Pierce Brosnan : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (Remington Steele)

. Has a scar on the right side above his top lip. He was hit by a stunt man on the making of Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).

. Was made a Freeman of Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland (the town he lived in until he moved to England in 1964) on 11th November 1999.

. At the Genesis Awards Ceremony, reunited with "Remington Steele" (1982) co-star Stephanie Zimbalist. [1996]

. Owns his own production company, Irish DreamTime. Its first release was The Nephew (1998).

. Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful" people in the world. [1996]

. Chosen by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world. [1991]

. The very first film he claims to have seen is the 007 movie Goldfinger (1964).

. Enjoys fishing on the River Towy in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. Jimmy Carter (former American President) also enjoys the same fishing spot.

. Is the third actor to play James Bond in more than two films, along with Roger Moore and Sean Connery.

. Was orignally chosen to play 007 in 1986, but his contract with the TV series "Remington Steele" (1982) prevented him from doing so. Instead, the role went to Timothy Dalton.

. He purchased the typewriter of James Bond creator Ian Fleming for £52,800.

. Hosted "Saturday Night Live" (1975). [5 May 2001]

. At the age of 11 Pierce was almost six feet tall, but he was still the target of bullies due to his being Irish.

. Voted "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine in 2001.

. Is claustrophobic, making the filming of certain scenes in Dante's Peak (1997) very difficult.

. Pierce Brosnan was voted sixth in the Orange 2001 film survey of greatest British film actors ever.

. In addition to his salary for his James Bond movies, Brosnan received a car. The BMW Z3 from GoldenEye (1995), an 8-series BMW (instead of the 750iL) from Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and the Z8 from The World Is Not Enough (1999).

. Early in his screen career he portrayed the character of Remington Steele in the show "Remington Steele" (1982) . His character was a career crimnal gone "straight" as a private investigator, with an amazing knowledge of and obsession with classic cinema. In the episode "To Catch a Steele" (original airdate 11-Feb-1983, episode 15) Remington Steele equates the case he is working on to the original movie The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), starring Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen. Sixteen years later he starred in the remake of that movie, The Thomas Crown Affair (1999).

. He was given an honorary OBE by Britain's ambassador to Ireland, Stewart Eldon on 19th August 2003. Honorary OBEs are awarded on merit to non-British citizens by the Queen to people who have made an important contribution to British interests. The award formally makes him "an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire".

. After the release of Die Another Day (2002), Brosnan was approached by a prankster in a Dublin bar who asked to shake the actor's hand. Brosnan complied and then cracked up when he heard the man say, "That's the closest my hand will ever get to Halle Berry's arse [butt]."

. On August 12, 1964, as an 11-year-old he flew, for the first time, from Ireland to the UK to join his mother May, the very day that Ian Fleming died.

. He says that his favorite Bond films are From Russia with Love (1963) and For Your Eyes Only (1981), and that his least favorite Bond film is On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).

. Became an American citizen on 23 September 2004 but still plans to keep his Irish citizenship.

. He studied under Yat Malmgren, a dancer and drama teacher who also worked with Sean Connery in the 1950s and is credited with helping him develop a strong sense of movement and presence.

. According to the James Bond tailors in London, he has been both the lightest and heaviest of all the James Bonds. The tailors who fitted him for his Bond films state that in his first Bond movie, GoldenEye (1995), he weighed 164 pounds, making him the lightest actor to play Bond. However, in his fourth Bond movie, Die Another Day (2002), he weighed 211 pounds, making him the heaviest actor to play Bond.

. He says that the first two films he saw in the cinema, Goldfinger (1964) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962), are also the two films that have had the most influence on him.

. Graduated from / received his training at the prestigious MA program at the Drama Center in London, England.

. Salary : Die Another Day (2002) $16,500,000 / The World Is Not Enough (1999) $12,400,000 / Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) $8,200,000 / GoldenEye (1995) $4,000,000

. Sur son état d'esprit quand il joue James Bond : "C'est la première fois que j'incarne l'agent 007 sans me poser de questions, sans imaginer que l'on va comparer mon travail à celui de Sean Connery ou de Roger Moore. Oui, je crois que je joue Bond comme si j'étais son double. Nous n'avons aucun point commun dans la vie, mais je connais son mode de pensée. Il m'arrive de me dire: "Qu'est-ce que ferait James dans cette situation?" Cela amuse beaucoup mon épouse."