Rachel Bloom

Rachel Bloom
Born Rachel Leah Bloom
(1987-04-03) April 3, 1987
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater New York University's
Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation Actress
Comedian
Writer
Musician
Spouse(s) Dan Gregor

Rachel Leah Bloom (born April 3, 1987)[1][2] is an American actress, comedian and writer,[3] best known for creating, writing and playing the lead role of Rebecca Bunch in The CW comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy[4] and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.[5] She created the Hugo Award-nominated music video "Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury".[6][7]

Early life

Bloom was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Manhattan Beach,[8] the daughter of Shelli (née Rosenberg) and Alan Bloom.[1][9] Her family is Jewish.[10]

In 2009, Bloom graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama. While at NYU, Bloom was the head writer and director of the school's premier sketch comedy group, Hammerkatz. Post-college, Bloom performed at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York and Los Angeles.[8]

Career

In April 2010, Bloom wrote and sang the song, "Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury", which gained a cult following when it was released on Ray Bradbury's 90th birthday in 2011.[7] The song was inspired by her favorite Ray Bradbury book, The Martian Chronicles.[11][12] There was a photo of Bradbury posted online that purported to show him watching the video.[13][14] Bloom has worked as a television writer on Allen Gregory and Robot Chicken.[15]

On May 13, 2013, Bloom released her first album of musical comedy, Please Love Me, which included the songs "Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury" and "You Can Touch My Boobies". On November 19, 2013, she released her second album Suck It, Christmas, which featured a comedic look at Chanukah. It included the hit song "Chanukah Honey".[15] On December 17, 2013, Bloom was the voice of Princess Peach in the song "Luigi's Ballad", on Starbomb's self-titled debut album.[16]

On May 7, 2015, Bloom filmed a half hour pilot for Showtime with co-executive producer Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) and directed by Marc Webb, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.[17] It was eventually picked up by The CW for the Fall 2015–16 season.[18] The show became an hour long series with more network-friendly content when it transitioned from cable to network TV[19][20][21] and features musical numbers.[22]

On December 10, 2015, Bloom received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical for her work on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.[23] On January 10, 2016, she won the Golden Globe Award in her category.[4] The following week, Bloom won the Critic's Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.[5]

Personal life

Bloom is married to comedian Dan Gregor.[24]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Allen Gregory Staff Writer 4 episodes: "Pilot", "1 Night in Gottlieb", "Gay School Dance", "Full Blown Maids"
2012 How I Met Your Mother Wanda 1 episode: "The Drunk Train"
2012 Co-op of the Damned Wife 1 episode: "The Sexorcist"
2014 BoJack Horseman Various roles: Laura (voice) and Sitcom Writer / Sharona (voice) 4 episodes: "BoJack Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One", "The Telescope", "Say Anything", "BoJack Hates the Troops"
2012–14 Robot Chicken Various roles: Ariel, Woman (voice), April O'Neil (voice) 17 episodes
also Staff Writer
2014 The Hero Super Josie TV movie
2014 Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas Additional Voices TV movie
2015–present Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rebecca Bunch Lead role
also Executive Producer, Co-Creator and Writer
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

Music videos

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury Rachel Nominated for 2011 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation: Short Form[10]
2011 I Steal Pets Rachel
2011 I Was a Mermaid and Now I'm a Pop Star Rachel
2011 Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge Lucy Van Pelt, Sally Brown Produced by Funny or Die
2012 Pictures of Your Dick Rachel
2012 You Can Touch My Boobies Rachel 2013 LA Weekly Web Award for Best YouTube Song[10]
2012 We Don't Need a Man Rachel
2013 Die When I'm Young Rachel
2013 If Disney Cartoons Were Historically Accurate Princess Rachel
2013 Historically Accurate Disney Princess Song Princess Peach (voice)
2013 Chanukah Honey Rachel
2013 Luigi's Ballad Princess Peach (voice)
2014 NOBODY WILL WATCH THE F*CKING TONY AWARDS WITH ME Rachel
2014 The OCDance! Rachel

References

  1. 1 2 "Rachel Leah Bloom - California Birth Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Rose, Lacey; O'Connell, Michael; Sandberg, Bryn Elise; Stanhope, Kate; Goldberg, Lesley (August 28, 2015). "Next Gen Fall TV: 10 Stars Poised for Breakouts". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Zulkey, Claire (January 1, 2014). "13 Funny Women to Watch in 2014". Cosmopolitan.
  4. 1 2 "2016 Golden Globes Winners: The Complete List". Deadline.com. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Critics' Choice Awards 2016 winners: Spotlight, Mad Max, Leonardo DiCaprio, and more". Entertainment Weekly. January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ Nielsen Hayden, Patrick (April 24, 2011). "2011 Hugo Finalists". Tor Books. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  7. 1 2 Gallagher, Danny (November 7, 2014). "Comedy's Not Cute: Rachel Bloom Talks About Being Honest with Pop Music and Why She Likes Ray Bradbury". Dallas Observer. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Thomasian, Deborah. "OK! Rachel Bloom Is Just The Best". Serial Optimist. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  9. ↑ Heisler, Steve (January 25, 2013). "Rachel Bloom, comedian". Gameological. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 Ungar-Sargon, Batya (July 9, 2014). "Andy Samberg, Kiss My Mezuzah! Rachel Bloom is going to be funny, no matter what you think of her and her lewd, Jewy, borderline-offensive brand of comedy". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  11. ↑ Gertz, Stephen J. (August 20, 2010). "The Girl Who (NSFW) Loves Ray Bradbury". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  12. ↑ Wallace, Lewis (August 22, 2010). "The Story Behind 'Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury', the NSFW Sci-Fi Birthday Tribute". Wired. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  13. ↑ Myers, P.Z. (August 22, 2010). "How to make a famous SF/Fantasy writer happy". Pharyngula. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  14. ↑ Barnett, David (August 23, 2010). "The Ray Bradbury video tribute I never expected to see". The Guardian. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  15. 1 2 Sass (May 20, 2013). "Please Love Rachel Bloom". Heeb Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Starbomb". Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  17. ↑ Hahn, Kate (October 21, 2014). "Showtime Mixes Internet Sensation Rachel Bloom With Seasoned Writer for 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'". Variety. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  18. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 7, 2015). "CW Picks Up Crazy Ex-Girlfriend As Hourlong Series, DC's Legends Of Tomorrow & Cordon". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 14, 2014). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend': How Did Racy Showtime Comedy Land At CW, What Will Be Changed, Who Is Leaving The Cast?". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  20. ↑ Fienberg, Daniel (October 8, 2015). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  21. ↑ Berman, Eliza (October 12, 2015). "Rachel Bloom on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Flipping the Bechdel Test on Its Head". Time. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  22. ↑ Stanley, T.L. (September 10, 2015). "In 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend', Rachel Bloom stalks and bursts into song". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Winners & Nominees Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Love Orgy". Rachel Bloom & Dan Gregor. Retrieved October 13, 2015.

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