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Roger Moore - Trivia
Trivia
. During the early stages of his career Roger collected towels from the hotels he stayed in. However, he stopped when a British newspaper printed a story entitled 'Roger Moore is a towel thief'. He revealed on "So Graham Norton" (1998) that he still has the collection in his Swiss home.
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He succeeded Audrey Hepburn as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
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Awarded CBE (Commander Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire) in 1999.
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Was scheduled to make his musical theatre debut as Sir George in "Aspects of Love" in 1990. He left the production days before his escape clause expired due to his own concerns over his singing ability. He was replaced by Kevin Colson.
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In May 2000 he received an International Humanitarian Award from the London Variety Club for his charity work.
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Whilst doing National Service, Moore served with Military Intelligence.
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In just few days after he had arrived in USA in 1952, he was in a television play "World by the Tail".
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He is a good friend of Lois Maxwell, who played Miss Moneypenny in Bond movies. They first met in mid 1940s at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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Roger and a companion, 'Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup' , escaped injury when another vehicle collided with the actor's car. Airbags were attributed to preventing injury. [13 January 2001]
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In 1990, he participated as a guest host in 33 Zecchino d'Oro.
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Received an honourary doctorate from Ryerson Polytechnic University in 1999.
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His contract for the 007 films provided him with an unlimited supply of Montecristo cigars during filming. The bill for this typically ran to thousands of pounds.
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2002 - lives in Switzerland and Monte Carlo with current fiancee Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup.
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In 1954, he was offered contracts with the Royal Shakespeare Company or MGM. Noel Coward advised him to go for the money.
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Despite playing James Bond in seven Bond films, he never ordered a vodka martini shaken not stirred.
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Oldest person to debut as James Bond. He was 46 when Live and Let Die (1973) premiered.
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Was Air France's 8,000,000th passenger. [21 May 1964]
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Collapsed during a matinee performance of the Broadway comedy "The Play What I Wrote", but finished the show after a 10-minute break. Roger was playing the part of the mystery guest star, which the cameo role is filled by celebrities, when he fainted toward the end of the second act. He was taken to the hospital after the show. The following day he was fitted with a pacemaker - something he had been previously told he would eventually have to get. [7 May 2003]
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Knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours, June 2003.
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Was best man at friends Bryan Forbes and Nanette Newman's wedding
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Ironically for his first Razzie nomination (Worst Supporting Actor in Spice World (1997)) he went head to head with another former Bond, Sean Connery in The Avengers (1998), also receiving his first Razzie nomination. Neither man won, however.
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Was marginally the shortest actor to play James Bond, being about an inch shorter than Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan. However, Woody Allen, who was one of many actors to play "James Bond" in the spoof Casino Royale (1967), is the shortest unofficial James Bond.
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Was older than any other actor to play James Bond when he portrayed him at age 57 in A View to a Kill (1985). Sean Connery was 53 when he last played Bond.
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A close friend of the Danish Royal Family, especially the Princess Alexandra, attended the Christening of Princess Alexandra and Prince Joachim's youngest son, Felix. Attended the wedding of the Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary on May 14th 2004.
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He was born in the same Labour Ward in London as the actor Brian Weske, five years previously.
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Attended the wedding of Joan Collins and Percy Gibson.
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He says his favorite Bond film is The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).
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Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 1993.
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Speaks Italian perfectly, former wife Lisa Mattioli is an Italian citizen.
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