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In this video today, we'll discuss the lifestyle of actor Pierce Brosnan. Let's start.
Pierce Brosnan OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmental activist,
born on May 16, 1953 in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.
He is best known as the fifth actor to play secret agent James Bond in the Bond film series,
including Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day.
In 2020, he was listed at number 15 on The Irish Times' list of greatest Irish film actors.
Brosnan was the only child of carpenter Thomas Brosnan and May Smith.
His father abandoned the family when Brosnan was an infant.
Brosnan was brought up in a Catholic family, spent his childhood moving between Ireland and England.
After leaving school at 16, Brosnan decided to be a painter but later trained for three
years as an actor at the Drama Centre London.
He said it was a liberation and a great satisfaction in his life choosing acting.
Brosnan has married twice, been widowed once, and has five children and three grandchildren.
His first wife was Australian actress Cassandra Harris, whom he met shortly after leaving drama school.
Their marriage lasted for 11 years, from 1980 to December 1991, when Harris died of ovarian cancer.
They had one son together, Sean, who later became an actor and adopted Chris and Charlotte,
who also died in 2013 of the same illness that claimed her mother's life.
Brosnan then married American journalist Keely Shaye Smith in 2001.
Together they have two sons named Dylan and Paris.
Immediately after graduating from the Drama Centre, he started working at the York Theatre
Royal as an acting assistant then become a stage actor.
Brosnan continued his career making brief appearances in films and television then rose
to popularity in the United States with NBC series Remington Steele (1982-1987).
On 7 June 1994, Brosnan was announced as the fifth actor to play James Bond and was signed
for a three-film Bond deal with the option of a fourth.
The first, 1995's GoldenEye, grossed $350 million worldwide and became the fourth highest
worldwide gross of any film in 1995.
Brosnan returned in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies, 1999's The World Is Not Enough and 2002's
Die Another Day, all received mixed reviews but were successful at the box office.
The actor did not return for the fifth time and the role went to Daniel Craig.
Brosnan also lent his voice to the video games James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing, and
James Bond 007: Nightfire.
Post-James Bond, Brosnan continued to appear in numerous acting projects such as Mamma
Mia! and the sequel Mamma Mia!
Here We Go Again, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, The November Man and so on.
Brosnan received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997 and was made an honorary Officer
of the Order of the British Empire in 2003.
In 2020, he was listed at number 15 on The Irish Times' list of greatest Irish film actors.
In March 2021, Brosnan was cast as Doctor Fate/Kent Nelson in the DC Extended Universe
film, Black Adam.
Here are his 5 best movies according to Rotten Tomatoes:
As of 2021, the net worth of Pierce Brosnan is estimated to be $90 million.
The James Bond star has recently listed his stunning Malibu beach mansion named The Orchid
House for $100 million.
The home pretty much doubles as a private luxury resort.
It set on just over one acre, the 5-bedroom, 14-bath compound is inspired by Southeast
Asian aesthetics with dramatic mountain views.
Pierce Brosnan's cars perfectly suit his career, persona, and celebrity status.
In true Bond style, Pierce Brosnan's collection boasts an Aston Martin V12 Vanquish.
This car did indeed feature in the Bond film Die Another Day with Pierce behind the wheel.
The price for a latest 2020 model is around $338,000.
The BMW i8 is the German manufacturer's first plug-in hybrid car, and it also in Brosnan's collection.
Being able to reach 0 to 60 mph in an impressive 4.5 seconds, it comes with a price tag of $148,000.
Pierce Brosnan's Range Rover Vogue HSE boasts a 5-liter V8 petrol engine, a larger engine
than other models.
The estimated price of the Vogue is around $90,000.
With Pierce being an avid lover of expensive rides, this just tops of his all-around luxury collection.
Outside of his work in movies, Brosnan is well known for his charitable work and he
spent most of the 90s speaking up against the nuclear arms race and supporting same sex marriage.
He has been an Ambassador for UNICEF Ireland since 2001 and recorded a special announcement
to mark the launch of UNICEF's "Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS" Campaign with Liam Neeson.
The actor is also listed as a member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's Board
of Advisors and raises money for charitable causes through sales of his paintings.
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