Pierce Brosnan OBE is an Irish actor, film producer, and environmental activist. He is best known as the fifth actor to play secret agent James Bond in the Bond film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 and portraying the character in multiple video games.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Pierce Brendan Brosnan
Nickname(s)	Irish (Fondly called during his school days), James Bond
Profession(s)	Actor, Producer, Activist
Famous Role	James Bond
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in feet inches- 6’
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 176 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 42 inches - Waist: 34 inches - Biceps: 12 inches
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
Debut	Film: Murphy's Stroke (1979) TV: Hammer House of Horror (1980) Theatre: Wait Until Dark (1975)
Award/Honour	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2003)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	16 May 1953
Age (as in 2018)	65 Years
Birthplace	Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Signature
Nationality	Irish, American
Hometown	Navan, Ireland
School(s)	• St. Anne's Primary School, Navan, Ireland • Elliott School, London, England (Now known as Ark Putney Academy)
College/University	• Saint Martin’s School of Art, London, England • Drama Centre London, London, England
Educational Qualification	A degree in Drama
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Ethnicity	Irish
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Political Inclination	Democratic Party of America
Address (FanMail)	PBFC 30765 Pacific Coast Hwy Box 377 Malibu, CA 90265 USA
Hobbies	Watching Films, Listening to Music, Watching Football
Controversy	Pierce Brosnan was criticised in media for endorsing chewing mixture of Pan Masala that contains tobacco. Indian Health authority threatened him to fine and jail. Later, Pierce Brosnan apologized to Indian people.
Relationships & More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Tatjana Patitz (Model) Barbara Orbison (Entrepreneur) Brenda Starr (Singer and Songwriter) Denice D. Lewis (Actress) Cassandra Harris (1977 – 1991) (Australian Actress) Julianne Phillips (1993 – 1994) (Actress) Kathryn Kinley (1994) (Reporter) Keely Shaye Smith (1994 – Present) (Journalist)
Marriage Date	27 December 1980 with Cassandra Harris 4 August 2001 with Keely Shaye Smith
Family
Wife/Spouse	Cassandra Harris (1977-1991) Keely Shaye Smith (2001-Present)
Children	Sons- Sean (Actor), Chris (Step-son, Film Director), Dylan and Paris Daughter- Charlotte (Step-daughter, died in 1993) (Actress)
Parents	Father- Thomas Brosnan (Carpenter) Step-Father- William Carmichael Mother- May (Nurse)
Siblings	None
Favourite Things
Favourite Food(s)	Irish Salmon, Vegetables, Mashed Potatoes
Favourite Comic Actor	John Cleese
Favourite Film(s)	From Russia with Love (1963), For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Favourite Music Band(s)	The Who, Pink Floyd
Favourite TV Show	Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Favourite Gadget	Fountain pens
Favourite Hotel(s)	The Hassler in Rome, and The Ritz in Paris
Favourite Football Club	Fulham Football Club
Style Quotient
Cars Collection	BMW Hydrogen 7, BMW i8, Kia K900, Aston Martin Vanquish, Range Rover Vogue
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$80 million (As in 2018)

 

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pierce Brosnan

• Does Pierce Brosnan smoke?: Yes

   

  

  Pierce Brosnan smoking

• Does Pierce Brosnan drink alcohol?: Yes

   

  

  Pierce Brosnan drinking alcohol

• When Pierce was an infant, his father abandoned the family.

• His mother went to London, to work as a nurse when Pierce was 4 years old. He was raised by his maternal grandparents Philip and Kathleen Smith.

   

  

  Pierce Brosnan as a child

• After his maternal grandparent’s death, he lived with his uncle and aunt who sent him to a boarding school.

• At a very young age, he trained in fire-eating and performed the stunt in a circus.

   

  

  Pierce Brosnan as a young

• When he was 11 years old, he left his hometown and moved to England to live with his mother and her new husband, William Carmichael.

• Once his step-father, William Carmichael took him to the cinema for the first time to watch James Bond movie, Goldfinger.

• Brosnan started his career at the York Theatre Royal as an acting assistant stage manager and Wait Until Dark was his theatre debut.

• In 1987, Brosnan was first offered the role of James Bond when the popular TV series Remington Steele was cancelled by NBC. However, the series was re-started and he lost the opportunity to Timothy Dalton.

• He rose to fame overnight with the play “The Red Devil Battery Sign” playing the role of McCabe. The whole of London was talking about him.

• Once his step-father sent a telegram to him, on which “Thank God for you, my dear boy” was written. Brosnan has preserved that telegram.

• While filming of The Deceivers in Rajasthan, India. His wife Cassandra Harris became seriously ill. Later, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and on 28 December 1991 at age 43, she died.

• In 1996, he co-founded a production company “Irish Dreamtime,” with producer and friend Beau St. Clair.

• Brosnan had to suffer 8 stitches while filming a stunt of “Tomorrow never dies.” In that scene, Brosnan was hit by stuntman’s helmet by mistake.

• In 2001, he was voted the Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine.

   

  

  Pierce Brosnan was voted Sexiest Man Alive

• He is a close friend of Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson.

 

• Since 2001, Brosnan is an ambassador for UNICEF Ireland.

• He is an active supporter and spokesperson of noble causes like same-sex marriage, gun control, and environmental protection.

 

• In May 2007, Brosnan and his wife Keely Smith donated $100,000 to replace unsafe playground equipment at a school near their home in Kauai, Hawaii.

• In February 2015, Brosnan’s $18 million Malibu mansion suddenly caught fire, sustaining $1 million in damages.