Biography of Sean Connery

The ever-burning charm

August 25, 1930
Thomas Sean Connery was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 25, 1930. For many fans, and especially for many female admirers also from different generations, "charming" actor par excellence. Elegance, class, charm that sets it apart are now identifying data of its character, that perhaps only thanks to his interpretations of James Bond, became legend. The son of a truck driver and a waitress, at the age of eleven he began to attend dance classes. Five years later he left school and enlisted in the Navy. I'm at that time the two particular tattoos on his right arm, which reported: "Scotland forever" and "mom and Dad". At the age of nineteen years posing nude for the Edinburgh Art College. Initially it seems unfortunate, but his early baldness that begins to manifest itself, will get them positive advantages. Meanwhile Sean Connery makes various jobs, even very humble: dishwasher, painter of coffins, lifeguard, bricklayer, bodyguard.
At the beginning of the years ' 50 comes the turning point. After several small parts in the theater, participates in 1951 in the musical "South Pacific", an artwork discretely important, staged in London. Tall, slender, athletic, bewitching gaze, the young Sean Connery in 1953 is ranked third in the contest "Mister universe". Begins to support small parts in television productions and cinema, reaching even to play important roles. Join following a selection of a competition held by the London Express that will allow the winner to play a character who is in fact a real myth: from 1962 Sean Connery would join the myth and history of cinema, dressing for six times the role of James Bond, the famous secret agent "007", protagonist of the novels of Ian Fleming.
Perfect in the role of James Bond, Connery embodies all the characteristics: smart, stylish, cool, seductive. The actor became one of the most famous sex symbol worldwide. After the first appearances in local theaters and some work for the BBC, Connery get to audition for the first transposition of the books of James Bond on the big screen: hearing held before the author Ian Fleming; the latter considered unsuitable because he saw in the young actor a rude Scottish marcantonio (too high with its 192 cm). She's the wife of Fleming, bowled over as many other women from Connery, to change his mind to the writer. In 1971 gave the part to Roger Moore, but in 1983 there will be a flashback between actor and character in "Agent 007-never say never." As sometimes happens to actors that too bind their faces with the name of the character that interpret, Sean Connery is likely to remain trapped in the role of secret agent. The opportunities and experiences that follow demonstrate the talent and versatility of the actor in different roles and different directors: Sidney Lumet, for Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston. Connery is phlegmatic man in "Marnie" (1964), old and vulnerable hero in "Robin and Marian" (1976), epic in the saga of "Highlander" (1985), enigmatic monk in the masterpiece of Jean j. Annaud "the name of the rose" (1986, with Fred Murray Abraham, taken from the famous novel by Umberto Eco), an extraordinary advocate for Justice in the movie "the untouchables" (1987, by Brian De Palma, starring Kevin Costner , Robert De Niro, Andy Garcia).
Thief in "family business" (1988, Sidney Lumet, with Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick), a passionate archaeologist in "Indiana Jones and the last crusade" (1989, by Steven Spielberg, starring Harrison Ford), wise King Arthur in "first Knight" (1994, starring Richard Gere and Julia Ormond), chic thug in "The Rock" (1996, with Nicolas Cage) and voluptuous accomplice of Catherine Zeta Jones in "Entrapment" (1999). In 2001 produces and interprets an exciting "Finding Forrester" (Gus Van Sant, with Fred Murray Abraham). His latest work is "the League of extraordinary gentlemen" (2003).
The power of acting of Sean Connery resides in his character, often self-deprecating and sometimes disenchanted demistificatoria and irreverent. Often underlined by his humour and a smile just mentioned. Off the set never fails to exhibit and emphasize his famous Scottish accent. Bonded to the native country, fighting for the values of his homeland into the ranks of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP). Very jealous of his private life, Sean Connery has been married twice: from 1962 to 1974 with the actress Diane Cilento, who gave her son Jason, also an actor; from 1975 to date with Micheline Roquebrune. In 1989 the magazine "People" voted Sean Connery as "sexiest man on the planet" and, ten years later, "sexiest man of the century". Also in 1999 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
After the film flop of the 2003 "the League of extraordinary gentlemen" Decides to retire from acting and moving to the Bahamas. Reserved character and bluntly stated that it no longer wished to play for two good reasons: because "the pension is too beautiful" and because "there are too many idiots now in Hollywood". It also said it no longer wished to set foot in his native Scotland until after the latter's independence from Britain: in this regard, its generous donations to the Scottish independence party do not miss.
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