DerekBloom

I was born in Chicago, Illinois, but in 2002 my family and I moved to Orange County, California.  Growing up, I was very passionate about filming videos and editing them. I spent the majority of my time in high school studying, taking the most advanced classes offered and eventually graduated with valedictorian honors.  I was accepted to the University of California, San Diego as a computer science and engineering major, which was one of the top programs in the country.  My goal was to one day work on major films as a special effects artist. I enjoyed learning new programming languages, but started to reconsider my life path after a few months at UCSD.  I became very interested in philosophy and started taking mostly philosophy courses at my school.  I became enthralled with studying different religions and discovering a meaningful purpose for my life.  During this time one of my hobbies, acting, had started to take an interesting turn.  I was booked for a Justin Bieber music video to play one of his lead friends in the video. The role itself seemed simple at the time, but due to his rising popularity, I was presented with many great opportunities in the entertainment industry.  I acquired a large following on Twitter, started booking many roles, and was getting invited to attend high profile celebrity events. 

 

My involvement with the entertainment industry allowed me to work closesly with some of the most influential icons in entertainment.  I became passionate about publicity and the idea that having a large fan base or following can allow someone to have an incredible impact on society.  I studied the marketing and advertising aspects of having a large following first hand, and became very close with people that were able to make a six figure income purely by having a lot of followers and posting consitent content on their social media.  This newfound passion inspired me to change my major to psychology because I realized that this would be the most beneficial field for me to find success in the entertainment industry.  By learning psychology I could better understand social trends and how the human mind works with choosing what someone likes or dislikes.  I excelled in all of my psychology courses and I graduated from UCSD with a B.A. in psychology and a minor in theatre on June 15th, 2014.  In addition to my involvement in the entertainment industry, back at school I was heavily involved in the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, in which I was in charge of running the chapter website and all of their social media platforms.  Alpha Epsilon Pi is an international fraternity founded on Jewish ideals, values, and ethics.  The fraternity was an amazing experience, especially for having a supportive brotherhood that was academically ranked the highest at the university and raised thousands of dollars each year for various philanthropies.  I have always enjoyed helping others, and during my time at UCSD I was involved in over a dozen organizations that helped raise money for diseases, poverty, animal rights, education, and several other causes. 

 

Now that I have graduated I am ready to continue a challenging yet rewarding path in the enterainment industry.  I have put my acting hobby aside so that I am able to focus on a professional career in which I am able to utilize my skills and experience to benefit the industry and show the world what I am capable of.