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Rachel Bloom is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, songwriter and producer, best known for co-creating and starring in the tv series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" for which she has won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Critics' Choice and a TCA Award.

She was born in 1987 and hails from Manhattan Beach, California. Rachel attended NYU, Tisch School of the Arts in New York City for theater. After graduating from NYU in 2009 with a B.F.A. in drama, Rachel continued to study improv and sketch at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NY.

In 2010, Rachel released her first Internet music video, "F*ck Me, Ray Bradbury", which went viral and was nominated for a Hugo Award for "Best Dramatic Presentation: Short Form." While working as a tv writer in Los Angeles she continued to make Internet music videos which eventually caught the eye of Rachel's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" co-creator, Aline Brosh McKenna.

On May 13, 2013, Bloom released her first album of musical comedy, Please Love Me, which included the viral songs "Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury" and "You Can Touch My Boobies".

On November 19, 2013, she released her second album Suck It, Christmas, which featured a comedic look at Chanukah and included the song "Chanukah Honey".

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

On April 25, 2016, Bloom was awarded the "Visionary Award" at the annual gala held by East West Players, the longest-running professional theatre of color[clarification needed] in the United States. 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.

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

Rachel 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.

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.

Rachel Bloom at an event for The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 (2017)

She has been diagnosed with and spoken openly about her experiences with Depression, Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Her college roommate was <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm4477261/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Ilana Glazer</a>.

She is of Ukrainian Jewish, Russian Jewish, and Austrian Jewish descent.

(September 14, 2019) After winning an Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt4094300/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)</a>, Bloom announced she is 3 months pregnant with her first child with husband <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm2287168/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Dan Gregor</a>.

Attended NYU&#39;s Tisch School of the Arts.

Her favorite book by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001969/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Ray Bradbury</a> is &quot;The Martian Chronicles&quot;.

(April 1, 2020) Has given birth to a daughter with husband <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm2287168/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Dan Gregor</a>.

Co-wrote the song &quot;Superfriends&quot; with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1802814/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Tom Root</a> for the <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt3107288/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The Flash (2014)</a> episode <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt5668430/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Duet (2017)</a>, the song&#39;s title based on the 1970s animated series <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0069641/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Super Friends (1973)</a>.

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