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Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan is an actor and producer, he was born on the 16^th of May 1953 in Drogheda , Ireland. He is known for playing the role of James Bond in four films : Golden Eye , Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day. He is the fifth player to have played the role of James Bond. The enormous success of these adventures enabled him to pursue his career in Hollywood, California with films like Mars Attack and the remake of the Thomas Crown Affair

  Pierce Brosnan had a difficult childhood. Only child of Thomas and May Brosnan (née Smith), he grew up in County Meath , where he went to a religious institution run by the Brothers of the Hall. His father left home in 1964 . His mother then moved to London, England.

  She divorced his father and remarried to an English veteran of the Second World War, William Carmichael , who quickly took the role of a father to Pierce then aged 12. He went to Elliot School, a modern public school in Putney in West London. When he went to school, he was nicknamed ' Irish '. Once school finished, he wanted to be an artist and began training in commercial illustration at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. At the age of 16 , he played the fire-eater in the street, he was noticed by an hiring circus agent. For three years, he trained as an actor at the London's Drama Center.

His career

After graduation , Brosnan got a job in 1975 at the York Royal Theatre , making his first appearance on stage in one night. In the space of six months, playwright Tennessee Williams noticed him for the role of McCabe in the British premiere of the play The Red Badge of Honour. He obtained his first major role. His performance caused a sensation in London. Brosnan has also retained the telegram sent by Williams simply saying "Thank God for you, my dear boy ."
The Investigations of Remington Steele

Poor Laura Holt may well have all the talent in the world in terms of private detective, there's not a customer wanting to give her a deal. She decides to invent an imaginary boss man to gain credibility with the public. She calls him Remington Steele, which will soon incarnate, after a misunderstanding in the flesh by a crook who does not lack charm and humor! Pierce Brosnan was hired to play the crook and this was the beginning of his carreer and fame in the USA.

James Bond

The first report with Brosnan as James Bond begins with the visit he makes to his wife Cassandra Harris on the set of For Your Eyes Only. Acccording to a 1986 report, Albert Broccoli said that " if he can play ... that's my man " to replace the James Bond Roger Moore. It was reported during the same period , both by Entertainment Tonight and the National Enquirer that Brosnan was thought to t succeed. And indeed, he has become one of the most favourite James Bond of all times after Sean Connery.

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