Sean Connery
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Sir Sean hands out the honours to fellow Scot Robert Carlyle
It was a truly Scottish celebration as Sir Sean Connery saw his fellow countryman Robert Carlyle scoop the top acting prize at this year`s Edinburgh Film Festival.
Edinburgh-born Sir Sean, p... [more]Connery inspires Ne-Yo album
R+B star Ne-Yo relied on a bizarre source of inspiration while recording his 2007 album Because Of You - he used Sean Connery`s portrayal of James Bond as his muse.
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Biography
Sean Connery found fame and fortune as the suave, sophisticated British agent, James Bond. After six Bond films, Connery yearned to break from the Bond image, and eventually earned an Oscar as veteran... [more]
Trivia
- He and his son, actor Jason Connery, have both played Robin Hood. Sean played an aging Robin Hood opposite Audrey Hepburn in Robin and Marian (1976). Jason played Robin Hood, AKA: Robert of Huntingten, in the television series "Robin of Sherwood" (1984). Jason also played Ian Fleming in the television movie The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990) (TV). Fleming was the author of the James Bond novels that made Sean famous in 1962.
- Is the first (and as of 2006 the only) actor that played "James Bond" to win an Oscar.
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Quotes
- I never disliked Bond, as some have thought. Creating a character like that does take a certain craft. It`s simply natural to seek other roles.
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Snapshot
Date of Birth: 25th of August, 1930Occupation: Actor
Height: 6' 2" (188cm)
Claim to Fame: James Bond
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Nationality: Scotland
Ethnicity: White
