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Rachel Bloom Biography

Birth Name:
Rachel Leah Bloom
Birth Place:
Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Profession
Comedian, actor, writer, singer

Fast Facts

  • Met her husband, TV writer Dan Gregor, when she became the director of the sketch comedy troupe he started at New York University
  • First found fame on YouTube with such viral video hits as "I Steal Pets," "Historically Accurate Disney Princess Song" and "F
  • Me, Ray Bradbury," which was nominated for a Hugo Award in 2011
  • Released in 2013 Suck It, Christmas (A Chanukah Album), a collection of Jewish-themed holiday songs that she cowrote with Gregor and Jack Dolgen
  • Named one of 13 Funny Women to Watch by Cosmopolitan in 2014
  • Variety put her on their list of 10 Scribes to Watch in 2015

Awards

  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: winner
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Main Title Theme Music: nominated
  • 2017Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 2016Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music: nominated

Relationships