Sam Bloom

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Sam Bloom
Birth nameSamuel Bloom
Born (1981-12-19) 19 December 1981 (age 41)
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

Samuel Bloom (born 19 December 1981) is an English actor and singer best known as a member of the short-lived pop group allSTARS*. [1]

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Early life

Bloom was born in Manchester on 19 December 1981. Graham Gouldman of 10cc was the first husband of Bloom's mother and remained a friend of the family. His uncle was a manager to bands including Herman’s Hermits and 10cc and his brother works in the recording business. He was privately educated at the independent Cheadle Hulme School and at 13 his English teacher got him a small role in the television adaptation of Pride and Prejudice as the young Wickham. [2]

Work

Television acting

YearTitleRoleEpisode
1995 Pride and Prejudice Young Wickham [2] Episode #1.4
2001–2002 STARStreet* [1] Samall episodes
2005 The Last Detective [3] Young Teddy O'ConnorEpisode:Three Steps to Hendon
2006 Kerching! TonyEpisode:Making a Difference

Television appearances

YearTitleRoleDetails
200180s ManiaPerformer (as allSTARS*)TV documentary
2001 Top of the Pops Himself (as allSTARS*)Episode dated 22 June 2001
2002Top of the PopsHimself(as allSTARS*)Episode dated 25 January 2002
2002 Stars in Their Eyes Himself (as allSTARS*) / Steps (as allSTARS*)Popstars Special
2006 Boys Will Be Girls HimselfEpisode #1.1 [4]

Stage acting

YearTitleRoleVenue
2006 The Snow Queen Kay Rodean Theatre [5]
2006 The Snow Queen Kay Manchester Opera House [6]
2007–2008 Aladdin Aladdin Liverpool Everyman [7]

After the band

Bloom co-founded of 'Inspiring Interns', an award-winning recruitment agency for interns and graduates in Central London. [8]

Bloom co-founded GradBay.com in 2018 with Ben Hazan, friends since nursery. GradBay is a hiring platform designed to help corporates engage the new work force, generation Z. GradBay works with Unilever, PepsiCo, Manchester United plus 100s of start-ups and SMEs. To date, they have placed thousands of students and grads into internships and jobs.

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References

  1. 1 2 Boland, Aaron (8 November 2007). "Everyman plans everything but a wishy washy pantomime - Liverpool Arts - Culture". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 Key, Philip (23 November 2007). "Theatre: Sam Bloom - I wanted to be the centre of attention - Liverpool Arts - Culture". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. Key, Philip (23 November 2007). "Theatre: Sam Bloom - I wanted to be the centre of attention - Liverpool Arts - Culture". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. "Whatever Happened To…allSTARS*?". Femalefirst.co.uk. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  5. "The Snow Queen, Roedean Theatre, Brighton, January 6 and 7 (From The Argus)". Theargus.co.uk. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  6. "A winter wonderland". Chester Chronicle. 18 January 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  7. "| Events | Theatre | Theatre News | PREVIEW: Aladdin, Liverpool Everyman". Liverpool.com. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  8. "Meet the Team – Sam Bloom » Inspiring Interns – The latest News & Discussions surrounding Internships in London". Inspiringinterns.com. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2012.