Rachel Bloom
Birth Name:
Rachel Leah Bloom
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer, Music department
Fast Facts
- Was named a comic to watch by Time Out LA, Cosmopolitan and Backstage Magazine
- Won a Hugo Award for best dramatic presentation: short form for her music video "F*** Me, Ray Bradbury" in 2011
- Won the LA Weekly Web Award for best YouTube song for "You Can Touch My Boobies" in 2012
- Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in theater in 2009
- Quote: "I'm a comedian, and I have my share of anxiety and depression; so do most of my friends․ My humor tends to lie in the juxtaposition of extreme lightness - I'm a huge musical-theater fan - and extreme darkness․"
- Best known as an actress, writer and comedian who created and starred in the TV series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend․"
Awards
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program:Nominated
- 2016Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 2016Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Lead Actress:Nominated
- 2016Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical:Winner
- 2016Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Long Form:Winner
- 2016INOCA TV - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 2016OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics:Nominated
- 2016TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Comedy:Winner
- 2016WIN Award - Actress Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2017Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Lead Actress:Nominated
- 2017Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy:Nominated
- 2017INOCA TV - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics:Nominated
- 2018INOCA TV - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2018TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Comedy:Nominated
- 2019Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics:Winner
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:Nominated
- 2024Astra TV Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Comedy Series:Nominated