Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Behind the making of Rachel Bloom's epic 'Heavy Boobs' Rachel Leah Bloom is an American actress, comedian, singer and writer, best known for creating, writing and playing the lead role of Rebecca Bunch in The CW comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Born: April 3, 1987 (age 29), Los Angeles, CA Height: 5′ 3″ Spouse: Dan Gregor (m. 2015)
Bloom was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Manhattan Beach, the daughter of Shelli (née Rosenberg) and Alan Bloom. Her family is Jewish. In 2009, Bloom graduated from 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 Theater in New York and Los Angeles. She was once roommates with comedian Ilana Glazer after college in Brooklyn.