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Rachel Bloom
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Bloom at the 2016 College Television Awards
Born
Rachel Leah Bloom

(1987-04-03) April 3, 1987 (age 38)
Alma mater New York University (BFA)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • singer
  • writer
  • producer
Years active 2009–present
Spouse(s)
Dan Gregor
(m. 2015)
Children 1
Comedy career
Medium
  • Television
  • film
  • theatre
  • music
Genres

Rachel Leah Bloom (born April 3, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, singer, writer, and producer. She is best known for co-creating and starring as Rebecca Bunch in The CW musical comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015–2019). The role has won her numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a TCA Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Bloom has appeared in films, including Most Likely to Murder (2018), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), and Trolls World Tour (2020). Her one-woman stage show turned comedy special Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special premiered on Netflix on October 15, 2024, after successful Off-Broadway runs at both the Orpheum Theatre (Manhattan) and Lucille Lortel Theatre. She also released a memoir titled I Want To Be Where The Normal People Are, which was published by Grand Central Publishing on November 17, 2020.

Early life

Bloom was born on April 3, 1987, in Los Angeles County, California, and grew up in Manhattan Beach. She is the only child of Shelli (née Rosenberg), a musician, and Alan Bloom, a healthcare lawyer. She is Jewish.

Bloom attended Manhattan Beach public schools including Mira Costa High School, where she was involved in the school's drama program. In 2009, Bloom graduated from the 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 Theatre in New York and Los Angeles. She was once roommates with comedian Ilana Glazer after college in Brooklyn.

Career

In college, she worked as a writer's intern at Saturday Night Live and in 2012, she unsuccessfully auditioned for the show. The audition video she submitted included a bit as Katharine Hepburn doing the voice for Bugs Bunny in Space Jam.

Bloom released her first album of musical comedy, Please Love Me, on May 13, 2013. It featured the viral song "You Can Touch My Boobies". Her second album was a collaboration with Dan Gregor (her husband) and Jack Dolgen. Released on November 19, 2013, the album is a comedic look at Chanukah with songs including "Chanukah Honey". Bloom provided the voice of Princess Peach in the song "Luigi's Ballad" on Starbomb's self-titled debut album, released in December 2013.

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Bloom at the 2017 SF Sketchfest

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

On May 7, 2015, Bloom filmed a half-hour pilot for Showtime with co-executive producer Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada), directed by Marc Webb. It was eventually picked up by The CW for the fall 2015–2016 season. Crazy-Ex Girlfriend became a critically acclaimed hour-long series with more network-friendly content when it transitioned from cable to network TV and features musical numbers. The show premiered on October 12, 2015 and ran until 2019.

Bloom co-starred in the film Most Likely to Murder, opposite Adam Pally and Vincent Kartheiser. The film was directed by Dan Gregor, Bloom's husband. It premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March 2018, and was released on Digital and on Demand in May 2018.

Bloom and her rescue dog Wiley appeared together in an #AdoptPureLove PSA for the Shelter Pet Project that began airing in 2019.

In November 2020, it was announced that Bloom would be releasing a memoir, titled I Want To Be Where The Normal People Are, published by Grand Central Publishing. The book was released on November 17, 2020. It explores Bloom's own mental health struggles and experiences with bullying, both as a child and as an adult in the entertainment industry.

In 2022, Bloom co-starred in the Hulu show, Reboot (2022 TV series), in which she played “Hannah,” the bitter daughter and co-worker of Paul Reiser’s character. The series, which first premiered in September 2022, was created by Steven Levitan, and was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Series, and Bloom was nominated for a 2023 HCA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Comedy Series.

In 2022, Bloom began touring the country with a new standup/storytelling/musical called Death, Let Me Do My Show. It then ran off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in September 2023 to critical acclaim. The show received an encore off-Broadway run at the Orpheum Theatre (Manhattan) in December 2023. Bloom was co-nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Original Lyrics in 2024.

Her Netflix special, Death, Let Me Do My Special was adapted from the off-Broadway show and premiered on Netflix on October 15, 2024.

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), directed by Marc Webb. It was picked up by The CW for the fall 2015–2016 season. Crazy-Ex Girlfriend became a critically acclaimed hour-long series with more network-friendly content when it moved from cable to network TV and began to feature musical numbers. The show premiered on October 12, 2015.

On January 10, 2016, Bloom won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy. The following week, Bloom won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. On September 23, 2019, Bloom won the 71st Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for her work on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Personal life

In 2015, Bloom married her boyfriend of six years, writer, actor, producer and director Dan Gregor. Her cousin, a rabbi, performed the ceremony. They have a daughter, born in March 2020.

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

On April 25, 2016, Bloom received the Visionary Award from the East West Players at their annual gala. The award seeks to honor "individuals who have raised the visibility of the Asian Pacific American (APA) community through their craft”; her show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was lauded for its decision to cast an Asian-American male in a trope- and stereotype-subverting lead role.

In 2016, on behalf of her work on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Bloom was given the key to the city of West Covina and raised funds for NAMI through a massive prop/costume auction. She also participated in The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company 2nd Annual CREATE-A-THON Fundraiser. In 2019, Bloom was honored by the Human Rights Campaign as an Ally for Equality, and received the Ana Huna Leadership Award from Miry’s List, an organization that welcomes new arrival refugee families to America.

Bloom hosted Teen Line's 2018 Food for Thought Brunch as well as Girls Rock Camp Foundation’s first annual Girls to the Front benefit. In August 2024, she signed an open letter asking for better disability representation in Hollywood.

On June 10, 2020, Bloom participated in the #ShareTheMicNow Instagram initiative. Fifty-two black women took over the Instagram feeds of 52 white women with large platforms, including Julia Roberts, Elizabeth Warren, and Diane von Fürstenberg to draw attention to their work to catalyze change. Bloom's Instagram account was taken over by author Christine Michel Carter.

On November 18, 2020, Bloom was awarded the Lifesaver Award from ELEM/Youth in Distress in Israel, a nonprofit aiding youth in distress in Israel, at its Hats off to Heroes virtual gala.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Fuzz Roxy
2017 Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm Cow (voice)
2018 Most Likely to Murder Kara Doblowski Also producer
2019 Changeland Vanessa (voice)
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Batgirl (voice) Direct-to-video
The Angry Birds Movie 2 Silver (voice)
2020 Trolls World Tour Barb (voice)
2021 Extinct Op (voice)
2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Various voices
The School for Good and Evil Honora
Bar Fight! Chelsea
2023 Your Place or Mine Scarlet

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Allen Gregory N/A Staff writer; 4 episodes
2012 How I Met Your Mother Wanda 1 episode
2012–2019 Robot Chicken Various voices 10 episodes; also writer
2013 Very Mallory Mallory 5 episodes
2013–2014 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange Chickpea / Breakfast Pastry (voice) 2 episodes; wrote episode: "Little Cart of Scaries"
2014–2016 BoJack Horseman Laura / Sitcom Writer (voice) 5 episodes
2014 Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas Additional voices Television film
2015–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rebecca Bunch Main role; also co-creator, executive producer, and writer
2016 Lip Sync Battle Herself Episode: "Michael Shannon vs. Rachel Bloom"
Adam Ruins Everything Episode: "Adam Ruins Hollywood"
2017 Bill Nye Saves the World 2 episodes
Nightcap Episode: "Spinster Code"
2017–2024 The Simpsons Annette (voice) 3 episodes
2018 Portlandia Rachel Episode: "No Thank You"
iZombie Nellie Episode: "My Really Fair Lady"
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Autumn Blaze (voice) Episode: "Sounds of Silence"
Explained Herself / narrator 1 episode
2018–2020 Muppet Babies Dot the Dragon (voice) 2 episodes
2019 Trolls: The Beat Goes On! Cybil (voice) 2 episodes
2020 Vampirina Esmeralda / Crystal Ball (voice) 2 episodes
Diary of a Future President Ms. Wexler Episode: "The National Mall"
Into the Dark Ellie Burgis Episode: "Pooka Lives!"
Gayme Show Herself Episode: "Acting Battle"
RuPaul's Drag Race Herself / Guest Judge 2 episodes
2021 Close Enough Kira (voice) Episode: "Cyber Matrix"
Blue's Clues & You! Ms. Marigold Episode: "Blue's Show and Tell Surprise"
The Chicken Squad Rebecca (voice) "Honey Bee Boogie Woogie"
Trolls: Holiday in Harmony Barb (voice) TV special
2022 iCarly McKenna Donatacci Episode: "iCupid"
Reboot Hannah Korman Recurring role
2024 City Island Venus Flytrap Episode: "Venus Flytrap"
Frasier Phoebe Glazer Episode: "The Squash Courtship of Freddy's Father"
Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special Herself Stand-up special
Is It Cake? Holiday Herself Episode: “All-Stars Cakemas!”
Dinner Time Live with David Chang Herself Episode: "Halloween"

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Please Love Me
  • Released: May 20, 2013
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Soundtrack albums

Title Album Details Peak chart positions
US
Soundtrack
Sales
US
Comedy
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Original Television Soundtrack) (Season 1, Vol. 1)
  • Released: February 19, 2016
  • Label: CBS Studios, Warner Bros., WaterTower Music
  • Format: CD, Digital download
4
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Original Television Soundtrack) (Season 1, Vol. 2)
  • Released: May 20, 2016
  • Label: CBS Studios, Warner Bros., WaterTower Music
  • Format: CD, Digital download
5
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Original Television Soundtrack) (Season 2)
  • Released: March 3, 2017
  • Label: CBS Studios, Warner Bros., WaterTower Music
  • Format: CD, Digital download
24 2
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Karaoke Album (Original Television Soundtrack) (Season 1)
  • Released: January 12, 2018
  • Label: CBS Studios, Warner Bros., WaterTower Music
  • Format: Digital download
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 3 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: July 20, 2018
  • Label: CBS Studios, Warner Bros., WaterTower Music
  • Format: Digital download
4
The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special (Yes, It's Really Us Singing!)
  • Released: April 12, 2019
  • Label: CBS Studios, Warner Bros., WaterTower Music
  • Format: Digital download
9
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 4 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: August 1, 2019
  • Label: CBS Studios, Warner Bros., WaterTower Music
  • Format: Digital download
2

Singles

Year Album Title Peak chart positions
US
Comedy
Digital
2011 Please Love Me "I Steal Pets"
"I Was a Mermaid and Now I'm a Pop Star"
2012 "Pictures of Your Dick"
"You Can Touch My Boobies" (feat. Nicole Shabtai & Tess Paras)
2014 non-album single "Who Wants to Watch the Tony Awards This Year?"
"OcDance"
2017 "Ladyboss"
"I Don't Care About Award Shows"

Other appearances

Year Album Title Other artist(s)
2013 Starbomb "Luigi's Ballad"
Starbomb
2014 Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (Original Soundtrack) "Happy All the Time"
"A Christmas Song (Reprise)"
"The Story of Buddy the Elf"
  • Fred Armisen
  • Ed Asner
  • Max Charles
  • Larry Dorf
  • Gilbert Gottfried
  • Mark Hamill
  • Steve Higgins
  • Rachael MacFarlane
  • Kate Micucci
  • Rachel Ramras
  • Kevin Shinick
  • Jim Parsons
2019 Angry Birds 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Silver Suite"
2020 Trolls World Tour: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Barracuda" N/A
"Crazy Train" N/A
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" N/A
"Just Sing (Trolls World Tour)"
Saving for a Custom Van: A Tribute to the Music of Adam Schlesinger "Stacy's Mom" N/A

Music videos

Year Title Role Notes
2011 I Steal Pets Rachel
I Was a Mermaid and Now I'm a Pop Star Rachel
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
Pictures of Your Dick Rachel
You Can Touch My Boobies Rachel
We Don't Need a Man Rachel
2013 Die When I'm Young Rachel
If Disney Cartoons Were Historically Accurate Princess Rachel
Chanukah Honey Rachel
Luigi's Ballad Princess Peach (voice)
2014 NOBODY WILL WATCH THE F*CKING TONY AWARDS WITH ME Rachel
The OCDance! Rachel
2017 Ladyboss Rachel Produced by Bola Ogun and Vanity Fair
I Don't Care About Award Shows Rachel

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref
2013 Web Awards Best YouTube Song You Can Touch My Boobies Won
2015 67th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program Robot Chicken Nominated
2016 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Won
Gold Derby Awards Best Comedy Actress Nominated
Breakthrough Performer of the Year Nominated
Television Critics Association Individual Achievement in Comedy Won
Online Film and Television Awards Best Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
EWwy Awards Best Actress, Comedy Nominated
68th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Nominated
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Nominated
Gotham Awards Breakthrough Series – Long Form Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Comedy Series Won
2017 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
69th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Nominated
2018 Television Critics Association Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated
2019 71st Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Won
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Nominated
2023 Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) TV Astra Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Comedy Series Reboot Nominated
2024 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Death, Let Me Do My Show Nominated

See also

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