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.

Biography

Sean Connery is resulting from a very modest medium (father driver and mother cleaning lady). On arrival of his Neil little brother, it is eight years old, and it must work to earn its living. Sean Connery gives up his studies at the 17 years age and engages in the British navy, for a short passage. He must indeed be repatriated because of an ulcer of stomach. It is in the navy that it is made make its two tattooings from now on become famous. The first known as: “Dad and Mum”, and the second: “Scotland forever”. Thereafter, he exerts various small trades: mason, deliveryman, swimming instructor, varnisher of coffins, etc and practical the body-building (3rd place with the contest of Mr. Universe 1952). That enables him to gain enough money to live.

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.

Catalog of films

Rewards

Many rewards and distinctions mark out the long career of Sean Connery, which one can quote:

  • 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.

Anecdotes

  • Sean Connery lends his features to the agent Zérozérosix, a spy with the pay of Rome, in the cartoon the Odyssey of Astérix in 1981.

  • 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”.

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