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October 12, 2002 - The Mirror reports Billie Piper, who is married to media mogul Chris Evans, and Orlando Bloom have been getting on like a house on fire since teaming up to star in a British flick called The Calcium Kid. Read more.

September 18, 2002 - Rolling Stone magazine has a short profile on Orlando Bloom for their Hot Movies feature. Bloom admits he's having trouble playing roles as an action hero. "I feel like I'm in competition with Evel Knievel," said Bloom, who once broke his back falling off a friend's terrace. "For four days they dind't think I'd walk again. Now if I start to take too much on, my back goes, 'Twang! Listen, man, remember who you are!'"

September 17, 2002 - Chicago Sun-Times reports Los Angeles Fire Dept. investigators are looking into the possible cause of a $350,000 blaze that seriously damaged the Walt Disney Studios' set of "Pirates of the Caribbean," the new film starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Orlando Bloom. A spokesman for the LAFD says it appears the fire may have been started while crew members "were making foam sets of some type" for use in the film. The film schedule hasn't been changed though and nobody was hurt.

September 12, 2002 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca has details on Orlando Bloom, and how 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' will see a plot that's an insider said "we sexed it up a bit." Read more.

August 31, 2002 - Orlando Bloom is due to begin work on his new film in London on Monday. Bloom stars in The Calcium Kid with Omid Djalili and David Kelly. Read more.

August 29, 2002 - The Mirror reports Heath Ledger and Naomi Watts have one person to thank for their new romance - Orlando Bloom. Read more.

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