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Pierce Brosnan
Age: 56
Height: 6' 1 1/2"
Birth Place: Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland
Born: May. 16th, 1953
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BIOGRAPHY: Pierce Brosnan was born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland on May 16, 1953 and lived in Navan, County Meath until he moved to England, UK at an early age (thus explaining his ability to play men from both backgrounds convincingly). His father left the household when Pierce was a child and although reunited later in life, the two have never had a close relationship. His most popular role is that of British secret agent James Bond. The death, in 1991, of Cassandra Harris (I), his wife of eleven years, left him with three children - Christopher and Charlotte from Cassandra's first marriage and Sean from their marriage. Since her death, he has had two children with his second wife, Keely Shaye Smith.
TRIVIA:
- Met his Bond predecessor Sir 'Sean Connery' (qv) for the first time at _The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)_ (qv), but only for a few minutes.
- He adopted his first wife 'Cassandra Harris (I)' (qv)'s children, 'Charlotte Brosnan' (qv) (b. 1972) and 'Christopher Brosnan' (qv) (b. 1973), after their father died in 1986.
- He was given an honorary OBE by Britain's ambassador to Ireland, Stewart Eldon, on 8/19/03. Honorary OBEs are awarded on merit by the Queen to non-British citizens who have made an important contribution to British interests. The award formally makes him "an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire".
- Early in his screen career he portrayed the title role in the TV series _"Remington Steele" (1982)_ (qv). His character was a career criminal gone "straight" as a private investigator, with an amazing knowledge of and obsession with classic cinema. In the episode "To Catch a Steele" (original air date 2/11/83, episode 15), Steele equates the case he is working on to _The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)_ (qv), starring 'Faye Dunaway' (qv) and 'Steve McQueen (I)' (qv). Sixteen years later Brosnan starred in the remake of that movie, _The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)_ (qv).
- His mother, May, was 19 when she gave birth to him. She had married his father, Thomas, on August 16, 1952. However, his parents separated when he was still a baby, and from the age of 4 he was raised by his maternal grandparents, Philip and Kathleen Smith, while his mother went to London to train as a nurse. When he was 6, both grandparents died and he was passed around amongst relatives until Eileen Reilly took him into her lodging house. Finally, when he was 10, his mother was able to take him to her home in Putney, London. While in London, May had met a man, named Bill Carmichael, who had asked her to marry him, but she wanted approval from her son. Pierce gave his approval and the couple were married. From that point on, Bill treated Pierce as his real son and they got along fine. It was Bill who took Pierce to see his first Bond movie, _Goldfinger (1964)_ (qv), and it was at that point that decided to take up acting.
- In addition to his salary for his James Bond movies, Brosnan received a car. The BMW Z3 from _GoldenEye (1995)_ (qv), an 8-series BMW (instead of the 750iL) from _Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)_ (qv), and the Z8 from _The World Is Not Enough (1999)_ (qv).
- He studied under Yat Malmgren, a dancer and drama teacher who also worked with 'Sean Connery' (qv) in the 1950s and is credited with helping him develop a strong sense of movement and presence.
- According to the James Bond tailors in London, he has been both the lightest and heaviest of all the James Bonds. The tailors who fitted him for his Bond films state that in his first Bond movie, _GoldenEye (1995)_ (qv), he weighed 164 pounds, making him the lightest actor to play Bond. However, in his fourth Bond movie, _Die Another Day (2002)_ (qv), he weighed 211 pounds, making him the heaviest actor to play Bond.
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