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BIOGRAPHY:
       Thomas Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930 in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. His mother, Euphamia C. Maclean, was a cleaning lady, and his father, Joseph Connery, was a factory worker and truck driver. He also has a brother named Neil Connery, who works as a plasterer in Edinburgh. Before going into acting, Sean had many different jobs, such as a Milkman, lorry driver, a laborer, artist's model for the Edinburgh College of Art, coffin polisher and bodybuilder. He also joined the Royal Navy, but was later discharged because of medical problems. At the age of 23, he had a choice between becoming a professional footballer or an actor, and even though he showed much promise in the sport, he chose acting and said it was one of his more intelligent moves.

No Road Back (1957) was Sean's first major movie role, and it followed by several Tv-movies such as Anna Christie (1957) (TV), Macbeth (1961) (TV) and Anna Karenina (1961) (TV) and guest appearances on TV-series, and also films such as Hell Drivers (1957), Another Time, Another Place (1958), Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959), The Frightened City (1961). In 1962 he appeared in The Longest Day (1962) with a host of other stars,

His big breakthrough came in 1962 when he starred as secret agent James Bond in Dr. No (1962). He played James Bond in six more films: From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Never Say Never Again (1983). All movies were big box-office hits, if not critically acclaimed as well. Among his many distinctive "Bond girls" were Ursula Andress, Lana Wood, Barbara Carrera Jill St. John and Kim Basinger.

Sean's awards include an academy award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1987 movie The Untouchable.

   After and during the success of the Bond-films he has maintained a successful career as an actor and has appeared in films, such as Marnie (1964), The Hill (1965), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Time Bandits (1981), Highlander (1986), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Untouchables (1987) (which earned him an Oscar for best actor in a supporting role), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Rising Sun (1993), The Rock (1996), Finding Forrester (2000), and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003).

Sean married actress Diane Cilento in 1962 and they had a son, Jason Connery, born on January 11, 1963, he followed in his father's footsteps and also became an actor. The marriage ended in divorce in 1973. In 1975 he married Micheline Roquebrune and they have stayed married, they have no children together. He is also a grandfather. His son, Jason and his ex-wife, actress Mia Sara had a son, Dashiell Quinn Connery, in 1997.

 

 

 HONORS & AWARDS ::

2001		William Wallace Award, Washington, DC
2001		Palm Springs Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Award
1999		Kennedy Center Award, Washington, DC
1999		National Association of Theater Owners, ShoWest Lifetime Achievement Award
1997		Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala Tribute
1991		The Freedom of the City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
1991		Legion D'Honneur, France
1988		Honourary Doctor of Letters, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
1987		Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres, France
1984		Fellowship - Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, Scotland
AWARDS::

1998		British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), British Academy Fellowship. The highest award presented by BAFTA for achievement in world cinema.
1996		Cecil B. DeMille Award, Golden Globe, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Presented for outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.
1992		American Cinematheque Award, The Moving Picture Ball, Los Angeles. Presented to an extraordinary artist currently making a significant contribution to the art of the Moving Picture.
1992		Rudolph Valentino Award, Italian Board of Film Critics and Essayists, Los Angeles. In honor of an outstanding actor and actress who, like Valentino, have reached the pinnacle of success.
1991		Scot of the Year, Awarded by BBC Scotland.
1990		British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), Lifetime Achievement Tribute Award. Special BAFTA silver mask given to a British actor or actress who has made an outstanding contribution to world cinema.
1990		Man of Culture Award, Rome, Italy.
1988		British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), BEST ACTOR for the film "The Name of the Rose".
1988		Golden Globe Award, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR for the film "The Untouchables."