20 Facts About Rachel Bloom

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Rachel Leah Bloom was born on April 3,1987 and is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer.

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Rachel Bloom is best known for co-creating and starring as Rebecca Bunch in The CW musical comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, for which she received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a TCA Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

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Rachel Bloom was born on April 3,1987, in Los Angeles County, California, and grew up in Manhattan Beach.

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Rachel Bloom is the only child of Shelli, a musician, and Alan Bloom, a healthcare lawyer.

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Rachel Bloom attended Manhattan Beach public schools including Mira Costa High School, where she was involved in the school's drama program.

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In 2009, Rachel Bloom graduated from the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama.

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Post-college, Rachel Bloom performed at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Los Angeles.

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Rachel Bloom was once roommates with comedian Ilana Glazer after college in Brooklyn.

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Rachel Bloom worked as an intern for head writer Seth Meyers at Saturday Night Live.

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On December 17,2013, Rachel Bloom was the voice of Princess Peach in the song "Luigi's Ballad" on Starbomb's self-titled debut album.

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Rachel Bloom co-wrote "Super Friend" performed by Melissa Benoist and Grant Gustin, featured on the musical crossover episode of Supergirl and The Flash titled "Duet" and the soundtrack released from the episode.

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Rachel Bloom has worked as a television writer on Allen Gregory and Robot Chicken.

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Rachel Bloom co-starred in the film Most Likely to Murder, opposite Adam Pally and Vincent Kartheiser.

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Rachel Bloom appeared in the show My Little Pony, on the episode "Sounds of Silence", playing a kirin named Autumn Blaze.

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On May 7,2015, Rachel Bloom filmed a half-hour pilot for Showtime with co-executive producer Aline Brosh McKenna, directed by Marc Webb.

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On January 10,2016, Rachel Bloom won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy.

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On September 23,2019, Rachel Bloom won the 71st Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for her work on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

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In 2015, Rachel Bloom married her boyfriend of six years, writer, actor, producer and director Dan Gregor.

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Rachel Bloom has a history of mental illness, having been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and OCD, about which she has candidly spoken.

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In November 2020, it was announced that Rachel Bloom would be releasing a memoir, titled I Want To Be Where The Normal People Are, published by Grand Central Publishing.