--- description: “I’m Super Dad!” Orlando Bloom told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show title: Orlando Bloom's Son Thinks He's a Superdad For a Legit Reason image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Orlando Bloom's Son Thinks He's a Superdad for an Understandable Reason by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 25, 2017 3:35 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 25, 2017 3:35 PM CUT [_Pirates of the Caribbean_](http://time.com/4787628/alien-covenant-guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-box-office/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") is one of the biggest film franchises in the world, but Orlando Bloom was hesitant to show the movie to his young son. When the six-year old entered school, though, [Bloom](http://time.com/4316476/orlando-bloom-unicef-report-education/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") decided it was time to introduce his day job to his son, before some older kid at school spoiled the big reveal. As Bloom explained to Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday’s _The Tonight Show_, after Bloom’s son watched the first installment, he had some unexpected questions for his dad. “He loved it and then he was like, wait a second, how long can you hold your breath underwater for?” said Bloom, laughing. “I’m Super Dad!” That’s not all that Bloom revealed on the show, when Fallon asked him about [bleaching his hair](http://time.com/4497331/orlando-bloom-reveals-hes-now-a-platinum-blond-on-public-instagram-account/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") recently, Bloom admitted that he had been inspired by [his _Lord of the Rings_ character](http://time.com/4607981/orlando-bloom-lord-of-the-rings-photos/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined") Legolas, who he adorably refers to as “Leggy.” Fallon also got Bloom to admit that while he doesn’t have the flowing blonde wig that made …er, Leggy such a hit with the elves, he did keep his prosthetic ears from the film. Watch below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4794096/orlando-blooms-on-legolas-hair/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4794096/orlando-blooms-on-legolas-hair/"},"headline":"Orlando Bloom's Son Thinks He's a Superdad for an Understandable Reason","datePublished":"2017-05-25T15:35:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:57.234Z","description":"“I’m Super Dad!” Orlando Bloom told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show","url":"https://time.com/4794096/orlando-blooms-on-legolas-hair/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","jimmy fallon","The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon","Late Night Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4794096/orlando-blooms-on-legolas-hair/","name":"Orlando Bloom's Son Thinks He's a Superdad for an Understandable Reason"}}]}] ```