Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom

Birth Date: January 13, 1977
Birth Place: Canterbury, England

The Sexiest Man Alive nearly didn't make it. While still a drama-school student in England, Orlando Bloom fell three stories, breaking his back. He could have been paralyzed, but Bloom walked out of the hospital on crutches.

Nice timing. Just before graduation, director Peter Jackson picked him to star as elf warrior Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, now among the highest grossing films of all time. In 2002, he scored another blockbuster franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean.

In 2006, Bloom's four-year, on-and-off again romance with Kate Bosworth ended, and he has since been linked to Spanish siren Penélope Cruz. Although Bloom is taking a break from making movies, his luck still seems intact. To date, he has also survived a broken nose, ribs, arm, wrist, both legs, a finger and a toe.