Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born on August 25th, 1930 with Edinburgh) is a Scottish actor . Of his impressive catalog of films, in addition to eclectic choices, one will note that he interpreted the role of agent 007, James Bond, with seven recoveries.
In 1951, one finds it with London, where it begins its career like appear, with the theater in a titrated part South Pacific . During the Years 1950, it alternates the appearances on television, with the theater ( Point off departure , has witch in Time , Witness for the Prosecution of Agatha Christie) and with the cinema (1955 in Geordie of Frank Launder and At the edge of the volcano of Terence Young), which constitute its training.
In 1961, “London Express” organizes a contest in order to find a new figure for the role of James Bond, agent 007, left the imagination of Ian Fleming. It gains the contest in front of six hundred candidates, and incarnates the hero the following year in James Bond 007 against Dr. No of Terence Young. Five other times, it incarnated the character with the screen (seventh nonofficial in Jamais never again), and certain purists consider that it is “only” the true Jump. The success of film gives him an international dimension immediately and marks the beginning of a prestigious catalog of films, with seals in connection with growing notoriety. After Goldfinger (1964), dissatisfied with its permanent association between him and Jump with the eyes of the public, it wishes being recognized for its work, where it is noticed in films like the hill of the lost men ( The Hill ) of Sidney Lumet (1965).
In 1974, it decides to go to live in Spain because it finds the taxes too high and which it is political victim of discrimination.
It turns with the largest realizers Guy Hamilton, Alfred Hitchcock ( Pas of springs for Marnie ), Sidney Lumet, John Boorman, John Huston, Richard Lester, Richard Attenborough, Steven Spielberg, or Brian De Palma, to quote only some of them. Choosing its roles with understanding, he arrives at the wire of time to modify his image of adventurer fighter to post a loneliness not stripped of humor. He plays about it by accepting secondary roles or simple appearances or Caméo S but always of prestige (the King Arthur in Lancelot or Richard Lion-hearted in Robin of Wood: Prince of the robbers ).
Starting from the Years 1990, it engages for the independence of Scotland, while becoming one of the principal contributors of the Scottish National Party and militant actively at the time of each election. This standpoint delays its ennoblement which intervenes finally on July 5th, 2000.
1988 : Oscar of the best actor in a supporting role and the Golden Globe Award for its interpretation in Incorruptible the ; “British Academy off Film and Television Arts” of the best actor for the Name of the pink .
1990 : “Lifetime Achievement Award”, a BAFTA of honor given by the princess Anne for her exceptional contribution to the world cinema.
1992 : price “The Sexiest Man Alive” by the People magazine.
1996 : “Cecil B.DeMille Award” decreed by Hollywood Foreign Close Association during the annual ceremony of the Golden Globes.
1997 : “Blockbuster entertainment award” of the best supporting role for Rock'n'roll
Sean Connery founded in 1968 the Scottish International Education Trust . He is in addition Honorary doctor of the universities of Saint Andrews and Heriot-Watt (Scotland) and honorary member of “Royal Scottish Academy off Music and Drama”. France: commander of Arts and the letters, it also received the Légion of honor.
Sean Connery is the grandfather by alliance of the journalist of French television Stéphanie Renouvin whose grandmother is not other than her partner of long time (1975), the artist-painter Frenchwoman Micheline Roquebrune.
the sonority of its name in French, homophon of the word of slang “connery (S)” allowed many jokes of which lately the promotional slogan of the French comedy of the year 2006, pastiche of spy films, OSI 117: Cairo, nest of spies: “Without Sean but with much of conneries”.
Of its long catalog of films, Sean Connery often quotes: the Man who wanted to be a king John Huston and Indiana Jones and the last Crusade of Steven Spielberg like his two preferred films.
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