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December 28, 2002 - Orlando Bloom talks about life at the Black Hawk Down boot camp with Johnny Vaughan. Watch it here.

December 28, 2002 - First on Extra TV's list is 25-year-old Orlando Bloom, who shot into the spotlight in 'The Lord of the Rings.' He says, "It was kind of a life changing experience that I feel kind of blessed to have been a part of." Watch the clip here.

December 27, 2002 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Thursday, "The new 'Lord of the Rings' movie is out. 'The Two Towers.' And it's a big hit. It's the big hit this holiday week. It's already earned over $100 million. Isn't that amazing? Yeah. One-third, one-third of the audience was 28-year-old males. And the other two-thirds were their parents who drove them."

December 21, 2002 - 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" took in $26 million domestically on opening day Wednesday. Is the movie worth it? Check out Jeffrey Lyons review at WNBC.

December 19, 2002 - Star File has more photos of Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom at 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' premiere in LA on Sunday. Check them out here.

December 19, 2002 - Dean Richards of WGN reviewed the second installment of the "Lord Of The Rings" saga, which is in theaters now. Watch the review here.

December 18, 2002 - Orlando Bloom attended the premiere of 'Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring' on Monday (December 16) in Los Angeles. Check out photos from GettyImages and LFI.

December 17, 2002 - Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom were amongst those that attended the Lord of the Rings Premiere screened at the Cineramadome in Hollywood on Sunday (December 15). Check out photos from BigPictures, LFI, WireImagecom.

December 17, 2002 - Orlando Bloom tells Us Weekly that many don't recognize him even though he stars in the megahit Lord of the Rings. "I think it's because of the blonde wig."

December 10, 2002 - Orlando Bloom lives by the sword. The 'Lord of the Rings' warrior tells the New York Daily News, "I'm playing with a blade again, but it's Errol Flynn-style," in the upcoming action film "Pirates of the Caribbean." "It's more like fencing, and it's fu**ing great."

December 7, 2002 - Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom were on hand at 'The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers' premiere in New York on Thursday (December 6) at the Ziegfeld Theatre. Check out pictures from Rex Features (page1 / page2 / page3), LFI, WireImage.com. Check out after-party pictures from the New York Public Library at WireImage.com.

December 7, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of the Orlando Bloom press conference for "The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers" on Friday (December 6) at Regency Hotel in New York City. Check them out here.

December 4, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Orlando Bloom and the rest of the cast and crew of 'The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers' will be treated to one of the more lavish premiere parties tomorrow night at the New York Public Library. Lining the entrance will be some of the tallest candelabras in the world. Close to 400 peonies have been flown in from New Zealand, where the magical tale was shot.

November 16, 2002 - dream-in-bloom.too.it has photos from Italian magazine, Uomo Vogue (November 2002). Orlando is photographed by Bruce Weber. Check them out here.

November 9, 2002 - Orlando Bloom attends the "EA Games," launching three new video games, "Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets", "James Bond 007...Nightlife" and "The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers" at Raleigh Studios on November 07, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. Check out photos from GettyImages.

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