Rachel Bloom

Rachel Bloom

Bloom at the 37th College Television Awards
Birth name Rachel Leah Bloom
Born (1987-04-03) April 3, 1987
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medium Television, music, theatre
Alma mater New York University
Years active 2010–present
Genres Improvisational comedy, sketch comedy, black comedy, blue comedy, musical comedy, surreal humor, satire, cringe comedy
Subject(s) American politics, Jewish culture, current events, pop culture, self-deprecation, social awkwardness, human interaction, sex, tragedy, death, misfortune
Spouse Dan Gregor (m. 2015)
Website racheldoesstuff.com

Rachel Leah Bloom (born April 3, 1987)[1][2] is an American actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and songwriter. She is best known for creating, writing and playing the lead role of Rebecca Bunch in The CW comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,[3] 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 also 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 mother is a musician while her father is a healthcare lawyer. 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] She was once roommates with comedian Ilana Glazer after college in Brooklyn.[11]

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 2010.[7] The song was inspired by her favorite Ray Bradbury book, The Martian Chronicles.[12][13] There was a photo of Bradbury posted online that purported to show him watching the video.[14][15] Bloom has worked as a television writer on Allen Gregory and Robot Chicken.[16]

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".[16] On December 17, 2013, Bloom was the voice of Princess Peach in the song "Luigi's Ballad", on Starbomb's self-titled debut album. Bloom co-wrote "Super Friend" performed by Melissa Benoist and Grant Gustin. The song was featured on the musical crossover episode of Supergirl and The Flash and the soundtrack released from the episode.

In April 2017, Bloom appeared on episode 9 of Bill Nye Saves the World, performing a song called "my sex junk", which concerns the gender and sexual spectra. The performance inspired a negative backlash.[17][18][19]

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

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.[20] It was eventually picked up by The CW for the fall 2015–16 season.[21] The show became an hour long series with more network-friendly content when it transitioned from cable to network TV[22][23][24] and features musical numbers.[25] The show premiered on October 12, 2015.[26]

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.[27] 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] Crazy Ex-Girlfriend began its second season on October 21, 2016.[26]

Personal life

Bloom married her boyfriend of six years, Dan Gregor, in early 2015 with her cousin, a rabbi, performing the ceremony.[28][29]

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"
2012–14 Robot Chicken Various voice roles: Ariel, Woman, April O'Neil 17 episodes; also writer
2013–14 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange Chickpea, Breakfast Pastry (voice) 2 episodes; wrote episode: "Little Cart of Scaries"
2014–16 BoJack Horseman Various voice roles: Laura and Sitcom Writer / Sharona 5 episodes: "BoJack Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One", "The Telescope", "Say Anything", "BoJack Hates the Troops", "Old Acquaintances"
2014 Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas Additional voices TV movie
2015–present Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rebecca Bunch 31 episodes; also co-creator, executive producer, and writer
2016 Adam Ruins Everything Herself Episode: "Adam Ruins Hollywood"
2017 Bill Nye Saves the World Herself 2 episodes: "The Original Mars Invasion", "The Sexual Spectrum"

Music videos

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury Rachel
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 The Secret of the Gypsy Queen Ilsa Produced by Skeptoid Media
2012 Pictures of Your Dick Rachel
2012 You Can Touch My Boobies Rachel
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 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
2016 Holy Shit (You've Got to Vote) Herself Public service advocacy, with various artists
2017 Ladyboss Rachel Produced by Bola Ogun and Vanity Fair
2017 I Don't Care About Award Shows Rachel

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref
2011 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation
Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury
 Nominated
[10]
2013 Web Awards Best YouTube Song
You Can Touch My Boobies
 Won
[10]
2015 Primetime Emmy Awards Short-format Animation
Robot Chicken
 Nominated
[30]
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
 Won
[31]
2016 Gold Derby Awards Best Comedy Actress Nominated
[32]
Breakthrough Performer of the Year Nominated
TCA Awards Individual Achievement in Comedy Won
[33]
Online Film and Television Awards Best Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
EWwy Awards Best Actress, Comedy Nominated
[34]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Nominated
[35]
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Nominated
Annual Gotham Awards Breakthrough Series – Long Form Won
[36]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Comedy Series Won
[37]
2017 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
[38]

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. ↑ "Ilana Glazer and Rachel Bloom used to be roommates". Entertainment Weekly. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  12. ↑ Gertz, Stephen J. (August 20, 2010). "The Girl Who (NSFW) Loves Ray Bradbury". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  13. ↑ Wallace, Lewis (August 22, 2010). "The Story Behind 'Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury', the NSFW Sci-Fi Birthday Tribute". Wired. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  14. ↑ Myers, P.Z. (August 22, 2010). "How to make a famous SF/Fantasy writer happy". Pharyngula. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  15. ↑ Barnett, David (August 23, 2010). "The Ray Bradbury video tribute I never expected to see". The Guardian. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  16. 1 2 Sass (May 20, 2013). "Please Love Rachel Bloom". Heeb Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  17. ↑ Lindsay, Benjamin. "How Rachel Bloom’s Bill Nye Gig Led to Alt-Right Death Threats".
  18. ↑ "Bill Nye Saves the World jumps the shark with cringeworthy 'My Sex Junk' skit". April 26, 2017.
  19. ↑ http://reason.com/blog/2017/04/25/where-science-and-sexuality-goes-to-die
  20. ↑ Hahn, Kate (October 21, 2014). "Showtime Mixes Internet Sensation Rachel Bloom With Seasoned Writer for 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'". Variety. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ Fienberg, Daniel (October 8, 2015). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  24. ↑ Berman, Eliza (October 12, 2015). "Rachel Bloom on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Flipping the Bechdel Test on Its Head". Time. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  25. ↑ Stanley, T.L. (September 10, 2015). "In 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend', Rachel Bloom stalks and bursts into song". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  26. 1 2 "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Season 2 Release Date Revealed — Release Date". Release Date. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  27. ↑ "Winners & Nominees Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Love Orgy". Rachel Bloom & Dan Gregor. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  29. ↑ Gerri Miller (October 21, 2015). "Actress Rachel Bloom’s ‘Ex-Girlfriend’ is the love of her life". Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Creative Arts Emmys Show". Television Academy. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
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  33. ↑ Prudom, Laura (June 22, 2016). "‘Mr. Robot,’ ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’ Lead TCA Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Poppy Awards 2016: Meet Your Winners". Entertainment Weekly. September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Creative Arts Emmys: 'Murderer' & 'Grease Live' Lead The Field On Night 2". Deadline.com. September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  36. ↑ Cox, Gordon (October 20, 2016). "Gotham Awards Nominations 2016: ‘Manchester By The Sea’ Leads with Four". Variety. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  37. ↑ Evans, Greg (December 11, 2015). "Silicon Valley Star T.J. Miller To Host Critics' Choice Awards". deadline.com. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
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