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Pierce Brendan Brosnan OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish-American actor and producer best known for portraying James Bond in four films: GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002).
Early life
Born an only child to Thomas and May (née Smith) in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland Brosnan was brought up in nearby Navan, County Meath. He was educated in the local school, which was run by the De La Salle Brothers. Brosnan's mother moved to London, England for work after his father abandoned the family; in 1964, at the age of eleven, he joined her. His mother subsequently divorced his father and married a British World War II veteran (William Charmichael) who was quickly embraced as a father figure by his young stepson. It was Charmichael who took Brosnan to see his first Bond film, Goldfinger. He was educated at Elliott School, a state secondary modern school in Putney, West London. Brosnan would have his first 'crush' on his geography teacher during his time at school. "She wore these very tight skirts...a great arse and a great pair of tits." After school, Brosnan desired to be an artist and started training in commercial illustration. When he was 16 a circus agent saw him busking as a fire eater and hired him. He trained for three years as an actor at the Drama Centre, London.
Early career
He started his career making brief appearances in films such as The Long Good Friday (1980), The Mirror Crack'd (1980) and in television series such as The Professionals and Play for Today. He became a television star in the United States with his leading role in the popular miniseries Manions of America starring with Kate Mulgrew, David Soul and Linda Purl. He followed this with his 1982 portrayal of Robert Gould Shaw in the Masterpiece Theatre documentary that chronicled the life of Virginia-born Lady Nancy Astor - the first woman to sit in British Parliament. His portrayal of the love deprived Shaw garnered Brosnan a 1985 Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. In 1982, Pierce shot to popularity in the United States playing the ruggedly handsome title role in the popular NBC romantic detective series Remington Steele, starring opposite Stephanie Zimbalist as agency creator Laura Holt. The Washington Post noted that same year that "Pierce Brosnan could make it as a young James Bond." In 1986 Brosnan was actually offered the role of James Bond before the Remington Steele series could be completed, but he was unable to break the contract with the producers. In 1987 he starred alongside Michael Caine in the film The Fourth Protocol. In 1992, he shot a pilot for NBC called Running Wilde, playing a reporter for Auto World magazine whose stories cover his own wild auto adventures. Jennifer Love Hewitt played his daughter, but the series wasn't picked up and the pilot never aired. That same year he starred in the science-fiction film The Lawnmower Man and the following year he appeared in the comedy film Mrs Doubtfire.
James Bond 1995 - 2002
Brosnan was first related to the James Bond role when he visited his wife Cassandra Harris on the set of For Your Eyes Only. According to a 1986 report, Albert "Cubby" Broccoli said "if he can act...he's my guy" to replace then-Bond Roger Moore. It was reported around this time, by both Entertainment Tonight and the National Enquirer, that Brosnan was up for inheriting another role of Moore's; that of The Saint, Simon Templar. He verified the rumours in a 1993 issue of Orange Coast magazine but said "it's still languishing there on someone's desk in Hollywood."] The film was finally made in 1997 with Val Kilmer in the title role.
In 1986, with Roger Moore's retirement from the Bond role, Timothy Dalton was approached once again, after previously having turned it down in 1969 and 1982; however, the 1986 film adaptation of Brenda Starr kept Dalton from being able immediately to accept it. A number of actors were then screen-tested for the role - notably Sam Neill - but ultimately passed over by Albert Broccoli. Brosnan, whose television series Remington Steele had just ended, was offered the role, but publicity revived Remington Steele and forced Brosnan to back out of the role of James Bond, due to his contract with the show. Dalton then became available and accepted the role for The Living Daylights (1987), which was a box-office success; his second turn as 007, Licence to Kill (1989) was a disappointment at the American box office, and legal squabbles about ownership of the film franchise resulted in the cancellation of a proposed third Dalton film in 1991 (rumoured title: The Property of a Lady). It would put the series on a six-year hiatus. GoldenEye was originally written with Dalton as Bond, but he turned it down, which left the door open for Brosnan in 1994. On June 7, 1994, Brosnan was officially announced to be the fifth actor to play James Bond.
Brosnan's appointment as Bond brought things full circle for the actor, who stated in interviews that the very first movie he ever saw was Goldfinger and that Sean Connery's performance as Bond had inspired him to enter show business.
Aware of the danger of being typecast as James Bond, Brosnan asked EON Productions, when accepting the role, to be allowed to work in other projects between Bond films. The request was granted, and for every Bond film, Brosnan appeared in at least two other mainstream films, including several he had produced. Brosnan, along with producing partner Beau St. Clair, also formed a film production company in 1996, entitled 'Irish DreamTime'. For a time, rumour was that his Bond contract forbade him from wearing a dinner suit in any non-Bond film; that rumour was false. Brosnan played a wide range of roles in-between his Bond film appearances, ranging from a nerdy scientist in Tim Burton's Mars Attacks!, a vulcanologist in Dante's Peak and the title role in Grey Owl, a biopic about the eponymous Canadian conservationist.
Brosnan was signed for a three film deal with an option of a fourth, and first appeared as agent 007 in 1995's GoldenEye, to much critical praise. James Berardinelli described Brosnan as "a decided improvement over his immediate predecessor" with a "flair for wit to go along with his natural charm", but added that "fully one-quarter of Goldeneye is momentum-killing padding." GoldenEye made over $26 million during its opening weekend in the USA, and during its release made around $350 million worldwide. It had the 4th highest worldwide gross of any film in 1995 and, taking inflation into account, was the most successful Bond film since Moonraker. Brosnan returned in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies and 1999's The World Is Not Enough, to virtually the same success. In 2002, Brosnan appeared for his fourth and final time as Bond in Die Another Day.
Brosnan was first related to the James Bond role when he visited his wife Cassandra Harris on the set of For Your Eyes Only. According to a 1986 report, Albert "Cubby" Broccoli said "if he can act...he's my guy" to replace then-Bond Roger Moore. It was reported around this time, by both Entertainment Tonight and the National Enquirer, that Brosnan was up for inheriting another role of Moore's; that of The Saint, Simon Templar. He verified the rumours in a 1993 issue of Orange Coast magazine but said "it's still languishing there on someone's desk in Hollywood." The film was finally made in 1997 with Val Kilmer in the title role.
In 1986, with Roger Moore's retirement from the Bond role, Timothy Dalton was approached once again, after previously having turned it down in 1969 and 1982; however, the 1986 film adaptation of Brenda Starr kept Dalton from being able immediately to accept it. A number of actors were then screen-tested for the role - notably Sam Neill - but ultimately passed over by Albert Broccoli. Brosnan, whose television series Remington Steele had just ended, was offered the role, but publicity revived Remington Steele and forced Brosnan to back out of the role of James Bond, due to his contract with the show. Dalton then became available and accepted the role for The Living Daylights (1987), which was a box-office success; his second turn as 007, Licence to Kill (1989) was a disappointment at the American box office, and legal squabbles about ownership of the film franchise resulted in the cancellation of a proposed third Dalton film in 1991 (rumoured title: The Property of a Lady). It would put the series on a six-year hiatus. GoldenEye was originally written with Dalton as Bond, but he turned it down, which left the door open for Brosnan in 1994. On June 7, 1994, Brosnan was officially announced to be the fifth actor to play James Bond.
Brosnan's appointment as Bond brought things full circle for the actor, who stated in interviews that the very first movie he ever saw was Goldfinger and that Sean Connery's performance as Bond had inspired him to enter show business.
Aware of the danger of being typecast as James Bond, Brosnan asked EON Productions, when accepting the role, to be allowed to work in other projects between Bond films. The request was granted, and for every Bond film, Brosnan appeared in at least two other mainstream films, including several he had produced. Brosnan, along with producing partner Beau St. Clair, also formed a film production company in 1996, entitled 'Irish DreamTime'. For a time, rumour was that his Bond contract forbade him from wearing a dinner suit in any non-Bond film; that rumour was false. Brosnan played a wide range of roles in-between his Bond film appearances, ranging from a nerdy scientist in Tim Burton's Mars Attacks!, a vulcanologist in Dante's Peak and the title role in Grey Owl, a biopic about the eponymous Canadian conservationist.
Brosnan was signed for a three film deal with an option of a fourth, and first appeared as agent 007 in 1995's GoldenEye, to much critical praise. James Berardinelli described Brosnan as "a decided improvement over his immediate predecessor" with a "flair for wit to go along with his natural charm", but added that "fully one-quarter of Goldeneye is momentum-killing padding." GoldenEye made over $26 million during its opening weekend in the USA, and during its release made around $350 million worldwide. It had the 4th highest worldwide gross of any film in 1995 and, taking inflation into account, was the most successful Bond film since Moonraker. Brosnan returned in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies and 1999's The World Is Not Enough, to virtually the same success. In 2002, Brosnan appeared for his fourth and final time as Bond in Die Another Day.
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