Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brendan Brosnan OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish film actor and producer. He is best known for portraying the James Bond secret agent character in four spy films: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day. His fans credit him with reviving the James Bond film series after a six year hiatus caused by legal disputes over ownership of the series.

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OBE - May 16 - 1953 - Actor - James Bond - GoldenEye - Tomorrow Never Dies - The World Is Not Enough - Die Another Day

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Born an only child in the Republic of Ireland in Drogheda, County Louth, Brosnan lived in nearby Navan, County Meath. He was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers and would later condemn their brutality. After Brosnan's father abandoned his mother she moved to London for work; in 1964, at the age of 11, he joined her. His mother subsequently divorced his father and married a Scotsman.

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Republic of Ireland - Drogheda - County Louth - Navan - County Meath

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In the early-1980s, he became a television star with his leading role in the popular miniseries Manions of America which was followed in 1982 by Brosnan playing the title role in the NBC detective series Remington Steele.

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Television - Manions of America - 1982 - NBC - Remington Steele

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Brosnan's first wife, the Australian actress Cassandra Harris, died of ovarian cancer, in 1991, after eleven years of marriage. In 2001, Brosnan married American journalist Keely Shaye Smith.

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Australian - Cassandra Harris - Ovarian cancer

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In July 2003, Queen Elizabeth II awarded Brosnan an honorary OBE for his "outstanding contribution to the British film industry". As an Irish citizen, he is ineligible to receive the full OBE honour, which is awarded only to a British subject.

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2003 - Queen Elizabeth II

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On September 23, 2004, Pierce Brosnan became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He is the father of three American sons, and has lived in the United States for more than twenty years.

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September 23 - 2004 - Naturalized citizen - United States

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Note: There is a dispute on whether Brosnan was born in 1951 or 1953.

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