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"Thirteen years ago, Orlando Bloom nearly lost his life -- and his career.\r\nWhile trying to climb a rooftop terrace with friends, the then 21-year-old fell three stories when the drainpipe he was scaling collapsed. Breaking several vertebrae in his back, Bloom was paralyzed for four days.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m grateful for it,&amp;quot; Bloom, now 34, tells the October issue of Men&amp;apos;s Health. Following multiple surgeries and 18 months of rehab, Bloom was able to resume his acting career, beginning with 2001&amp;apos;s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m always working on my back,&amp;quot; the British star says. &amp;quot;It hasn&amp;apos;t prevented me from doing anything. But it&amp;apos;s a constant reminder.&amp;quot;\r\nIn fact, the accident helped the actor -- married to supermodel Miranda Kerr -- gain a new lease on life.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Fear is not a friend of mine. But it&amp;apos;s something to have a healthy awareness of,&amp;quot; he tells Men&amp;apos;s Health. &amp;quot;[But] I can&amp;apos;t stop living. It would ruin my creativity, the person I am.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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