Gladiator (2000) - JonHs.com  Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius ... Sound bytes from Zulu and Zulu Dawn are played in the background. ... In the big battle with the chariots, one of the chariot drivers gets stabbed with a spear. ... Pointing the thumb down signified that the crowd wanted the winner to point the sword down and away from the...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - IMDb  Adventure ... The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) ... What year did you register to IMDb movie-wise? poll image ..... He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir ... Played during the end credits ... What more can be said of Ian McKellan's showcase portrayal of the wizard?
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Gladiator Movie Review & Film Summary (2000) | Roger Ebert  May 5, 2000 ... The hero, a general from Spain named Maximus (Russell Crowe), is a ... When Maximus wins his first big fight, it's up to Commodus to decide whether he will live or die. "Live ... His closest friend among the gladiators is played by Djimon ... Gladiator is one of the most loved films of this century, making it onto...
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Printer Friendly - StudyDroid  The rap on him is he\'s sometimes \"Puffy\". Sean Combs. City Walk ..... This Brit\'s battles at Assaye & Argaom in India prepared him for Napoleon. Wellington.
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Anthony Hopkins - WikiVisually  Oct 27, 2016 ... Along with his Academy Award, Hopkins has won three BAFTA Awards, two .... when you hear him that it is the very first time he has ever said that line. ...... The town and its immediate surroundings were home to significant industrial and ...... He is known for his role as Tim "The Toolman" Taylor in the ABC...
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Ian Holm - Film Actor - Biography.com  Apr 2, 2014 ... Ian Holm has played a number of supporting roles in Hollywood bluckbusters. ... Holm is known for playing Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, ... Holm reprised his role as Baggins in the 2012 film The Hobbit. ... Baggins in the first installment of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
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Orlando Bloom - IMDb  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. ... Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Will Turner. ... The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Legolas.
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Remembering the Tolkien club - tribunedigital-chicagotribune  Dec 16, 2012 ... She was playing an odd, frog-like creature that had a strange. ... and "Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell  these were part of our daily discourse. ... it and "The Lord of the Rings" (often called a trilogy but conceived by Tolkien as...
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SparkNotes: The Lord of the Rings: Character List  Played by Viggo Mortensen ... An elf princess and Aragorn's future queen. ... More than any other member of the fellowship of the ring, Boromir is the victim of desire for the ring. ... Galadriel is the leader of the Sylvan elves. ... and the Moria fight in particular provides the others in the fellowship with a model for the sacrifice...
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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy filming locations - New Zealand  Sheltered by tall trees, the hobbit holes at Hobbiton Movie Set are beautifully detailed. ... Gardens of Isengard, the River Anduin, Rivendell, Osgiliath Wood, Paths of the ... Park near Paraparaumu, which was used for filming the Nazgul and mumakil ... where thousands of orcs bred by Sauron clashed with the men of Gondor...
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May 4, 1999 - May 12, 1999 News for May 12, 1999 LOTR Shooting ...  It is expected that there will be around 16,000 film extras required all over New Zealand. .... a farm bike and gave us a foul look, so we left, and we didn't climb any fences. .... Sylvester says when he re-read The Lord Of The Rings, "I asked myself, ... ELIJAH WOOD to play Frodo in the three LORD OF THE RINGS movies that...
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23 Lord of the Rings Locations You Can't Miss in New Zealand ...  Like Frodo and Sam, you can climb ever closer to the fiery depths of Mordor by ... Hobbiton. Hobbiton is a real place! You can potter around the village in The ... This stunning location in Canterbury is the backdrop for Edoras, the capital of Rohan. ... Kepler Mire near Te Anau is the location for the Dead Marshes that Gollum...
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Middle-earth by the Numbers: From LORD OF THE RINGS to THE ...  Dec 16, 2012 ... A look at Peter Jackson's LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT. ... to shoot all three films in Jackson's home country, New Zealand. ... Several tricks were employed to make the actors playing the hobbits ... It took 4 months to shoot the massive battle, mostly at night. .... Brendan Bettinger  3 years ago.
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Ian McKellen - Actors - Bellazon  Dec 7, 2007 ... He was made a CBE in 1979 and knighted in 1991 for his .... In 1995, he played the title role in Richard III, a film he also co-wrote (adapting the play for ... In McKellen's role as executive producer he returned his 50,000 fee in...
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Karl Urban - Wikipedia  Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for playing Julius Caesar and Cupid in Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: ... His first acting role came at age eight, when he had a single line in one episode ... Urban played a detective who has a dislike for robots but ends up being teamed...
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Ian McKellen - Wikipedia  Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He is the recipient of ... McKellen was born on 25 May 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, the son of Margery Lois (ne .... McKellen had taken film roles throughout his careerbeginning in 1969 with his role of ..... Jump up ^ "Ian McKellen Makes Magic.